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[OldFrenchComics]

Hello, I try to identify the title of an American comic book published in France in 1938. The series recounts the adventures of a sailor scout, an adventurer (in french Horn), a scientist (Cobb in french) and a prehistoric man. The first episode is going to sea on a boat. The second episode takes place in the Amazon jungle. I also sought the name of the designer (you can see his signature on the images). Thank you for your help.

[fulltimer56]

The artist is Leon A. Beroth:
http://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/beroth_leon.htm

Here is what www.comics.org (http://www.comics.org) has on him:

Penciller:
http://www.comics.org/search.lasso?type=penciller&query=Leon+Beroth&sort=alpha&Submit=Search

Inker (same as with the pencil search):
http://www.comics.org/search.lasso?query=Leon+Beroth&type=inker&sort=alpha&Submit=Search

There isn't anything listed with him as a writer. Hope this help.

Linda

[fulltimer56]

Welcome to our little corner of Heaven, OldFrenchComics!

What part of the world are you in? How did you find us? I know, I know I'm being nosey but hey it's what I do!! ;)

Later Gator,
Linda

[mordo]

Nice piece of research, fulltimer.

WTTB, OldFrenchComics. Are you a Platinum fan?

[OldFrenchComics]

Thank you for your welcome. Yes, I am a platininium / golden fan. In France, before the Second World War, there was a lot of American comics in newspapers for children with prodigious authors: Harold Foster, Clarence Gray, Fred Harman, Geo Mc Manus, Alex Raymond Noel Sickles, Bill Holman, Alfred Andriola , Roy Crane .... In 1949, an act of protectionism has led to their disappearance. Around 70's, the American comics have come back with super-heroes of Marvel. French authors that I read when I was a child had themselves been influenced by American artists that I quoted.

[OldFrenchComics]

The artist is Leon A. Beroth...

Thank you very much! This helps me a lot.

I think it may be "Bos'n Hal, Sea Scout." Someone can confirm?

[Duffman_Comics]

I think the comic strip you are after is "Don Winslow of the Navy".

The links that Linda (Fulltimer56) provided all point to this strip.

Here is a link to the Wikipedia article that confirms it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Winslow_of_the_Navy_%28comics%29


Is there a Francais version of Wiki? I'm not sure.

[mordo]

I am leaning towards the character being Bos'n Hal, Sea Scout. Don Winslow is older, taller, and a veteran Naval officer. Bos'n Hal is not tall, and is either a young enlisted man or a teen-aged civilian with an unofficial affiliation with the Navy. Both strips were Beroth's bread and butter during that period. I don't know what else he did comics-wise.

Unlike Don Winslow, it is difficult to find images on the internet of Bos'n Hal. I did get lucky and found a bunch of pictures on the Golden Age Comics Downloads website. Here are a few:

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/2903/22098345.jpg



(http://img41.imageshack.us/i/22098345.jpg/)

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/4543/17932922.jpg



(http://img41.imageshack.us/i/17932922.jpg/)

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/5927/56787364.jpg



(http://img5.imageshack.us/i/56787364.jpg/)

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/3064/44906209.jpg



(http://img5.imageshack.us/i/44906209.jpg/)

[disneyteddies]

Nice job people! Good answers. And welcome OldFrenchComics.