Overview

• Two long-lost 1963 manuscripts by Hannes Hegen, creator of the Mosaik comic, were found in his estate and one will be published on May 16, 2025, marking his 100th birthday.
• The episode, titled 'Duell an der Newa,' was part of the Erfinderserie, which was canceled in 1964 due to ideological objections by the DDR publisher Junge Welt.
• The publisher criticized the series for focusing on bourgeois inventors rather than celebrating the working class and demanded changes that ultimately led to the series' cancellation.
• Former Mosaik artists Ulf S. Graupner and Steffen Jähde have completed the artwork for the episode, staying faithful to Hegen's original manuscripts and designs.
• Mosaik, first published in East Berlin in 1955, is Germany’s longest-running comic and continues to evolve, with its 600th issue set for release later this year.