Digedags, Comicreihe der Zeitschrift Mosaik von 1955 bis 1975
Digedags is a comic book series created by Hannes Hegen, whose characters are now depicted on murals painted on building walls in the Lichtenberg district of Berlin. The artworks are spread across the neighborhood and can be seen from the street without entering any building.
Hannes Hegen launched the Digedags series in the 1950s in an East German magazine, where it became one of the most read comics in the country. After the series ended, the characters lived on in memory, and the murals in Lichtenberg gave them a new public form decades later.
The Digedags were beloved characters in East Germany and remain familiar to many people who grew up reading the series. Seeing them painted on building walls in Lichtenberg today gives visitors a sense of how personal these figures still feel to local residents.
The murals are on public building walls in Lichtenberg and can be seen at any time without any charge. Walking through the neighborhood is the easiest way to find them, as they appear directly on facades along the streets.
Although the Digedags series ended decades before German reunification, the characters have become more visible in Lichtenberg today than during the years the comic was actually being published. The murals were created long after the series stopped, showing how a fictional world can find new life on city walls.
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