Sunday, 28 June 2026

1975, Belgian Comics: Piet Pienter en Bert Bibber - Polarisatie-preparaat XX

In 1975, the 31st "Piet Pienter en Bert Bibber" album, "Polarisatie-preparaat XX", was published by De Vlijt. The comic series "Piet Pienter en Bert Bibber" was created in 1950 by Jozef Van Hove, better known by his pen name Pom, for the Belgian newspaper Het Handelsblad. The first story, "Het Vredeswapen" ("The Peace Weapon"), was published on 16 April 1951. After completing nine stories for Het Handelsblad, Pom moved to Gazet van Antwerpen, where he continued the adventures of Piet Pienter and Bert Bibber.

"Polarisatie-preparaat XX" Cover

No 31 "Polarisatie-preparaat XX"
- blue and brown
- publisher: De Vlijt
- never published in English
- story and drawings by Pom (Jozef Van Hove)
- pre-publication in "Gazet van Antwerpen"

The story was serialised in the newspaper Gazet van Antwerpen from 19 August 1975 to 5 December 1975. The principal characters are Piet Pienter, Bert Bibber, Susan Darling, Professor Kumulus, Kommissaris Knobbel, Stanske, Theo Flitser, agents of the Volkseigene Republiek, and Jakobus Slurf.

Piet Pienter, Bert Bibber and Susan
Professor Kumulus
Theo Flitser

Synopsis
Professor Kumulus has invented a revolutionary substance that allows people to pass through solid walls. When Theo Flitser publishes an article about the invention in the newspaper, the formula is stolen by Professor Zweistein, alias Jakobus Slurf...

Professor Kumulus and Stanske
Kommissaris Knobbel
Jakobus Slurf

Cars

  • Ford 17M (P7b)
  • Ford Taunus Transit
  • Mercedes-Benz Ponton (W120 / W121)
Ford 17M (P7b)
Ford Taunus Transit
Mercedes-Benz Ponton (W120 / W121)

Trivia
A reference to Jules Maigret, the French police inspector created by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon.

Reference to Maigret

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