1974, Belgian Comics: Robert en Bertrand: "De nabjar van Poenjab"

In 1974, "De nabjar van Poenjab" (Eng.: "The Nabjar of Punjab"), the 3the album in the Belgian comics series "Robert en Bertrand" was published by the "Standaard Uitgeverij". The series, set in the 19th century, in Belgium, The Netherlands and France, was created by Willy Vandersteen in 1973. The characters are based on a play written by Benjamin Antier and Fréderick Lemaitre and the novel by Koen Ravestein (Raf Verhulst) from 1890. Robert and Bertrand, are two tramps chased by a policeman/detective "Number 17" (his appearance was probably based on Marty Feldman). Other characters are Moldavian Prince Joeki a protégé of Robert and Bertrand, and Magistrate Mangin.

"De nabjar van Poenjab" Cover

No 3 "De nabjar van Poenjab"
- full-colour
- never published in English
- story and drawings by Willy Vandersteen

Count de Whetik van Veel and Lieutenant Dramaix

Lieutenant Dramaix, Robertini and Countess de Whetik van Veel

Firmin

Jasmina van Poenjab

The story was pre-published in the newspapers "De Standaard" and "Het Nieuwsblad". The main characters are Robert, Bertrand, Number 17, Magistrate Mangin, Count and Countess de Whetik van Veel, Lieutenant Dramaix, Kach-Mir Nabjar of Poenjap, Jasmina van Poenjab and Firmin.

Jasmina van Poenjab, Nabjar van Poenjab and Bertrando

Magistrate Mangin

Nabjar van Poenjab

Synopsis
Kach-Mir, the Indian Nabjar of Poenjap and his daughter Jasmina are visiting the Earl and Countess de Whetik van Veel. An anarchist movement was already attempting to carry out an attack to kill the Nabjar and thus obscure relations between Belgium and India. The Nabjar and his daughter are protected by Lieutenant Dramaix, but that does not seem sufficient and Mangin asks Robert and Bertrand, under the guise of Italian diplomats, to protect the Nabjar...

Robert and Bertrand

Number 17

Robertini and Lieutenant Dramaix

Cars
- 2 unidentified cars

Unidentified car 1

Unidentified car 2