Uco Egmond is a Dutch comic and advertising artist, best remembered as the creator of 'Eppo' (1973) in magazine Pep. When Pep merged with another magazine, Sjors, the new publication was named Eppo, with Egmond's character as its mascot. Egmond also created another well known Dutch mascot, 'Dutchy', who supported the national association football team of the Netherlands during the 1994 World Championship Football.
