24-569: Vernes may refer to: People [ edit ] Henri Vernes (1918–2021), Belgian writer Jacob Vernes (1728–1791), Swiss theologian and Protestant pastor Richárd Vernes (born 1992), Hungarian footballer Places [ edit ] Vernes, Trøndelag , a village in Agdenes municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway See also [ edit ] Verne (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
48-488: A Dead Man ), and moved back to Belgium. Between 1949 and 1953 Vernes wrote several tales for weekly magazines like Heroïc Albums and Mickey Magazine , under various pen names. In 1953 he was invited to write an adventure novel for the series Marabout–Junior (Éditions Gérard). His Conquérants de l'Everest ( Conquerors of the Everest ) was an instant success, and he became a leading writer of that collection. Those books saw
72-536: A fake passport. Back in Tournai, in 1938 he married Gilberte, daughter of a diamond cutter; but the marriage dissolved in 1941. During World War II he served in the army's intelligence services. In 1944 he published his first book, La Porte Ouverte ( The Open Door ). In 1946 he moved to Paris and wrote for a while for an American news agency and French newspapers. Still, he continued writing novels. In 1949 he published La Belle Nuit pour un Homme Mort ( Good Night for
96-429: A highly intelligent and dedicated but deadly spy for hire but often associated with S.M.O.G. ; and Dr. Xathan, the self-styled "Master of Light". There exist more than 80 Bande Dessinée comics stories of Bob Morane , serialised, published in albums and republished in integral editions. 5 comics artists have illustrated the series over more than 40 years, under several publisher labels. The first comics artist
120-577: A medallion that allowed him to pass by his Dacoits (one of Ming's many minions), who were guarding the temple waiting to kill him. However, Ming's medallion would prove useful in many occasions in later adventures. Other recurring opponents include (in French) Miss Ylang-Ylang , head of the spy agency S.M.O.G. ; (in French) Roman Orgonetz a.k.a. "The Man With The Golden Teeth" ; "Callaverde" ; "Arthur Greenstreet",
144-572: A short film, L'espion aux cent visages ( The Spy with a Hundred Faces (1960), and a TV series that ran through 26 episodes . Through that period Vernes started several other adventure cycles and introduced several other characters, such as the villain Monsieur Ming (also known as "L'Ombre jaune" or the Yellow Shadow), Dr Xathan, and Miss Ylang-Ylang. After 1967 the Marabout–Junior collection
168-513: Is described as a modern-day knight without fear or reproach, always ready to succor the needy and the oppressed as a modern Don Quixote (especially if they happen to be young ladies in distress, which apparently is often the case). Morane is however described as being as chaste as Sir Galahad . As seen in a few stories with a heavy science-fiction slant, Morane is a sometimes agent of the Time Patrol, an organization from Earth's future that polices
192-410: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Henri Vernes Charles-Henri-Jean Dewisme (16 October 1918 – 25 July 2021), better known by his pen name Henri Vernes ( French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi vɛʁn] ), was an author of action and science fiction novels. He published over 200 titles in the action and science-fiction genre. He
216-585: Is proficient in many forms of hand-to-hand combat (Karaté black belt 2nd degree, Ju-Jitsu and Judo) as well as with many weapons (marksman). He speaks a wide variety of languages and most books usually start with him traveling to some exotic location. His adventures over the years brought him in contact with numerous highly placed figures of the world's intelligence community (Herbert Gains ( Central Intelligence Agency ), Lt. Gros-Jean ( Royal Canadian Mounted Police ), Sir Archibald Baywater ( Scotland Yard ), who often ask him for help in some difficult business or other. He
240-585: The Bermuda Triangle ). Over the next 28 years, Vernes authored scores of new titles, including the adult Don cycle (whose books he signed "Jacques Colombo") and supervised many re-issues of his older works. His 200th novel, the Bob Morane adventure La guerre du Pacifique n'aura pas lieu ( The Pacific War Will Not Happen ) was issued in 1996. Vernes was the subject of a documentary, Henri Vernes, un aventurier de l'imaginaire (1997), and in 1999, at age 81, he
264-651: The CIA; and many others. Morane's path has on many occasions crossed that of the series' main villain, Mister Ming, also called (in French) Ombre Jaune (″The Yellow Shadow"). Ming is a Mongol genius in the mold of Fu Manchu . Like Sax Rohmer's creation, Ming intends to destroy western civilisation and replace it with a world more in harmony with nature. Also like Fu Manchu, Ming uses violent means to reach his goals — means which include assassination, terrorism, as well as too many strange plots to be counted. Ming has pierced
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#1732844636652288-469: The albums drawn by Forton. Forton was succeeded by William Vance in 1969 as Bob Morane left Pilote and continued its serial run in Tintin magazine. After 10 years, Vance passed the task on to his previous assistant Felicísimo Coria in 1979, who has continued to draw the series since. Two albums have been issued by the publisher Ananké/Milko with artwork by Frank Leclerq . The comics of Bob Marone are
312-402: The artwork of artists such as Dino Attanasio , Gérald Forton, William Vance and Felicísimo Coria. The novels, which started as straight adventure fare, quickly included elements of espionage, crime fiction, science-fiction and fantasy. Bob Morane, a Frenchman, was a young volunteer RAF pilot during World War II (ranking from flight-lieutenant to wing commander depending on the translation of
336-402: The debut of Vernes's most popular hero, Bob Morane , and of his main companions Bill Ballantine, Frank Reeves, Aristide Clairembart; as well as of his first villain , Roman Orgonetz. The first comics album, L'oiseau de feu ( The Fire Bird ) came out in 1959, drawn by Dino Attanasio , and was another resounding success. Between 1959 and 1967 Bob Morane was the star of many more books, albums,
360-456: The iconic covers illustrated by artists such as Pierre Joubert , Henri Lievens, William Vance , Claude Pascal , Antonio Parras, Patrice Sanahujas, Felicísimo Coria and René Follet . The popularity of Bob Morane led to his subsequent appearance in a 1960 film (now lost), a television series in 1965 , a computer game in 1988 , a 1998 animated series , and a long-running series of graphic novels (roughly 80 books since 1959) which has featured
384-463: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Vernes . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vernes&oldid=1035665295 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
408-441: The secrets of eternal life, of creating androids, and of time travel. Despite Morane's constant opposition, Ming holds his enemy in high regard, and never forgets he actually saved his life during their first encounter: his hand cut off by a deadly trap hidden in an ancient statue, Ming was bleeding to death but Morane cauterized the wound and made a tourniquet. In return, Ming decided to spare Morane's life this one time and gave him
432-574: The term "flying commander"). He is the most highly decorated officer of the FFAL (Forces françaises aériennes libres or Free French Air Force ) under Gen. Charles de Gaulle . This would put him above Pierre Clostermann (actual FFAL top ranking pilot from whom Morane was probably copied). He was wounded in action by flak and has a scar on his face. After the war, he becomes a full-time explorer and freelance reporter for Reflets magazine and adventurer. 6 ft 1 in-tall (185 cm) and athletic, Morane
456-542: The time stream and stops time travelers from disrupting history. Morane's close associates include (in French) Bill Ballantine , a herculean Scotsman who acted as Morane's aircraft mechanic in New Guinea (first novel); professor Aristide Clairembart, an old but energetic French archeologist; Sophia Paramount, a British journalist; Frank Reeves, an American worth more than a billion dollars; Herbert Gains, head of
480-495: Was Dino Attanasio who from 1959 to 1962 illustrated the first 5 stories which were published in Femmes d’Aujourd’hui . The first album was released in 1960. Gerald Forton took over the series in 1962, as it continued publication in Femmes d'Aujourd'hui , Pilote magazine, and Het Laatste Nieuws . René Follet who illustrated covers for the early novels, also illustrated the covers for
504-595: Was decorated as Officier in the Belgian Order of Arts and Letters. A fan club, Club Bob Morane, was created in 1986 on the hero's 33rd anniversary. Bob Morane Bob Morane ( French pronunciation: [bɔb mɔʁan] ) is a series of adventure books in French, featuring an eponymous protagonist, created by French-speaking Belgian novelist Henri Vernes , the pseudonym of Charles-Henri Dewisme. More than 200 novels have been written since his introduction in 1953,
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#1732844636652528-442: Was most noted for the creation of the character Bob Morane , a hero whose adventures spanned fifty years and went from straight adventure and science-fiction to fantasy. Vernes also wrote the text of many comics albums and animated movies. Dewisme used a number of other pseudonyms, including Jacques Colombo, Robert Davids, Duchess Holiday, C. Reynes, Jacques Seyr, Lew Shannon, and Ray Stevens, as well as his real name. Henri Vernes
552-485: Was reformatted and renamed Pocket Marabout . Vernes continued writing for the series, with old and new characters. His popularity remained strong, and by 1970 the series had sold over 15 million books. In 1974 he started the cycle of Ananké , considered by many to be his masterpiece. However, this success did not save Marabout from the publishing crisis of the 1970s, and in 1977 the series came to an end with issue 142, Bob Morane dans le Triangle des Bermudes ( Bob Morane in
576-404: Was the child of Valérie Dupuis and Alphonse Léon Dewisme. After his parents separated, he was raised by his maternal grandparents. At age sixteen he dropped out of high school and worked for a time as helper in his father's butcher shop, but eventually went back to school at Enghien . In 1937 he fell in love with a Chinese woman, "Madame Lou", and went with her on a two-month trip to Canton , using
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