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Sunday, 14 June 2015

1971, Belgian Comics: “Natasja”

In 1971 the first "Natasja" (French: "Natacha") album, "Natasja, luchtstewardess" (Original title: "Natacha, hôtesse de l'air") is published by Dupuis. The series was created by François Walthéry (drawings) and Gos (Roland Goossens) (story). The character was created by Walthéry in 1965 partly based on Mireille Darc, France Gall, and Dany Carrel. Due to censorship, more specifically the explicitly female forms of Natacha, the first story was only published five years later in 1970 in the Belgian comics magazine Spirou/Robbedoes.

No 1 "Natasja, luchtstewardess"

full-colour
never published in English
story by Gos (Roland Goossens) and drawings by François Walthéry
Original French title: "Natacha, hôtesse de l'air"

No 1 "Natasja, luchtstewardess" (Original title: "Natacha, hôtesse de l'air")

Synopsis

Natasja is the stewardess on a special chartered flight. On the flight are a South American football team, two boxes of toys and two gold crates. It soon becomes clear that the real footballers stayed on the ground and that impostors took their place. The flight is diverted to an equatorial island...

Natasja and Walter

The Co-Pilot (left) and The Pilot (right)

The gangsters, Natasja and Walter

Natasja and the headhunters

Walthéry partly based Natasja on Mireille Darc, France Gall and Dany Carrel

Cars

Fiat 850 Spider
Citroën DS
Volkswagen 1200 (Beetle)
unidentified mini-bus, the drawing was probably based on the Renault Estafette
unidentified American car

Fiat 850 Spider

Citroën DS, Fiat 850 Spider and Volkswagen 1200 (Beetle)

Unidentified mini-bus, the drawing was probably based on the Renault Estafette

Unidentified American car

Aeroplanes

Douglas DC-3 (OWN)

Douglas DC-3

Saturday, 14 February 2015

1969, Belgian Comics: “Steven Sterk” (original title: “Benoît Brisefer”)

In 1969 a new "Steven Sterk" (Eng.: "Steve Strong"; original: "Benoît Brisefer") album "Oom Ponnes" (Eng.: "Uncle Ponnes"; original: "Tonton Placide") is published by Dupuis (reissued by Lombard, 1997). It is the fourth album in the series created by Peyo alias Pierre Culliford.

The story was pre-published in the magazine "Spirou"/"Robbedoes" (1968). Cartoonist and writer Peyo was assisted by François Walthéry for scenery drawings and for the story by Gos (Roland Goossens).The main characters are Steven Sterk (Benoît Brisefer), uncle Ponnes (tonton Placide), Colonel Braller, Karl Franz Sjnik, and bad guys and dolls No 1, Max, Raphaël, Antoon, Fredo, Bertus, Miss Linders and Lolita.

Steven Sterk No 4: "Oom Ponnes" (original title: "Tonton Placide")

Synopsis

Steven Sterk (Benoît Brisefer) spends his summer holidays with his uncle Ponnes (Placide), a member of the Secret Service, responsible for the safety of politicians. Colonel Braller, his superior, disrupts his holiday to escort Mr. Sjnik, Finance Minister of a foreign country, together with important documents for printing banknotes. Ponnes protests, arguing that he is on vacation with his nephew. The Colonel allows him to take Steven with him because it's a safe mission...