Chick Bill is a Franco-Belgian humorous Western series created by Tibet. It was first published in the Franco-Belgian comics magazines De Avonturen van Koenraad and Chez Nous Junior in 1953, and began serial publication on October 19, 1955 in Tintin magazine under the title Les aventures de Chick Bill le cow-boy. In the very first Chick Bill adventures, the characters were portrayed as animals, rendered in a manner similar to the Disney style and directed at a younger audience, before the series gradually evolved to feature human characters. Chick bill appear from 1953 in Junior, Youth Weekly published by Editions du Lombard.
In the earliest adventures of Chick Bill, like the cartoon characters, and contrary to the advice given him by Hergé, Tibet made his characters humanized animals: Chick Bill was a lion, a dog Bull Dog, Kid Ordinn a pig and a ... Small Poodle course poodle. The series then joined Le Journal de Tintin, flagship publication of Éditions du Lombard, but must significantly change its style. To make his most expressive hero, give a little more serious in the series and especially comply with the style clear line wanted by Hergé then artistic director of the newspaper, Tibet must abandon animal traits of his characters.
Small Poodle always accompanied by a small Indian and the sheriff of Wood City, Bull Dog and Kid Ordinn, deputy sheriff, Chick Bill has resulted in crazy adventures.








