Professor Palmboom (literally translated as Professor Palm Tree) is a
comic album
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series written and drawn by
Dutch
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* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
artist
Dick Briel. They are illustrated in the
ligne claire
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style. Three
albums
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and one book were released. They follow the adventures of Professor Julius Palmboom.
Background
The series is set in the Twentieth Century and follows the adventures of Professor Julius Palmboom and his friends as they investigate science fiction mysteries.
List of titles
The following if a list of the three albums in the series (a fourth album named ''Ratcliffe Highway'' was planned, but was unfinished at the time of
Dick Briel's death and therefore was never published):
:1. ''Het Mysterie van de Tacho-plant'' (''The Mystery of the Tacho Plant'', 1981)
:2. ''De Roestgranaat'' (''The Rust Grenade'', 1982), includes also ''Het leger van Phillpotts'' (''Phillpotts' Army'')
:3. ''London Labyrinth'' (1999)
Other albums have also been released in the series:
:''Scenes from Victorian Times'' (1982)
:''Album Zero'' (2000) - contains four short stories (limited to 76 issues):
:: ''De onvoltooide aria'' (''The Unfinished Aria'')
:: ''De detective schrijver'' (''The Detective Writer'')
:: ''De klok'' (''The Clock'')
:: ''De hypnotiseur'' (''The Hypnotist'')
Translations
While originally written and published in
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
, the main three albums have also been translated into
German
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* Germany (of or related to)
** Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ge ...
(
Carlsen Comics),
French (
Glénat), and
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
(Juventud).
External links
Zilveren Dolfijn listing
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Dutch comic strips
Comics set in the Netherlands
Fictional professors
Fictional Dutch people
Science fiction comics
Dutch comics characters
Male characters in comics
1981 comics debuts
Comics characters introduced in 1981