In 1961, the album "La Guerre des 7 fontaines" was released in the comic book series "Johan et Pirlouit". The series was created by Peyo (Pierre Culliford) in 1952. The first story, "Le Châtiment de Basenhau" was published in the youth magazine Spirou on 11 September 1952. The first album was subsequently published by Dupuis in January 1954. While the first two albums were released under the title Johan, Peyo introduced the character Pirlouit in the third adventure, "Le Lutin du Bois aux Roches". The world-famous Smurfs also originated in a Johan and Pirlouit album, titled "La Flûte à six schtroumpfs".
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| Dutch Cover: "De oorlog der 7 bronnen" |
The series is set during the Middle Ages in an unspecified European country. The main characters are Johan, the King's page, and his friend Pirlouit, a dwarf-sized man. Together, they encounter all kinds of mythical creatures, including wizards, witches, giants, and the Smurfs. Their adventures also take them to foreign lands, such as Scandinavia and North Africa.
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| Johan |
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| Pirlouit |
"La Guerre des 7 fontaines"
- full colour
- publisher: Dupuis
- Dutch title: De oorlog der 7 bronnen (Dupuis, 1961)
- English title: The War of the Seven Springs (Papercutz, USA, 2013)
- drawings by Peyo (Pierre Culliford)
- story by Peyo (Pierre Culliford)
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| Aldebert de Baufort |
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| Sara |
The main characters in this album are Johan, Pirlouit, Aldebert de Baufort, Sara, Rachel, Grand Schtroumpf, Jean de Baufort and Van Besdorf.
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| Rachel |
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| Grand Schtroumpf |
Synopsis
Lost in an arid and inhospitable region, Johan and Pirlouit spend the night in an abandoned castle. At midnight, a bell tolls and the ghost of the castle’s lord, Sir Aldebert de Baufort, who died 100 years ago, appears before them...
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| Van Besdorf |
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| Jean de Baufort |
