Jonka, Jonek and Kleks
Jonka, Jonek and Kleks are characters from the Polish comic series for children and youth created by Szarlota Pawel. They first appeared in 1974, in the issue 39 (May 14) of the magazine Świat Młodych. Jonka and Jonek and a girl and a boy, while Kleks (literally meaning "inkblot") is a fantastic creature that was born out of an inkwell and drinks ink.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110828072037/http://www.swiatmlodych.republika.pl/teksty/kleks.html Jonka, Jonek i Kleks - pierwsze przygody]{{cite book|author=Adam Rusek|title=Leksykon polskich bohaterów i serii komiksowych|publisher=CENTRALA Central Europe Comics Art, Poznań|year=2010|edition=II poprawione|pages=129–131|isbn=978-83-930146-6-8}} Łukasz Chmielewski, [https://culture.pl/en/artist/szarlota-pawel Szarlota Pawel], culture.pl,
Szarlota Pawel followed the advice of the Polish comic authority Henryk Chmielewski to create a trio of two child and one fantastic characters.Olga Winiarczyk, [https://desa.pl/en/stories/fantastic-comics/ Fantastic Comics]
The 50th anniversary collection describes the series thusly: " Jonka and Jonek, brought up among the panel houses of Polish People's Republic, break away from their daily routine thanks to Kleks and enter the land of fantasy and dreams."[https://ksiegarniainternetowa.co.uk/pl/jonka-_jonek_i_kleks_wydanie_jubileuszowe_tom_1-9788328162693 Jonka, Jonek i Kleks. Wydanie jubileuszowe. Tom 1] Szarlota Pawel based her plots on books and fairy tales, sayings, and superstitions familiar to Polish children.
The comics were published in the magazine, initially in black and white, and later in color, and since 1980s as standalone albums.
The 1983 album {{lang|pl|Porwanie księżniczki}} (The Abduction of the Princess) was translated into Russian as {{lang|ru|Похищение принцессы}} in 1989.[https://fantlab.ru/work1075975 Похищение принцессы]
In 2006 {{ill|Zbigniew Dmitroca|pl}} published an adaptation, under the title Jonka, Jonek i Kleks, as a Level 1 reading in the children's book series {{ill|Czytam sobie|pl}}.[https://czytamsobie.pl/czytamsobie/poziom1 Czytam sobie – poziom 1]