treasure red treasure french twelfth volume comics series belgian cartoonist story daily belgium leading newspaper february september amidst german occupation belgium world war completing arc begun secret story tells young reporter friend captain launch expedition caribbean locate treasure pirate red treasure commercial success published book form year following conclusion continued seven crystal balls series defining comics tradition treasure cited important installments series marking appearance eccentric scientist subsequently core character story variously adapted animated series animated series adventures feature film secret synopsis synopsis continues plot begun secret friend captain plan expedition west_indies aboard fishing search treasure pirate red having previously read authored ancestor sir duo discovered coordinates believe treasure aboard sunken 17th century vessel eccentric hard hearing inventor named professor offers aid use shark shaped man submarine decline assistance setting sail joined police detectives thompson soon discover away board bringing submarine reach coordinates shown wreckage sight frustrated turning soon realizes problem sir francis french instead english chart position coordinates measured realise far west traveling correct position discover unknown island find statue sir evidence taken refuge island wreck nearby locate wreck submarine recover artefacts find treasure artefacts containing old documents revealing sir owner country estate belgium purchases hall funds sale submarine design gives search house spots statue holding cross globe eagle feet suddenly remembers original said light light dawn shines forth eagle cross realises message referred location eagle traditional symbol island globe presses secret button finds discovers treasure hidden inside history background amidst german occupation belgium world war accepted position working belgian largest french language daily newspaper confiscated original owners permitted german authorities reopen belgian editor remained firmly nazi control supporting german war effort anti joining october editor new children supplement help old friend cartoonist paper shortages forced daily main pages upset willing work newspaper controlled occupying nazi administration heavily size readership numbered faced reality nazi oversight abandoned overt political themes earlier work instead adopting policy neutrality entertainment producer author observed need political types concentrating plot developing new style character comedy public reacted positively red treasure second half series connected events parts begun previous adventure secret series produced expert related blue lotus largely self sufficient self contained connection secret treasure far closer influences treasure introduced professor recurring character use eccentric professors earlier volumes series arrival character inspired colleague worked years earlier visually based real scientist swiss inventor man explore hot air balloon observed walking brussels number occasions character notably shorter named character surname meant adopted carpenter named encountered later renamed english translation meaning little bee german translation shark shaped submarine visually based real american submarine seen picture german newspaper diving suit worn story based accumulated similarly bar depicted cartoonist based illustration collected shop buy diving equipment including suit inspired picture bar featured german magazine tribal found caribbean island sir based tribal statue saw museum appeared shooting star named ship cross atlantic_ocean solely steam power visually based design ship docks obtaining detailed plans builders small scale model collector wreck loosely inspired images wreck 17th century swedish vessel collected instance story shark large box characters hope contains treasure based real account shark camera american underwater photographer encountered french illustrated magazine brief appearance warns cease drinking alcohol allusion physician comical reference french comedian story advertising play titled plays role adventure depict wearing white shirt blue character iconic costume publication began daily strip february title new adventure announced advertisement newspaper days previously belgium published page book format treasure contained favourite illustrations combines actions sequence events drawing beach foreground brought ashore middle ground weighing anchor background immediately embark creation new adventure agreed proposal crime writer author detective story featuring thompson story titled illustrated secret treasure adventures published english language translations british market published editions sell rare collector items republished british market seven years later time translations provided reported treasure best selling story referred secret red treasure arc successful adventures critical analysis stated secrets red treasure arc marked beginning central stage career furthermore stated stories converted reporter explorer cope new political climate stated story complex plotting secret favour episodic style adventure seen early books thompson draws attention arrival story describing final member family thompson critical use colour story stating looks better black white originally printed biographer observed secret treasure hold crucial position establishes universe core set characters felt religious elements present previous stories stronger secret sequel attributed influence believed treasure unforgettable book volume family meaning snowy come fellow biographer echoed idea noting settled characters new home focusing character noted idea eccentric professor universal inaccurate point source suggesting possible influences father professor embodies gentle madness subtle humour comic strips added treasure predecessor reveal new level art suggested reason popularity lay fact visual continuation literary universe stretches opined secret red treasure arc represents turning point series shifts reader attention far interesting character claim introduction completes triangle quality asserting art reached degree near perfection awarded stars said scene introducing comic tour force marking start rich vein humour character brought series noting unlike shooting star book story arc contains scarcely allusion occupation war praised arc narrative perfectly paced feeling present earlier work study academic characterised secret red treasure arc characters going treasure hunt turns time search roots stated arc revolves ancestry deals meanings symbolic relations personal life highlighting eccentric scientists appeared series nonetheless difference noting approaches approaching young reporter previous scientists commenting introduction shark submarine states allows cross boundary previously restricting human beings penetrate universe beneath seas holds secrets hitherto unknown ultimately believes end story family structure place representing father figure financial control brothers joint adventure adding aid ancestor given home hall literary critic highlighted perceived scenes red treasure reflected common themes pointed aboard ship series treasure represented theme precious stones noted stated number calculation mistakes character makes series suggested scene shark submarine pushes form sexual referencing anal sex highlighting similar crab adaptations animation company produced adventures series daily minute colour adaptations based original comics treasure fifth story adapted second series eighth adapted overall directed written cartoonist later years editor chief magazine collaboration french studio canadian animation company adapted stories series episodes minutes long treasure tenth episode produced ran half long directed series praised generally faithful compositions having actually directly taken panels original comic book secret motion capture feature film directed steven_spielberg produced released world october november december film based partly secret partly treasure crab golden claws video game tie movie released october
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