1967, Belgian Comics: Dag en Heidi - Het witte beeld

On 30 December 1967, the third Dag en Heidi story, "Het witte beeld" ("The White Statue"), was published in issue 246 of the magazine Ohee!. The comic series Dag en Heidi was created in 1966 by illustrator Jeff Broeckx, based on scripts written by his mother, Maria De Winter. The stories were first published in Ohee! (1966–1971), issued by Het Volk, then in Zonnestraal by the publisher Averbode (1971), and later collected in album form by Standaard Uitgeverij (1980–1986).

"Het witte beeld" in Ohee! 246

The main characters in the series are the brother and sister, Dag and Heidi. After the death of their father, they are left as orphans. Dag promises his father that he will always take good care of his younger sister, Heidi. Each of them wears half of a shell around their neck, symbolising the bond that keeps them connected at all times. Sven and Karin are Dag and Heidi’s adoptive parents, whom the children address as Uncle and Aunt. Their daughter, Inga, is initially somewhat jealous of Dag and Heidi, but she soon comes to regard them as her own brother and sister.

Dag

Werner

Hilde

"Het witte beeld"
- black and white
- publisher: Het Volk
- never published in English
- drawings by Jeff Broeckx
- story by Maria De Winter

Main characters in this story are Dag, Heidi, Werner, Wanna, Ellen, Tore, Diederiek, and Hilde.

Wanna

Tore

Synopsis
Dag and Heidi are spending their holiday with Werner and Hilde, a couple who run a farm with a flock of sheep. However, they have already lost several sheep to a bear. Werner sets out on a bear hunt together with the children and a hunting dog. They succeed in killing the bear but Werner is badly injured in the shoulder. They go to see an old herbalist named Wanna, who treats his wound. She urges Werner to stay in her hut to rest and spend the night, but he refuses, insisting on returning home as quickly as possible. Despite Wanna’s warnings, he decides to take a shortcut past the White Castle. However, they are soon forced to turn back and take the usual route, as a strong wind is blowing in the area around the castle...

Diederiek

Ellen, Heidi and Dag