In 1976 the 11th
album was published in the "Sophie" series, entitled
"Sophie en de adem van de draak" (“Sophie and the breath
of the dragon”). The main story is accompanied by three short
stories: “Vakantiegangsters” (“Holiday Gunners”), “Jofel
Circus” (“Funny circus”) and “Bertje en z'n voetbal”
(“Bertje and his football”). The series was created by Jidéhem
(Jean De Mesmaeker) (drawings) sometimes assisted by Vicq (Antoine
Raymond) (stories). The stories were pre-published in the Belgian
comics magazine Spirou/Robbedoes.
The series features
Sophie, an eleven year old dark-haired girl. She has an extensive
wardrobe and unlike many comic characters Sophie almost never wears
the same outfit. Other characters are Mr. Karapolie, the father of
Sophie and engineer by profession. Starter a mechanic, he also tests
vehicles for Spirou/Robbedoes. Pieters (French: Pipette), the best
friend of Starter, is also working for Spirou/Robbedoes as a tester.
Jozef (French: Joseph) is the butler of Sophie and her father, he
cooks and maintains the house. Bertje (French: petit Bernard) is
Sophies best friend. Zoef (French: Zoë), a black old-timer equipped
with an electronic brain by its creator Mr. Buis.
N° 11 "Sophie
en de adem van de draak" ("Sophie and the breath of the
dragon")
- full-colour
- never published in English
- drawings by Jidéhem (Jean De Mesmaeker)
- story by Vicq (Antoine Raymond)
- Original French title: "Sophie et le Souffle du dragon"
- pre-publication in Spirou/Robbedoes (N° 1906 - N° 1911, 1974)
Main characters
Sophie, Starter,
Joe, Mitch, Gerrit and the earthmen from the future.
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| Starter, Sophie and the earthmen from the future |
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| Bertha and Gerrit |
Synopsis
Sophie and Starter
are enjoying a drive through the Safaripark the “Beekse Bergen”.
Businessman Gerrit and his wife Bertha are also visiting the park but
he obviously doesn't enjoy it because he wants to be at a meeting...
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| Mitch and Joe |
Cars
- Alfa Romeo Alfasud
- Renault Alpine A110
- Citroën DS
- Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu 1970
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| Alfa Romeo Alfasud |
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| Renault Aline A110 |
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| Citroën DS and Alfa Romeo Alfasud |
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| Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu |
Vakantiegangsters
- full-colour
- never published in English
- drawings by Jidéhem (Jean De Mesmaeker)
- story by Vicq (Antoine Raymond)
- Original French title: "De vraies vacances"
- pre-publication in Spirou/Robbedoes (N° 1834, 1973)
Main characters
Sophie, Mijnheer
Karapolie, Boris and his companion.
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| Mister Karapolie and Sophie |
Synopsis
Somewhere on a
rocky coastal road, a cash transport truck is cut off by a sports
car. The couriers do not worry, they are confident that when it comes
to a robbery those bandits can not pass through the armor of the
truck...
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| Boris and his companion |
Cars
- Berliet Armoured Truck
- Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe 1959
- The Flying Egg
- Citroën Ami 6
- Citroën DS
- Peugeot J7
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| Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe 1959 and Berliet Armoured Truck |
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| The Flying Egg |
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| Citroën Ami 6 |
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| Citroën DS and Peugeot J7 |
Jofel Circus
- full-colour
- never published in English
- drawings by Jidéhem (Jean De Mesmaeker)
- story by Vicq (Antoine Raymond)
- Original French title: "Drôle de cirque"
- pre-publication in Spirou/Robbedoes (N° 1928, 1975)
Main characters
Sophie, Zwarte
Adelaar (Black Eagle), Marco and his companion.
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| Black Eagle, Clown and Sophie |
Synopsis
The money from the
circus was stolen. Sophie together with the Indians from the circus
led by Black Eagle chase the thieves...
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| Marco and his companion |
Cars
- Volvo 240
- Volkswagen 181
- Citroën Ami 6
- Peugeot 104
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| Volvo 240 |
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| Volkswagen 181 |
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| Citroën Ami 6 |
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| Peugeot 104 |
Bertje en z'n
voetbal
- full-colour
- never published in English
- drawings by Jidéhem (Jean De Mesmaeker)
- story by Vicq (Antoine Raymond)
- Original French title: "Le Ballon du petit Bernard"
- pre-publication in Spirou/Robbedoes (N° 1883, 1974)
Main characters
Sophie, Bertje,
Mijnheer Grijpstuiver, Zoef.
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| Sophie and Bertje |
Synopsis
Bertje is
pretending to be playing a football match. He hits the ball very hard
and it ends up in the garden of Mr. Grijpstuiver, the greediest man
in the city...
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| Mr. Grijpstuiver |
Cars
- Citroën GS
- Zoef
- Unidentified American car
- Simca 1100
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| Citroën GS |
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| Zoef |
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| Unidentified American car |
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| Zoef and Simca 1100 |
