chief scout french des comic strip series belgian cartoonist later came author series monthly july summer belgian scouting magazine month break plot synopsis revolved eponymous belgian boy scout travels visit aunt uncle texas united_states comes hostile native american tribes returning belgium like comics common western_europe time series text comic consisting pictures separate begun experiment use speech bubbles influenced american comics created character new story land soviets largely based literary critics expressed mixed views narrative artwork characters story leaves brussels visit uncle aunt texas united_states way pulled overboard shark thrown american submarine takes new_york_city unintentionally hit car passing stranger turns criminal named receives reward gangster takes train uncle ranch uncle picks station way group native americans hold manages distract natives escape hours later ranch tribe kidnaps revenge standing tied torture stake target knives axes arrows arrows cut ropes binding chief draws close young boy feet stomach makes quick river pretending drowned underwater finds old chest countless base boulder canoe takes river leaving goes ranch find deserted searches place hand reaches pulls doorway fierce brawl darkness victorious throws captors building discovers uncle tied chair pad tells nephew kidnapped aunt suddenly idea use treasure found ransom aunt set way criminal steals map sleep discovering loss follow thief unique miles set join head mountains continues having native spies chest hands chief recovering box natives uncle head home find ransom note leader saying meet big fir tree day kill aunt rushes rendezvous criminals orders tell keeping aunt hostage heroic rescue emotional reunion aunt uncle finds time belgium tells adventures publication aged later best known pen joined brigade attached native brussels troop leader earning scouts travelled summer camps italy switzerland austria spain summer troop miles experiences scouting significant influence rest life sparking love camping natural world providing moral compass stressed personal loyalty keeping promise encouraged artistic ability published drawings newsletter saint scouts published work involved publication newsletter published illustrations appeared fifth issue continued publishing cartoons drawings subsequent issues magazine soon renamed belgian boy scout time experimented different settling pronunciation reversed initials published december des began boy scout july continue appear magazine july meaning translated differently biographer translated adventures june bugs instead translated adventures patrol leader conversely biographer adventures patrol chief french type beetle french hoped author ongoing comic strip improve job prospects time beginning develop reputation designer stationary advertisements representing example comic medium come understood following decade consisted square boxes containing illustrations written separately underneath style found french comic creator works family initially boxes page series progressed increased page ending cliffhanger use speech bubbles convey comic innovation widespread europe instead accompanied lines long begin add simple speech bubbles series stating simple comments like bang hip hip hip later noted time time question mark stars example character punched seen les images illustrated papers time come influence comic strips french author british comic magazine rainbow influenced contemporary american comics reporter sent belgium mexico stationed report war american comics included bringing father button nose influenced illustrations bringing father creating series heavily influenced films enjoyed childhood influence evident decision sign images signature moving pictures director giving titles presents great comic film des presents film continued writing drawing installments series military service early ceased producing series months focused projects returning late included series start gaining work conservative newspaper twentieth century january began land soviets newspaper children supplement little twentieth described character natural prototype literary critic thought adopted hero new circumstances thought virtually identical early installments land soviets contemporary decided wanted focus new character bringing story end july main character return belgium series lasted pages continue influence new series encounters native americans subsequently reused installment thompson commented great improvement critical analysis described brave young character noting years thought text slightly biographer described story spirit clearly mixed views illustrations commenting lines awkward hesitant incomplete movement rhythm humor apparent biographer thought intrigue series extremely fragmented main goal string gags fight scenes develop plot commented early 21st century appeared long way formula important step modern comic strip considered series milestone describing promise containing sic humour rich developments commented later present including artistic style pace story use humour manner imitated motion pictures commented read like adult retelling early american western group children hand exciting children adults know artist named created comic series titled patrol leader hooks
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