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| caption            = Tom Teufel with a cigar
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| first_date        = Tom Teufel Comic Nr. 1 (October 1992)
| first_date        = Tom Teufel Comic Nr. 1 (August 1992)
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* [[Sven Bolt]] ([[The Tom Teufel Show]])
* [[Sven Bolt]] ([[The Tom Teufel Show]])
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'''Tom Teufel''', also internationally as '''Tom the Devil'''  is a comic character from the [[Tom Teufel Comics]] series from [[Besmenia]]. The character was created by Viktor Laffmeyer. The trademark of the figure are the light gray suit and the black top hat. Tom Teufel is widely considered to be an Besmenian cultural icon.
'''Tom Teufel''', also known as '''Tom the Devil'''  is a [[Besmenia]]n comic character from the [[Tom Teufel Comics]] series. The character was created by Viktor Laffmeyer. The trademark of the figure are the light gray suit and the black top hat. Tom Teufel is widely considered to be an Besmenian cultural icon.
==Role in ''Tom Teufel Comics'' and ''The Tom Teufel Show''==
===Fictional biography===
It is not clear exactly when Tom was born. It is repeatedly claimed that he has existed since the beginning of the universe, while Tom, as a running gag, has credited himself in the comics and series since the age of 2000+ years. In general, little is known about Tom's long past, given little glimpse of his past before the beginning of the 20th century.


==Role in ''Tom Teufel Comics'' and ''The Tom Teufel Show''==
==Character==
==Character==
===Creation===
===Creation===
The name Tom Teufel was taken, according to its creator Viktor Laffmeyer, because Tom Teufel sounds kinda similar to the Besmenian phrase ''zum Teufel''.
The design of Tom Teufel originally looked different. In the first sketches that Laffmeyer drew in 1989, Tom had a devil's tail and devil's horns instead of a top hat.
===Design===
===Design===
===Personality===
===Personality===
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==Cultural influence==
==Cultural influence==
===Merchandising===
===Merchandising===
==In other media==
Tom Teufel appears in various forms as merchandising items (e.g. on T-shirts and baseball caps). In the past the figure also appeared as an advertising icon.
[[File:ReallifeTomTeufel.png|200px|thumb|right|[[Franz Waldmitz]] as Tom Teufel in [[Tom Teufel (2004 film)|Helmut Rommel's Tom Teufel]].]]
 
==Media==
[[File:ReallifeTomTeufel.png|200px|thumb|right|[[Franz Waldmitz]] as Tom Teufel in [[Tom the Devil]].]]
===Television===
===Television===
===Film===
===Film===
===Video games===
===Video games===
*Tom Teufel: Tom's Nightmare (1996)
*Tom Teufel: Danger in Hömmel (1998)
*Tom Teufel: Tom vs Leopold (1999)
*Tom Teufel: Road Kill (2001)
*Tom Teufel: Escape from Hell (2007)
*Tom Teufel: The Fight begins... (2011)
*Tom Teufel: Road Kill 2018 Edition (2018)
[[Category: Besmenia]]
[[Category: Besmenia]]

Latest revision as of 06:39, 14 April 2024

Tom Teufel
Tom Teufel Comics, The Tom Teufel Show character
Tom Teufel2.png
Tom Teufel artwork
First appearanceTom Teufel Comic Nr. 1 (August 1992)
Created byViktor Laffmeyer
Designed byViktor Laffmeyer
Portrayed byFranz Waldmitz (2004 Tom Teufel film)
Voiced by
Information
Full nameTom Bansker Teufel
GenderMale
OccupationLeader of the Hell
SpouseVeronika Teufel (Ex-wife)
ChildrenMoritz Teufel
NationalityBesmenian

Tom Teufel, also known as Tom the Devil is a Besmenian comic character from the Tom Teufel Comics series. The character was created by Viktor Laffmeyer. The trademark of the figure are the light gray suit and the black top hat. Tom Teufel is widely considered to be an Besmenian cultural icon.

Role in Tom Teufel Comics and The Tom Teufel Show

Fictional biography

It is not clear exactly when Tom was born. It is repeatedly claimed that he has existed since the beginning of the universe, while Tom, as a running gag, has credited himself in the comics and series since the age of 2000+ years. In general, little is known about Tom's long past, given little glimpse of his past before the beginning of the 20th century.

Character

Creation

The name Tom Teufel was taken, according to its creator Viktor Laffmeyer, because Tom Teufel sounds kinda similar to the Besmenian phrase zum Teufel.

The design of Tom Teufel originally looked different. In the first sketches that Laffmeyer drew in 1989, Tom had a devil's tail and devil's horns instead of a top hat.

Design

Personality

Reception

Cultural influence

Merchandising

Tom Teufel appears in various forms as merchandising items (e.g. on T-shirts and baseball caps). In the past the figure also appeared as an advertising icon.

Media

Franz Waldmitz as Tom Teufel in Tom the Devil.

Television

Film

Video games

  • Tom Teufel: Tom's Nightmare (1996)
  • Tom Teufel: Danger in Hömmel (1998)
  • Tom Teufel: Tom vs Leopold (1999)
  • Tom Teufel: Road Kill (2001)
  • Tom Teufel: Escape from Hell (2007)
  • Tom Teufel: The Fight begins... (2011)
  • Tom Teufel: Road Kill 2018 Edition (2018)
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