Tiger Joe

Tiger Joe is a series of comics published the first time in 1950 in La Libre Belgique. Scenario: Charlier, Greg. Drawings: Hubinon, Forton, Pleyers. When the first pages appeared in La Libre Belgique in 1950 the country is still a colonial power since the Congo is attached to the flat country since 1908 after personal possession of the King of the Belgians. To this should be added since the end of World War I the Rwanda and Burundi German former colonies. Although the country is never mentioned by name, the first thumbnail indicates that the action is on the course of the tributaries of the Uele, which flows into the Ubangi which finally joins the river Congo. Furthermore it is also alluded to the locality of Mbura (2 e board) which would be located near the Lake Albert in the north-east. The writer gives other geographical indications including Blue Mountains (Plate 7). All this is coherent, particularly at the time, difficult to access. In short, the action takes place in a geographic area where the author can give free rein to his imagination without being (too) denied by the facts.

In creating this band Charlier adventures reproduces stereotypes which then during which the famous mysterious and wild Africa as envisioned by popular novels and films of the time. In this enthusiasm good child, he named his hero Tiger Joe, an experienced hunter who wanders from wealthy Europeans in search of thrills. Only problem there are no tigers in Africa and it is not clear therefore how the hero could have earned that nickname. By taking the series in the late 50 years Greg will not fool it by situating it in the Indian peninsula. Creating Hubinon Charlier and now includes 3 stories but in two cycles. For reasons albums published the first cycle has been split into two volumes of 45 pages each and is focused on finding the legendary elephant graveyard. Except Sheila Keeler, the last episode uses the same characters for an adventure of 46 boards. Note that Charlier will resume the principle of creating these exotic adventures shortly after for Spirou's character Kim Devil, this time the action is transposed in the Amazon. Gérald Forton will be the designer of this short series is also he who will resume following the adventures of Joe Tiger in 1958 on scenarios of Greg.

Bob Morane

Bob Morane is the hero of a series of novels created in 1953 by the Belgian writer Henri Vernes. Originally conceived as a kind of adventurer mid-vigilante mid spook, the character evolved in half a century and now lives more varied adventures, exotic trip to espionage tale or science fiction. The author himself has adapted his novels into scripts comics, and wrote untold stories for that media. The artists who designed Bob Morane are Dino Attanasio, Gérald Forton, William Vance and Coria. French bony face, hair cut short and gray eyes nyctalope, adroit in jujitsu and weapons handling, Morane said Robert "Bob" is eternally 33 years old. Adventurer practicing espionage on occasion and is not afraid to attend underworld, it has relations in the secret services (such as the American spy Herbert Gains CIA or agent to gold teeth Roman Orgonetz ), among the most colorful representatives of demobilized soldiers and all pègres the world.

Bob Morane also grows with a blue flower gallantry and meritorious reward enough, a number of female friendships. Among these, the most remarkable are the journalist in Chronicles London Sophia Paramount, Tania Orloff, niece of the yellow shade, and heady Miss Ylang-Ylang, omnipotent leader of the Organisation Smog.The nature of these relationships is based on case gruff, tender or condescending, but always platonic. The great love of his life is Tania Orloff, but they love in the way of Romeo and Juliet, resigned representatives of two rival clans.
René Follet, who illustrated the covers of novels republished in Lefrancq and Nautilus, also designed in this editor a few album covers Forton. Subsequently, Patrice Sanahujas realized the comics cover illustrations published by Lefrancq. Before appearing on albums, the series was pre-published in 1959 in Women of Today, Driver and Tintin.