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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> DON ROSA:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And there were some unmemorable promotional
appearances in the Dell comics (even though one was by Walt Kelly, which I would
not say was "inspired".... it seemed a bit "uncomfortable"). But these newspaper
comics and such were long gone by the time I was even born, and they were never
reprinted for me to see later.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>WOUTER (ME):</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have seen lots of those old newspapercomics with
Jose and Panchito in the older Dutch weekly's, just about 1980 - 1984. There
especially was a very long follow-up-story with Jose Carioca, which I always
will remember as one of the best Disney-comics I have ever read. It is very
funny; he get's more tangled up in his lies every story. I also believe this was
the base for the later Dutch-Jose-stories. I and a lot other Dutch readers I've
heard of really love the caracter in these storys and the later Dutch one's,
although in my opinion they never can stand up to these
news-paper-comics.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>FERNANDO:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yes, I'm familiar with the Panchito's<BR>Dutch
stories...but I was not speaking about then when I ask! Probably
Seņor<BR>Martinez is a Dutch creation, right Dutch
members?<BR><BR>WOUTER:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Senor Martinez is not a Duthc creation, he already
was in the old American newspaper-comics, which were reprinted from time to time
in the Dutch weekly's (in 1980 every week on the backside for half a year). The
Dutch writers went on with this, I believe, just like with Jose's
caracter.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was a bit surprised about the horse but I didn't
notice Jose's change of caracter in: "The three Caballero's ride again". I
really liked the story, the horse-change didn't bother me and I found it great
to see them meeting again and their friendship was touching, Don Rosa always
puts in another volume of dept (and lots of funny and exciting
situations).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Them meeting again, by the way, also happened in an
old American story, but I like to forget this, I didn't really like that story.
It was in an old Dutch weekly from 1980, Harry probably knows it better than me.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greetings, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wouter.</FONT></DIV>
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