1977, Belgian Comics: “Kiekeboe”

In 1977 the first "Kiekeboe" (English, "Jo & Co") album "De Wollebollen" is published by "J. Hoste". The story was pre-published in the newspaper "Het Laatste Nieuws". The comic series "Kiekeboe" was created by Merho (Robert Merhottein) in 1977. Before starting his own comic series, Merho worked five years as an assistant on the Willy Vandersteen series "Jerom" and "Pats". Main characters are Marcel Kiekeboe, his wife Charlotte, his daughter Fanny and son Konstantinopel.

De Wollebollen

• black and white
• never published in English
• never published in French
• story and drawings by Merho (Robert Merhottein)

No 1: "De Wollebollen"

Synopsis

During their holidays the family Kiekeboe meet the “Wollebollen”, little red creatures cleaning the forests. A witch, however, forces them to rob banks. Marcel Kiekeboe discoveres that Baron de Bruze Agan and Balthazar are the diabolical masterminds behind it all...

Marcel and Charlotte Kiekeboe

Wollebol and Fanny Kiekeboe

Main characters

Marcel Kiekeboe, Charlotte Kiekeboe, Fanny Kiekeboe, Konstantinopel Kiekeboe, Balthazar, baron de Bruze Agan, the fat lady, Danny.

The fat lady and Marcel Kiekeboe

Fanny Kiekeboe and Danny

Balthazar and Konstantinopel Kiekeboe

Trivia

• "Baron de Bruze Agan" refers to "the Bruges à Gand", a famous line from Jacques Brel's song "Marieke" (1962)
• the construction firm "Haemerrechts" is a pun on the Antwerp builder François Amelinckx

Baron de Bruze Agan, Balthazar, Konstaninopel, Marcel and Fanny

construction firm "Haemerrechts"

Cars

• Opel Kadett (C1)
• Citroën Dyane
• British Leyland Mini
• Lancia Stratos
• BMW 1602 (02-series)
• unidentified car, probably Mercury Cougar 1971 – 1973
• Datsun (Nissan) Cherry F-II Coupé
• Citroën GS 

Citroën Dyane and Opel Kadett C1

British Leyland Mini

Lancia Stratos

BMW 1602 (02-series)

unidentified car, probably Mercury Cougar 1971 – 1973

Opel Kadett C1, Datsun (Nissan) Cherry F-II Coupé, Citroën GS