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* UsefulNotes/AntebellumAmerica[=/=]UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar: The America series (''Mosaik'' vol. 1 No. 151-211) starts in New Orleans in 1860 and proceeds through various locations until the summer of 1861. Together with the Ritter Runkel series this is considered the high point of the Digedags era.
* UsefulNotes/{{Berlin}}: A significant part of the Inventors arc is set in 19th century Prussian capital, around the time that August Borsig built the first German steam locomotive.
* UsefulNotes/{{Berlin}}: A significant part of the Inventors arc is set in 19th century Prussian capital, around the time that August Borsig built the first German steam locomotive.
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* UsefulNotes/ColdWar: The Digedags appeared since 1955, but the only story arc where the politics of the day were to some extent reflected was the space series (''Mosaik'' vol. 1 No. 25-44).
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* UsefulNotes/OttomanEmpire: The final Digedags arc (vol. 1 No. 212-229) is set in the Ottoman Empire in 1835.
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* RomanEmpire: The second major Digedags arc (vol. 1 No. 13-24) is set in Roman times ca. during the 3rd century A.D.
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* UsefulNotes/{{Berlin}}: A significant part of the Inventors arc (''Mosaik'' vol. 1 No. 45-89, with a few breaks) is set in 19th century Prussian capital, around the time that August Borsig built the first German locomotive.
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* UsefulNotes/{{Berlin}}: A significant part of the Inventors arc (''Mosaik'' vol. 1 No. 45-89, with a few breaks) is set in 19th century Prussian capital, around the time that August Borsig built the first German steam locomotive.
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* [[HistoricalDomainCharacter Historical Domain Characters]]: These were especially noticeable in the Inventors arc (''Mosaik'' vol. 1 No. 45-89, with a few breaks), which took the Digedags through several eras to visit various inventors in a series of loosely connected stories, including a history of steam power from Heron of Alexandria to the building of the first German locomotive by August Borsig. Others appearing in that series included Wilhelm Bauer, Simón Bolívar, Otto von Guericke, Edmond Halley, Robert Hooke, Christian Huygens, Ktesibios, Thomas Newcomen, Denis Papin, Werner von Siemens, and James Watt.
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* UsefulNotes/{{Berlin}}: A significant part of the Inventors arc (''Mosaik'' vol. 1 No. 45-89, with a few breaks) is set in 19th century Prussian capital, around the time that August Borsig built the first German locomotive.
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* [[AlliterativeName Alliterative Names]]: '''D'''ig, '''D'''ag, and '''D'''igedag, obviously. Also their most successful supporting character, '''R'''itter '''R'''unkel ("Knight Runkel").
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* [[AlliterativeName Alliterative Names]]: '''D'''ig, '''D'''ag, and '''D'''igedag, obviously. Also their most successful supporting character, '''R'''itter '''R'''unkel ("Knight Runkel").Runkel" or "Sir Runkel").
* UsefulNotes/AntebellumAmerica[=/=]UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar: The America series (''Mosaik'' vol. 1 No. 151-211) starts in New Orleans in 1860 and proceeds through various locations until the summer of 1861. Together with the Ritter Runkel series this is considered the high point of the Digedags era.
* UsefulNotes/AntebellumAmerica[=/=]UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar: The America series (''Mosaik'' vol. 1 No. 151-211) starts in New Orleans in 1860 and proceeds through various locations until the summer of 1861. Together with the Ritter Runkel series this is considered the high point of the Digedags era.
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* BreakoutCharacter: The 13th-century knight Ritter Runkel, famed for his rhymed "rules of chivalry", who debuted in No. 90.
* UsefulNotes/ColdWar: The Digedags appeared since 1955, but the only story arc where the politics of the day were to some extent reflected was the space series (No. 25-44).
* TheHighMiddleAges: The Ritter Runkel arc.
* SpinOff: While after 1975 no new Digedags stories were published, there have been four text novels about Ritter Runkel (2002-2012) written by his co-creator Lothar Dräger and illustrated by Ulf S. Graupner.
* UsefulNotes/ColdWar: The Digedags appeared since 1955, but the only story arc where the politics of the day were to some extent reflected was the space series (No. 25-44).
* TheHighMiddleAges: The Ritter Runkel arc.
* SpinOff: While after 1975 no new Digedags stories were published, there have been four text novels about Ritter Runkel (2002-2012) written by his co-creator Lothar Dräger and illustrated by Ulf S. Graupner.
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* BreakoutCharacter: The 13th-century knight Ritter Runkel, Runkel von Rübenstein, famed for his rhymed "rules of chivalry", who debuted in No. 90.
* UsefulNotes/ColdWar: The Digedags appeared since 1955, but the only story arc where the politics of the day were to some extent reflected was the space series(No.(''Mosaik'' vol. 1 No. 25-44).
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** The Ritter Runkelarc.
arc (''Mosaik'' vol. 1 No. 90-151) is still the longest in the history of the title. Covering the years 1284 to 1286 it takes the Digedags and their friend Runkel to Italy, the Byzantine Empire, the Middle East and back to Germany.
** The era was also visited more than once by [[ComicBook/DieAbrafaxe the Abrafaxe]], see their page.
* UsefulNotes/OttomanEmpire: The final Digedags arc (vol. 1 No. 212-229) is set in the Ottoman Empire in 1835.
* PunnyName: Runkel von Rübenstein roughly translates into English as Mangel of Wurzelrock.
* RomanEmpire: The second major Digedags arc (vol. 1 No. 13-24) is set in Roman times ca. during the 3rd century A.D.
* SpinOff: While after 1975 no new Digedags stories were published, there have been four text novels about Ritter Runkel and his brother Bodo (2002-2012) written by his co-creator Lothar Dräger and illustrated by Ulf S. Graupner.
* UsefulNotes/ColdWar: The Digedags appeared since 1955, but the only story arc where the politics of the day were to some extent reflected was the space series
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** The Ritter Runkel
** The era was also visited more than once by [[ComicBook/DieAbrafaxe the Abrafaxe]], see their page.
* UsefulNotes/OttomanEmpire: The final Digedags arc (vol. 1 No. 212-229) is set in the Ottoman Empire in 1835.
* PunnyName: Runkel von Rübenstein roughly translates into English as Mangel of Wurzelrock.
* RomanEmpire: The second major Digedags arc (vol. 1 No. 13-24) is set in Roman times ca. during the 3rd century A.D.
* SpinOff: While after 1975 no new Digedags stories were published, there have been four text novels about Ritter Runkel and his brother Bodo (2002-2012) written by his co-creator Lothar Dräger and illustrated by Ulf S. Graupner.
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* TheAgeless: As kobolds, both the Digedags and the Abrafaxe do not visibly age and are apparently immortal.
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* ColdWar: The Digedags appeared since 1955, but the only story arc where the politics of the day were to some extent reflected was the space series (No. 25-44).
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* ColdWar: The Digedags appeared since 1955, but the only story arc where the politics of the day were to some extent reflected was the space series (No. 25-44) 25-44).
* TheHighMiddleAges: The Ritter Runkel arc.
* TheHighMiddleAges: The Ritter Runkel arc.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: Hannes Hegen wanted to send the Digedags to ancient Rome, but the higher-ups forced him to send them into space in order to celebrate the successes of the Soviet space program.\\
When the Digedags had to be discontinued due to Hegen's departure, ''Mosaik'''s creative collective was told by the publishers to design another set of kobold-like protagonists, [[ComicBook/DieAbrafaxe the Abrafaxe]].
When the Digedags had to be discontinued due to Hegen's departure, ''Mosaik'''s creative collective was told by the publishers to design another set of kobold-like protagonists, [[ComicBook/DieAbrafaxe the Abrafaxe]].
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German-speakers can consult ''Mosaik's'' own wiki, [[http://mosapedia.de/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite the Mosapedia]].
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When the Digedags had to be discontinued due to Hegen's departure, ''Mosaik'''s creative collective was told by the publishers to design another set of kobold-like protagonists.
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When the Digedags had to be discontinued due to Hegen's departure, ''Mosaik'''s creative collective was told by the publishers to design another set of kobold-like protagonists.protagonists, [[ComicBook/DieAbrafaxe the Abrafaxe]].
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Since 1976 the numbering started anew and the Digedags have been replaced by the rather similar trio of the three ''Abrafaxe'' - Abrax, Brabax, and Califax - who were designed by Lona Rietschel. With the Abrafaxe ''Mosaik'' continued to go from strength to strength and even successfully mastered the transition to capitalism after 1990. The Abrafaxe continue to appear in ''Mosaik'' and various spin-offs, and since 2008 there is a quarterly spin-off series featuring their distaff counterparts, Anna, Bella, and Caramella.
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Since 1976 the numbering started anew and the Digedags have been replaced by the rather similar trio of the three ''Abrafaxe'' ''ComicBook/DieAbrafaxe'' - Abrax, Brabax, and Califax - who were designed by Lona Rietschel. With the Abrafaxe ''Mosaik'' continued to go from strength to strength and even successfully mastered the transition to capitalism after 1990. The Abrafaxe continue to appear in ''Mosaik'' and various spin-offs, and since 2008 there is a quarterly spin-off series featuring their distaff counterparts, Anna, Bella, and Caramella.
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For 223 issues the main feature told the continuing saga of the kobold-like ''Digedags'' - Dig, Dag, and Digedag - in different periods of world history. These creations of the Hannes Hegen (pen-name of artist Johannes Eduard Hegenbarth, 1925-2014) were a huge success in the German Democratic Republic and were also exported to West Germany, Austria, Hungary, Finland and the Netherlands. However, when Hegen left the magazine in 1975 the feature had to be continued because he owned the creative rights to the characters (a somewhat different situation to the one of many comics creators in the "Free West").
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For 223 issues the main feature told the continuing saga of the kobold-like ''Digedags'' - Dig, Dag, and Digedag - in different periods of world history. These creations of the Hannes Hegen (pen-name of artist Johannes Eduard Hegenbarth, 1925-2014) were a huge success in the German Democratic Republic and were also exported to West Germany, Austria, Hungary, Finland and the Netherlands. However, when Hegen left the magazine in 1975 the feature had to be continued because he owned the creative rights to the characters (a somewhat different situation to the one of many comics creators in the "Free West").
West"). The stories continue to be available in reprint produced by other publishers.
* [[AlliterativeName Alliterative Names]]: '''D'''ig, '''D'''ag, and '''D'''igedag, obviously. Also their most successful supporting character, '''R'''itter '''R'''unkel ("Knight Runkel").
* BreakoutCharacter: The 13th-century knight Ritter Runkel, famed for his rhymed "rules of chivalry", who debuted in No. 90.
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\When the Digedags had to be discontinued due to Hegen's departure, ''Mosaik'''s creative collective was told by the publishers to design another set of kobold-like protagonists.protagonists.
* SpinOff: While after 1975 no new Digedags stories were published, there have been four text novels about Ritter Runkel (2002-2012) written by his co-creator Lothar Dräger and illustrated by Ulf S. Graupner.
* SpinOff: While after 1975 no new Digedags stories were published, there have been four text novels about Ritter Runkel (2002-2012) written by his co-creator Lothar Dräger and illustrated by Ulf S. Graupner.
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The main feature told the continuing saga of the kobold-like ''Digedags'' - Dig, Dag, and Digedag - in different periods of world history. These creations of the Hannes Hegen (pen-name of artist Johannes Eduard Hegenbarth, 1925-2014) were a huge success in the German Democratic Republic and were also exported to West Germany, Austria, Hungary, Finland and the Netherlands. However, when Hegen left the magazine in 1975 the feature had to be continued because he owned the creative rights to the characters (a somewhat different situation to the one of many comics creators in the "Free West").
Since 1976 the Digedags have been replaced by [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitut the rather similar]] trio of the three ''Abrafaxe'' - Abrax, Brabax, and Califax - who were designed by Lona Rietschel. With the Abrafaxe ''Mosaik'' continued to go from strength to strength and even successfully mastered the transition to capitalism after 1990. The Abrafaxe continue to appear in ''Mosaik'' and various spin-offs, and since 2008 there is a quarterly spin-off series featuring their distaff counterparts, Anna, Bella, and Caramella.
Since 1976 the Digedags have been replaced by [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitut the rather similar]] trio of the three ''Abrafaxe'' - Abrax, Brabax, and Califax - who were designed by Lona Rietschel. With the Abrafaxe ''Mosaik'' continued to go from strength to strength and even successfully mastered the transition to capitalism after 1990. The Abrafaxe continue to appear in ''Mosaik'' and various spin-offs, and since 2008 there is a quarterly spin-off series featuring their distaff counterparts, Anna, Bella, and Caramella.
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!!Tropes to be found in ''Mosaik'':
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* ExecutiveMeddling: Hannes Hegen was forced to send the Digedags into space in the 1960s during the ColdWar in order to celebrate the successes of the Soviet space program. When the Digedags had to be discontinued due to Hegen's departure, ''Mosaik'''s creative collective was told by the publisher to design another set of kobold-like protagonists.
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* ColdWar: The Digedags appeared since 1955, but the only story arc where the politics of the day were to some extent reflected was the space series (No. 25-44)
* ExecutiveMeddling: Hannes Hegenwas forced wanted to send the Digedags to ancient Rome, but the higher-ups forced him to send them into space in the 1960s during the ColdWar in order to celebrate the successes of the Soviet space program. When program.\\
\When the Digedags had to be discontinued due to Hegen's departure, ''Mosaik'''s creative collective was told by thepublisher publishers to design another set of kobold-like protagonists.
* ExecutiveMeddling: Hannes Hegen
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The main feature told the continuing saga of the kobold-like ''Digedags'' - Dig, Dag, and Digedag - in different periods of world history. These creations of the Hannes Hegen (pen-name of artist Johannes Hegenbarth) Eduard Hegenbarth, 1925-2014) were a huge success in the German Democratic Republic and were also exported to West Germany, Austria, Hungary, Finland and the Netherlands. However, when Hegen left the magazine in 1975 the feature had to be continued because he owned the creative rights to the characters (a somewhat different situation to the one of many comics creators in the "Free West").West").
Since 1976 the Digedags have been replaced by [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitut the rather similar]] trio of the three ''Abrafaxe'' - Abrax, Brabax, and Califax - who were designed by Lona Rietschel. With the Abrafaxe ''Mosaik'' continued to go from strength to strength and even successfully mastered the transition to capitalism after 1990. The Abrafaxe continue to appear in ''Mosaik'' and various spin-offs, and since 2008 there is a quarterly spin-off series featuring their distaff counterparts, Anna, Bella, and Caramella.
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* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: The Digedags consisted of black-haired Dig, blond Dag and red-headed Digedag. The pattern continued with Abrax (blond), Brabax (redhead), and Califax (black hair) and their respective counterparts Anna, Bella, and Caramella.
* ExecutiveMeddling: Hannes Hegen was forced to send the Digedags into space in the 1960s during the ColdWar in order to celebrate the successes of the Soviet space program. When the Digedags had to be discontinued due to Hegen's departure, ''Mosaik'''s creative collective was told by the publisher to design another set of kobold-like protagonists.
Since 1976 the Digedags have been replaced by [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitut the rather similar]] trio of the three ''Abrafaxe'' - Abrax, Brabax, and Califax - who were designed by Lona Rietschel. With the Abrafaxe ''Mosaik'' continued to go from strength to strength and even successfully mastered the transition to capitalism after 1990. The Abrafaxe continue to appear in ''Mosaik'' and various spin-offs, and since 2008 there is a quarterly spin-off series featuring their distaff counterparts, Anna, Bella, and Caramella.
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!!Tropes to be found in ''Mosaik'':
* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: The Digedags consisted of black-haired Dig, blond Dag and red-headed Digedag. The pattern continued with Abrax (blond), Brabax (redhead), and Califax (black hair) and their respective counterparts Anna, Bella, and Caramella.
* ExecutiveMeddling: Hannes Hegen was forced to send the Digedags into space in the 1960s during the ColdWar in order to celebrate the successes of the Soviet space program. When the Digedags had to be discontinued due to Hegen's departure, ''Mosaik'''s creative collective was told by the publisher to design another set of kobold-like protagonists.
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''Mosaik'' is a German comic magazine. It was founded in UsefulNotes/EastGermany in 1955 to counter the "bad influence" of capitalist comic books, which before the building of the Wall could still reach East German readers fairly easily. ''Mosaik'' thus became the affordable alternative which supplied not comics, but ''Bildergeschichten'' (picture-stories) to the children of the republic of workers and peasants.
The main feature told the continuing saga of the kobold-like ''Digedags'' - Dig, Dag, and Digedag - in different periods of world history. These creations of the Hannes Hegen (pen-name of Johannes Hegenbarth) were a huge success in the German Democratic Republic and were also exported to West Germany, Austria, Hungary, Finland and the Netherlands. However, when Hegen left the magazine in 1975 the feature had to be continued because he owned the creative rights to the characters (a somewhat different situation to the one of many comics creators in the "Free West").
The main feature told the continuing saga of the kobold-like ''Digedags'' - Dig, Dag, and Digedag - in different periods of world history. These creations of the Hannes Hegen (pen-name of Johannes Hegenbarth) were a huge success in the German Democratic Republic and were also exported to West Germany, Austria, Hungary, Finland and the Netherlands. However, when Hegen left the magazine in 1975 the feature had to be continued because he owned the creative rights to the characters (a somewhat different situation to the one of many comics creators in the "Free West").
