1976, Belgian comics: "Ce coquin de cocker"

In 1976 the twelfth Bollie en Billie (original French title: Boule et Bille) album "Die koddige cocker" (original title: "Ce coquin de cocker") is published by Dupuis. The comic was created in 1959 by the Belgian writer-artist Jean Roba in collaboration with Maurice Rosy.

The stories center on a typical family: a man and his wife, their young son Bollie and Billie the cocker spaniel. The main character Bollie is based on the son of Jean Roba and the dog Billie is based on his own cocker spaniel.

"Die koddige cocker"

No 12 "Die koddige cocker"

• full-colour
• never published in English
• story and drawings by Jean Roba
• pre-publication in Spirou/Robbedoes

Billie the Cocker Spaniel

Bollie

Bollie's father and Bollie

Billie the Cocker Spaniel and Bollie's mother

The main characters in this album are:

• Bollie, a young boy, always dressed in a blue overalls and a yellow T-shirt.
• Billie the Cocker Spaniel of the family. He can communicate with other animals.
• Bollie's mother.
• Bollie's father.
• Caroline the green family turtle, living in the garden.
• Pim (Pouf), Bollie's best friend.
• Madame Stick is the neighbour of Boule's family. She is the owner of Corporal, a cat who is Billie's arch enemy.
• Frits, an old schoolfriend of Bollies’ father.
• Dolfie, the pig.
• Monsieur Coupon-Dubois is the boss of Boule's father.

Pim (Pouf)

Billie, Caroline and Bollie

Monsieur Coupon-Dubois and Bollie's father

Frits, Bollie's father, Billie and Bollie

Corporal, Madame Stick, Bollie's father and Billie

Cars

• Citroën 2CV
• Renault Dauphine
• MAN truck

Citroën 2CV

Renault Dauphine

MAN truck

References

• Gene Kelly with the song "Singing in the Rain"
• Flemish dialect reference to foreigners, it could be Brussels dialect.

Gene Kelly with the song "Singing in the Rain" (Bollie's father, Caroline and Billie)

Flemish dialect reference to foreigners, it could be Brussels dialect