Dutch Panchito strips

Rob Klein bi442 at lafn.org
Sun Jul 8 18:26:20 CEST 2001


Hoi Daniel.  The full-page Panchito strips that appeared on  the back pages
of Dutch Weekly Nr. 27-52 in 1980 were originally printed as Sunday
newspaper strips in U.S.A. by King Features in 1944 and 1945.  They must
have been drawn by the Disney Studios Newspaper Comics Division under
Gottfredson's behest. Perhaps one of our American Newspaper strip experts
can tell us the artist and writers' names.

I remember the story about Jose, Panchito and Donald and Donald ending in
jail, but, unfortunately I am not with my comic books now and cannot look
it up.  I'm sure that Harry F. will be able to enlighten us (surely it must
be listed in INDUCKS).

You have a good grasp of the character of Jose Carioca that appeared in the
short Dutch stories.  This gigalo/ne'er-de-wel  "fancy bum"  character
seems to be taken from his classical characteristics that the Brasilians
gave him in their expansion of his character which was naturally needed
when they began to produce large numbers of stories with him. Perhaps some
of the editors at Oberon had seen some of the Brasilian stories in the late
1970s that inspired the renaissance of Jose C. (new Dutch production) in
the Dutch Weekly, and the printing of the Panchito strips.  Harry, can you
help us on this question?

Tot ziens,  Rob Klein



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