In 1966 the
reissued "Suske en Wiske" (UK: "Bob & Bobette"
or "Spike and Suzy", US: "Willy and Wanda") album
"De snorrende snor" ("The whirring mustache") was
published. The series “Suske en Wiske” was created by Willy
Vandersteen in 1945.
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| No 64: "De snorrende snor" |
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| No 29: "De snorrende snor", original cover from 1957 |
No 64: "De
snorrende snor"
- two-coloured
- first published
in 1957 in blue and brown (No 29)
- never published
in English
- story and
drawings by Willy Vandersteen
- published in
French ("Bob et Bobette") as "Le père Moustache"
- published in
Icelandic (“Siggi og Vigga”) as “Ofsjónir afa gamla”
- Jerom (Jethro)
was redrawn
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| Jerom (Jethro) in the original version (1957) |
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| Jerom (Jethro) in the 1966 version |
The story was
pre-published in the newspapers "De Standaard" and "Het
Nieuwsblad" from 8 September 1956 until 17 January 1957. The
main characters are Suske (Spike), Wiske (Suzy), Schanulleke, aunt
Sidonia, Lambik (Ambrose), Jerom (Jethro), de Snor, Gaby Snoek,
professor Barabas and dinges (the thing). The album was re-edited in
1969 as No 93 in the coloured series.
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| Dinges (the Thing) and de Snor (the Mustache) |
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| Wiske (Suzy), de Snor (the Mustache), Suske (Spike) and Gaby Snoek |
Synopsis
Sidonia sees a
mysterious figure sneaking around the house and asks Jerom (Jethro)
and Lambik (Ambrose) for help. Wiske (Suzy) is to take a photograph
of the mysterious man...
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| Schanulleke and Wiske (Suzy) |
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| Aunt
Sidonia, Lambik (Ambrose), de Snor (the Mustache) and Wiske (Suzy) |
Trivia
- story reflects
the Cold War and Korean War
- story reflects
the UFO rage from the 1950’s
- reference to “De
familie Snoek” (“The Family Pike”) with Gaby Snoek
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| Aunt Sidonia and Wiske (Suzy) |
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| Wiske (Suzy) and Suske (Spike) |
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| professor Barabas |
Cars
- unidentified
lorry
- 7 unidentified
cars
- unidentified
police car
- Willys MB Jeep
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| unidentified cars |
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| unidentified lorry |
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| unidentified police car |
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| Willys MB Jeep |
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