Willy Vandersteen - 1 cliché/printing plate - Suske en Wiske - de kwakstralen/Les rayons zouin - 1962

Willy Vandersteen was a pioneering Belgian comic artist, best known for creating the "Suske en Wiske" series, which combines humor, adventure, and folklore. This listing describes a printing plate or cliché from 1962, specifically related to the "de kwakstralen" (The Rayons Zouin) story. Printing plates are the physical metal plates used in the traditional comic printing process, often etched with the reversed image of the comic art. These plates are considered rare collectibles because they represent a unique piece of comic production history. Collectors value them for their direct connection to the printing process and as tangible artifacts of classic European comic heritage.