Starter (comics)

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Starter
Publication information
PublisherDupuis
GenreHumor
Publication date1952
Main character(s)Starter
Pipette
Creative team
Created byAndré Franquin
Jidéhem
Written byJidéhem
Artist(s)Jidéhem

Starter is a Franco-Belgian comics series created by André Franquin (drawings) and Jidéhem (drawings and scripts) in Spirou.

History

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It originated in from a similarly titled periodical column about automobiles, written by Jacques Wauters in Spirou from 1952 on.[1] In 1956 André Franquin started illustrating these columns and drew a little mechanic named Starter.[2] One year later, his workload for the magazine had become massive, and he left the illustration work to Jidéhem, who had a notable talent for drawing automobiles. Jidéhem wrote and drew the column until 1978. Starter collected more than 700 episodes, full with beautiful technical drawings and technologically correct information.[3]

The column was originally just text, with a few illustrations. Eventually it evolved into an adventure comic around Starter the mechanic. One of the side characters, Sophie, was introduced in 1964 and would eventually receive her own spin-off named Sophie.[4]

Since, several books have been published with info and art from the Starter Columns.

Albums

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Original series

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  1. La Révolte des Autos (1959)
  2. Histoire de l'Automobile (1960)
  3. Starter Auto 1963 (1962)
  4. Starter contre les Casseurs (1983)

Collection series

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  1. 60 Voitures des Années 60 (1990)
  2. 60 Sportives de Starter (1992)
  3. 60 Populaires de Starter (2013)
  4. 60 Chroniques Insolites (2014)
  5. 60 Voitures Historiques (2017)[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "André Franquin - Lambiek Comiclopedia".
  2. ^ "André Franquin - Lambiek Comiclopedia".
  3. ^ "List of publications with Starter". BDoubliées (in French).
  4. ^ "Jidéhem (Jean de Mesmaeker) - Lambiek Comiclopedia".
  5. ^ "Starter - Tous les albums". bedetheque.com (in French). 11 November 2023.

Sources

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