Joepie

*Joepie*
Categories	Youth magazine; Music magazine;
Frequency	Weekly (1973–April 2015); Monthly (from April 2015);
Founded	1973
First issue	28 February 1973
Final issue	2015
Company	De Persgroep
Country	Belgium
Language	Dutch
OCLC	971494300

Joepie (Dutch: Yippie) was a weekly youth and music magazine published in Belgium. The magazine appeared between 1973 and 2015.

History and profile[edit]

Joepie was first published on 28 February 1973.^[1] The founding company was N.V. Sparta which was later renamed as Magnet Magazines. It was the precursor of De Persgroep.^[1] Guido Van Liefferinge was the founding editor-in-chief of the magazine which was published in Dutch.^[1]

Joepie published photonovels which featured the Belgian singers such as Willy Sommers, Micha Mara, Paul Severs, Jimmy Frey and John Terra.^[1] The magazine was redesigned in 1985 to improve its sales and became a publication with a focus on pop music celebrities.^[1] It began to target 12-17 years old girls after its redesign.^[2] The publications of photonovels ended in February 2014.^[1] The magazine sold 31,133 copies in February 2015.^[3] Joepie folded in the late 2015 due to lower circulation levels.^[1] Shortly before its closure the frequency of the magazine was redesigned as monthly in April 2015.^[3]

Two special issues of Joepie were published in 2019 and in 2023 for charity purposes.^[4]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Clarissa Colangelo (2023). The Belgian Photonovel, 1954-1985: An Introduction. Leuven: Leuven University Press. pp. 87–89. ISBN 978-94-6166-511-9.
^ "Joepie Magazine, Bob Dylan front cover". bobdylan-comewritersandcritics.com. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Joepie vanaf eind april maandblad". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 1 April 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
^ "Jongerenmagazine 'Joepie' komt eenmalig terug". De Standaard (in Dutch). 3 March 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

[clar23-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Clarissa Colangelo (2023). The Belgian Photonovel, 1954-1985: An Introduction. Leuven: Leuven University Press. pp. 87–89. ISBN 978-94-6166-511-9.

[2] "Joepie Magazine, Bob Dylan front cover". bobdylan-comewritersandcritics.com. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

[hetn15-3] "Joepie vanaf eind april maandblad". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 1 April 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2023.

[4] "Jongerenmagazine 'Joepie' komt eenmalig terug". De Standaard (in Dutch). 3 March 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

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