In 1968 a new
"Suske en Wiske" (UK: "Bob & Bobette" or
"Spike and Suzy", US: "Willy and Wanda") album is
published: "De zeven snaren" (translation: "The seven
strings"). The series "Suske en Wiske" was created by
Willy Vandersteen in 1945.
No 79: "De
zeven snaren"
- four colour (CMYK)
- never published in
English
- story and drawings
by Willy Vandersteen
- published in French
("Bob et Bobette") as "La Harpe perdue"
- published in
Finnish ("Anu & Antti") as "Kadonnut harppu"
- published in
Norwegian ("Finn & Fiffi") as "Den forheksede
harpen"
- published in
Swedish ("Finn och Fiffi") as "Den förhäxade harpan"
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No 79: "De
zeven snaren"
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The story was
pre-published in the newspapers "De Standaard" and "Het
Nieuwsblad" from 5 August 1967 until 15 December 1967. The main
characters are Suske (Spike), Wiske (Suzy), aunt Sidonia, Lambik
(Ambrose), Jerom (Jethro), Professor Barabas, Antanneke (the witch),
Mac Monocel (the wizard), The Grand Master of the Order of Wizards
and Blacksoul. The locations for this story are a village in Belgium
or The Netherlands struck by a tornado and Ireland.
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| Antanneke and Professor Barabas |
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| Blacksoul |
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| The Grand Master of the Order of Wizards |
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| Jerom (Jethro) and Lambik
(Ambrose) |
Synopsis
Suske (Spike),
Wiske (Suzy) and Aunt Sidonia visit a village hit by a tornado. On
the way home lightning strikes an old oak tree just before their car.
Under the oak tree Wiske discovers a secret pit but she can't open
the cover. On a placard she reads that Antanneke, a witch from the
sixteenth century, was locked away in the secret pit...
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| Jerom (Jethro) and Wiske (Suzy) |
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| Mac Monocel |
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| Suske (Spike), Wiske (Suzy) and aunt Sidonia |
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| Wiske (Suzy) and Antanneke |
Trivia
- Central theme in
the story are "The Seven Works of Mercy" (1.To feed the hungry,
2.To give water to the thirsty, 3.To clothe the naked, 4.To shelter
the homeless, 5.To visit the sick, 6.To visit the imprisoned, 7.To
bury the dead).
- The village hit by
a tornado could be Oostmalle (Belgium), Cham (The Netherlands) or
Tricht (The Netherlands). All three were partly destroyed by a
tornado on June 25, 1967.
- The first man
Lambik (Ambrose) asks to enumerate "The seven works of Mercy" is
a caricature of Willy Vandersteen.
- Lambik clothes the
statue "Het Meisje met het Geitje" (translation: "The
girl with the little goat") by the French sculptor Marcel Courbier
(1898-1976). This real statue can be seen since 1932 at the
Louise-Marielei in Antwerp.
- At the beginning of
the story the message about the tornado on the TV is followed by the
cheerful news that the government bought Zeropardtanks for several
millions. This is a reference to the fact that the Belgian
authorities placed a large order for Leopard tanks in 1967.
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| Tornado: Oostmalle, Cham or Tricht |
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| Lambik (Ambrose) and a caricature of Willy Vandersteen |
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| Lambik (Ambrose) and the
statue "Het Meisje met het Geitje" |
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| The
real statue "Het Meisje met het Geitje" in Antwerp |
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| Zeropardtanks reference to large order for Leopard tanks |
Cars
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| Ford Fairlane 500 |
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