In 1962 three new "Suske en Wiske" (UK: "Bob & Bobette" or "Spike and
Suzy", US: "Willy and Wanda") albums are published: "De wilde
weldoener" (translation: "The Savage Benefactor"), "Het hondenparadijs" (translation: "The Dog Paradise") and "De kaartendans" (English title: "Dancing cards"). The
series “Suske en Wiske” was created by Willy Vandersteen in 1945.
No 44: "De wilde
weldoener"
- two-coloured
- never published in
English
- story and drawings
by Willy Vandersteen
- published in French ("Bob et Bobette") as "La Tombe Hindoue"
- published in Swedish ("Fin och Fiffi") as "Den sällsamma ringen"
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| Cover "De wilde weldoener" (1962) |
The story was
pre-published in the newspapers "De Standaard" and "Het
Nieuwsblad" from 19 June 1961 until 25 October 1961. The main
characters are Suske (Spike), Wiske (Suzy), aunt Sidonia, Lambik
(Ambrose), Jerom (Jethro), Trezeke and her parents. The locations for
this story are Belgium and India. The album was reedited in 1970 as
No 104 in the coloured series.
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Jerom (Jethro), Lambik (Ambrose)
and
Trezeke's father with a replica of the Taj Mahal |
Synopsis
Lambik (Ambrose)
receives a replica of the Taj Mahal for helping Trezeke. He finds a
money producing ring in the replica when Jerom (Jethro) accidently
breaks it. Lambic starts handing out money to anyone who wants it but
after a short time he is wanted by the police. He escapes but there
are also two Indian bandits interested in the ring...
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| Lambik (Ambrose) as "De wilde weldoener", Wiske (Suzy) and Suske (Spike) |
Cars
- Taxi probably
Simca Aronde
- Ford Taunus
Transit (FK 1000)
- Ford Consul
Classic
- Renault 4CV
- Willys MB Jeep
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| Simca Aronde ? |
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| Ford Taunus
Transit (FK 1000) |
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| Ford Consul
Classic |
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| Renault 4CV |
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| Willys MB Jeep |
No 45: "Het
hondenparadijs"
- two-coloured
- never published in
English
- story and drawings
by Willy Vandersteen
- published in French ("Bob et Bobette") as "Le Paradis des chiens"
- published in Swedish ("Fin och Fiffi") as "Hundarnas paradis"
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| Cover "Het hondenparadijs" (1962) |
Pre-published in "De Standaard" and "Het Nieuwsblad" from 26 October 1961 and
ending on 6 March 1962. The main characters are Suske (Spike), Wiske
(Suzy), Schanulleke (Muffin), aunt Sidonia, Lambik (Ambrose), Jerom
(Jethro), and the dogs Tobias and Dolly. The album was reedited in
1969 as No 98 in the coloured series. Its the first story with Tobias
he reappears in "De Kaartendans", "Amoris van Amoras", "De
mysterieuze mijn", "De verraderlijke Vinson", "Het verdronken
land" en the short story "De mollige marmotten".
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| Lambik
(Ambrose) accidently hits a dog with his car |
Synopsis
When Lambik
(Ambrose) accidently hits a dog with his car, Wiske (Suzy) convinces
him to take the dog home...
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| Wiske (Suzy), Tobias, Suske (Spike), aunt Sidonia and Lambik (Ambrose) |
Cars
- Mercury Comet
- Ford Consul
Classic
- Ford Galaxy
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| Mercury Comet |
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| Ford Consul
Classic |
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| Ford Galaxy |
No 46: "De
kaartendans"
- two-coloured
- published in
English as “Dancing cards” in 1983 ("Willy and Wanda")
- story and drawings
by Willy Vandersteen
- published in French ("Bob et Bobette") as "La Dame de carreau"
- published in Portugese ("Bob e Bobette") as "A Dama de ouros"
- published in Swedish ("Fin och Fiffi") as "Det hemlighetfulla slottet"
- published in Finnish ("Finn och Fiffi") as "Den grædende ruderdame"
- published in Norwegian ("Finn & Fiffi") as "Det hemmelighetsfulle slottet"
- published in Chinese
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| Cover "De kaartendans" |
Pre-published in "De Standaard" en "Het Nieuwsblad" from 8 March 1962 and
ending on 13 July 1962. The main characters are Suske (Spike), Wiske
(Suzy), Schanulleke (Muffin), aunt Sidonia, Lambik (Ambrose), Jerom
(Jethro), B. Hucht, Tobias, Dolleke, Anne-Marie Van Zwollem and Van
Zwollem. This story contains a caricature of French president Charles
de Gaulle. There is also a reference to German singer Conny Froboess. This album was
reedited as No 101 in the coloured series in 1970.
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| Caricature of French president Charles
de Gaulle reading a book "Trip to Algeria" |
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| Wiske (Suzy) imitating Conny Froboess |
Synopsis
At a jumble sale
Sidonia buys Wiske (Suzy) a large playing card with a crying Queen of
Diamonds. It appears that more people are interested in the large
playing card. Mr. Van Zwollem wants to get the card in his
possession, in his castle he is looking for a hidden passage that
leads to a castle full of large playing cards...
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| Aunt Sidonia, Suske (Spike), Wiske (Suzy) and the Queen of Diamonds |
Cars
- Ford Fairlane
- Renault Floride
- Ford Consul Capri
- Ford Taunus 17M
(P3)
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| Ford Fairlane |
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| Renault Floride |
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| Ford Consul Capri |
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| Ford Taunus 17M
(P3) |
