Rymy-Eetu

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Rymy-Eetu was a Finnish comic strip drawn by Erkki Tanttu, from 1930 to 1973 [1] The titular character Rymy-Eetu is a strong, heavily built man, who is capable of apparently superhuman actions both in wartime and in peacetime.

Finland Republic in Northern Europe

Finland, officially the Republic of Finland is a country in Northern Europe bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Norway to the north, Sweden to the northwest, and Russia to the east. Finland is a Nordic country and is situated in the geographical region of Fennoscandia. The capital and largest city is Helsinki. Other major cities are Espoo, Vantaa, Tampere, Oulu and Turku.

Comic strip short serialized comics

A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions. Traditionally, throughout the 20th century and into the 21st, these have been published in newspapers and magazines, with horizontal strips printed in black-and-white in daily newspapers, while Sunday newspapers offered longer sequences in special color comics sections. With the development of the internet, they began to appear online as webcomics. There were more than 200 different comic strips and daily cartoon panels in South Korea alone each day for most of the 20th century, for a total of at least 7,300,000 episodes.

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Rymy-Eetu was named after his strength and virility, although he was never much of a troublemaker. Sometimes he even seems to control the forces of nature. Sometimes his boisterous character gets him into trouble, but even in tight spots he always manages to keep smoking his pipe. Rymy-Eetu's frequent antagonist is his cousin Kalle Kuikkaneva, a short man wearing eyeglasses, who sometimes wins over Rymy-Eetu because of his cleverness.

Tobacco pipe tool specifically made to smoke tobacco or other products

A tobacco pipe, often called simply a pipe, is a device specifically made to smoke tobacco. It comprises a chamber for the tobacco from which a thin hollow stem (shank) emerges, ending in a mouthpiece. Pipes can range from very simple machine-made briar models to highly prized hand-made artisanal implements made by renowned pipemakers, which are often very expensive collector's items. Pipe smoking is the oldest known traditional form of tobacco smoking.

Appearance

Rymy-Eetu first appeared in Nuori Voima in 1930. At that time the character didn't have a name. After this, the comic appeared in Kansan Kuvalehti , where Ilmari Turja invented a name for the new hero.

Nuori Voima is a Finnish literary and cultural magazine which has been published since 1908. It is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland. Both the magazine and its parent organization, Nuoren Voiman Liitto, are among the well-respected institutions in Finland.

Rymy-Eetu appeared, with short breaks, for about four decades. [2] Suomen Kuvalehti started re-publishing coloured Rymy-Eetu strips from Kansan Kuvalehti. [3] In all, the strip appeared in the following magazines: Nuori Voima (1930 and 1935), Kansan Kuvalehti (1931-1935 and 1945-1954), Hakkapeliitta (1936-1944), Radiokuuntelija-Antenni (1955-1968), Käytännön Maamies (1970s) and Suomen Kuvalehti (2007).

Suomen Kuvalehti is a weekly Finnish language family and news magazine published in Helsinki, Finland.

Otava published Rymy-Eetu albums from 1938 to 1968. In the albums, Tauno Karilas added rhyming text to the comics, which wasn't present in the original strips. [4] Tanttu seldom wrote any text to his comic, but instead let the images do the talking. Sometimes a speech bubble helped in the narrative.

Otava Publishing Company Ltd is a major Finnish publisher of books. It was founded in 1890 and now is the second largest in Finland. It publishes fiction, non-fiction, books for teenagers and children, multimedia and teaching materials. The number of new titles a year exceeds 400. Otava has also been at the forefront of encyclopedia-publishing in Finland, with many well-known series, such as the Otavan Suuri Ensyklopedia. Writers whose work Otava has published over the years include Frans Emil Sillanpää, Eino Leino, Paavo Haavikko, Pentti Saarikoski and Laila Hirvisaari. The parent company Otava Group also owns Suomalainen Kirjakauppa.

A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds in the final stressed syllables of two or more words. Most often, this kind of "perfect" rhyming is consciously used for effect in the final positions of lines of poems and songs. Less strictly speaking, a rhyme may also variously refer to other types of similar sounds near the ends of two or more words. Furthermore, the word rhyme has come to be sometimes used as a shorthand term for any brief poem, such as a rhyming couplet or nursery rhyme.

In wartime, Rymy-Eetu was used in propaganda. Rymy-Eetu crushed his Russian enemies completely in the comics.

Propaganda is information that is not objective and is used primarily to influence an audience and further an agenda, often by presenting facts selectively to encourage a particular synthesis or perception, or using loaded language to produce an emotional rather than a rational response to the information that is presented. Propaganda is often associated with material prepared by governments, but activist groups, companies, religious organizations and the media can also produce propaganda.

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After the Moscow armistice, the Finnish publishing association sent a request to book stores to withdraw 288 works from display and sales. Along these works were the albums Rymy-Eetu ja Hymy-Freetu and Rymy-Eetun jymyvoitto. [5] In 1999, Otava published a collection album called Rymy-Eetu ryssän kauhu, which included all four Rymy-Eetu albums published during wartime.

Named after Rymy-Eetu

In Helsinki, there is a Bavarian cuisine style restaurant called Rymy-Eetu (opened in January 2008), which has a varying exhibition about the character. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Heikki Jokinen & Kalervo Pulkkinen (toim.): Suomalaisen sarjakuvan ensyklopedia, s. 102. Kemin sarjakuvakeskus, Kemi 1996.
  2. ↑ Tanttu, Erkki: Rymy-Eetu uljaimmillaan. Otava 1984, Keuruu. ISBN   951-1-07696-5.
  3. ↑ Legendaarinen Rymy-Eetu alkaa SK:ssa Archived 2007-10-05 at the Wayback Machine .
  4. ↑ Suomen Sarjakuvaseura - MIKSI ERKKI TANTULLE? Archived 2007-12-18 at the Wayback Machine .
  5. ↑ Kielletyt kirjat, kotimainen kirjasensuuri
  6. ↑ HS.fi - Oma kaupunki - ravintolat Archived 2008-02-06 at the Wayback Machine .
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