Fluks Fix Shop, owner: Harry Gearloose

[M.J. Prior]

Hi y'all!

'Gyro's First Invention' has finally been published in 
Holland. Nice story! The Dutch translation is in some 
aspects different from the Danish translation, but it has 
some nice touches:

On the third page, first panel, Fulton Gearloose's shop 
window says: 'Fluks Fiks Winkel, eig. Harry Wortel'.
Translation: 'Quickly Fix Shop, owner: Harry Gearloose'.
In Dutch, Gyro's father is named after Harry Fluks!

Also, since the story is supposed to take place in 1952, 
and although this is nowhere directly implied, $crooge's 
fortune is still counted in guilders and the Money Bin's 
front wall still shows an 'f' instead of an Euro-symbol!

['f' stands for 'florijn' = 'gulden florijn' (golden 
florin) = 'gulden' = Dutch guilder.]

'Harry' is already Fulton's third Dutch name. In Lo$ 10, 
it was 'generaal Fulton', in 'Guardians of the Lost 
Library', it was 'Willem Wortel'. But 'Willem' is also 
Ratchet Gearloose. By the way, Harry, isn't Willem also 
*your* second name? Nice coincidence!

In three panels, the Dutch editor added thought-bubbles to 
Little Helper, which is a bit disturbing. Does this have 
something to do with Thom Roep's 'golden rule' that *each* 
panel should have text in it, otherwise readers will just 
skip the panel?

Michiel Prior.