''Allan Kämpe'' was a Swedish

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, created by

Eugen Semitjov Eugen Semitjov (22 May 1923 - 12 June 1987) was a Swedish journalist, writer and artist of Russian descent, born in Sweden. Background Semitjov started drawing in 1942 during his military service in Sweden. He was an expert on spacecraft, espe ...

in December 1942.

Setting

It all begins when Allan and his wife Eva Kämpe are flying around near the

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. They experience a possible fuel leak and crash in the cold winter landscape. Allan and Eva are then rescued by four people who claim to be the heads of something called ''Hjärntrusten'' (''"Braintrust"''). They are shown around, and get to see some

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that clearly is very advanced. Allan and Eva decide to join the Braintrust, and so the adventures begin.

Characters

Allan and Eva Kämpe

Allan and Eva Kämpe are both pilots, and while working for the Braintrust they get many opportunities to develop their skills, as they often fly aeroplanes and spaceships of various kinds. While Allan is the title character, Eva is not far behind, if at all. She is a self-willed and intelligent woman interested in new technological inventions, and while this is anything but spectacular today, it might have been more unusual for the hero and the heroine to be so equal back then. This comic was well before its time not only when it came to technology.

Technology

The Braintrust is formed by people who believe they can solve many of the world's problems by using science and advanced technology. Indeed, both the Braintrust as well as "the bad guys" make use of futuristic and advanced technology. A few examples of this includes: a form of nuclear powered

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, a wide range of

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, ringformed

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, "televisors", and technology for altering the weather. These things were, and most still are, decades before their time, considering this comic was drawn in the 1940s and the 1950s.

References

www.allankampe.net
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Allan Kämpe ''Allan Kämpe'' was a Swedish science fiction comic, created by Eugen Semitjov in December 1942. Setting It all begins when Allan and his wife Eva Kämpe are flying around near the North Pole. They experience a possible fuel leak and crash in th ...

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