In 1970 the new "Suske en Wiske" (UK: "Bob &
Bobette" or "Spike and Suzy", US: "Willy and
Wanda") album "De Charmante Koffiepot" ("The
Charming Coffee Pot") is published. This is the first album with
Paul Geerts as inkter. In 1971 Geerts became the main artist of the
series. "Suske en Wiske" was created by Willy Vandersteen
in 1945.
No 106: "De
Charmante Koffiepot"
- four-coloured
- first published
in 1970 by "Standaard Uitgeverij"
- never published
in English
- story and
drawings by Willy Vandersteen / Paul Geerts
- published in
French ("Bob et Bobette") as "L'aimable Cafetiere"
- pre-publication
in "De Standaard" and "Het Nieuwsblad"
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| No 106: "De Charmante Koffiepot" |
The story was
pre-published in the newspapers "De Standaard" and "Het
Nieuwsblad" from 11 October 1969 to 19 February 1970. The main
characters are Suske (Spike), Wiske (Suzy), aunt Sidonia, Lambik
(Ambrose), Jerom (Jethro), Tjaf (contractor boss at B. Tonarmé),
Teut, Lowie (barman), Sjarel the tramp, Achiel en Felicie, Soline and
Miss Sorsjeere.
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| Suske (Spike) and Wiske (Suzy) |
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| Aunt Sidonia and Jerom (Jethro) |
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| Lambik (Ambrose) and Teut |
Synopsis
Lambik (Ambrose),
Suske (Spike) and Wiske (Suzy) investigate a light in an abandoned
house. They follow footsteps that end up at Aunt Sidonia's house,
where the contractor's boss is just visiting. A building complex will
be built on the site of the abandoned house. Aunt Sidonia tells that
the owner, Miss Sorsjeere, has left and asked her to look after the
house during her absence. Jerom (Jethro) tells that Lambik did not
come home, afterwards he finds him in the abandoned house. Lambik
raves about a talking coffee pot and is put in bed with a
fever....
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| Lambik (Ambrose), Lowie the barman and Teut |
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| Felicie and Achiel |
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| Teut and Sjarel the tramp |
Trivia
- Miss Sorsjeere’s
name is a pun for "sorcière", French for witch.
- The name of the
coffee pot Soline is derived from the French verb “consoler” (to
comfort).
- The construction
company B. Tonarmé is a pun for "beton armé", French for
reinforced concrete.
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| Aunt Sidonia, Suske (Spike) and Tjaf |
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| Tjaf and Miss Sorsjeere |
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| Teut and Soline |
Cars
- unidentified
yellow taxi, probably Peugeot 404
- Ford (Taunus) 17M
(P7a)
- Volga (GAZ M21)
- Renault 4
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| unidentified yellow taxi, probably Peugeot 404 |
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| Ford (Taunus) 17M (P7a) |
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| Volga (GAZ M21) |
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| Renault 4 |
