Dutch Caballeros

[Fluks, H.W.]

Luca:

> Recently, we are talking about dutch Panchito and Jose 
> stories... I'd like
> to know something more about this matter. How many stories 
> there are with
> the two characters (together, alone and with Donald - maybe), 
> and who wrote and drew them?

Note that none of the Dutch stories feature *both* Carioca and Panchito.
Except for an occasional "guest appearance", the characters live in separate
worlds!

I think people would like to read the old USA newspaper strips (Carioca as
well as Panchito). The Dutch editors may have 4-tier ("comicified") copies
of that.
And after that, readers may find the Dutch 22-page Carioca stories
interesting. The shorter Dutch stories (2 to 5 pages) are uninteresting,
IMO.

Here's a complete list of the longer Dutch Carioca stories. Every story
copes with one or more Brazilian stereotypes - in a very funny way (though
maybe not always flattering to Brazilians):

H 83049  Een vagebond op het slechte pad (organised crime)
H 83080  Een vagebond als president (politics/revolutions, 21 pages)
H 84126  Een vagebond als topvoetballer (football)
H 84127  Een vagebond als lotgenoot (national lotteries)
H 85114  Een vagebond zet de bloemetjes buiten (carnival, if I'm not
mistaken)
H 90182  Joe Carioca als goudzoeker (gold rush)
H 91073  Joe Carioca op de Olympische Spelen (Olympic games)

All except one are 22 pages, all stories are written by Ruud Straatman, and
drawn by José Colomer Fonts.

--Harry.