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The series tells the adventures of Natacha, a young sexy [[flight attendant]] in the service of the flight company Bardaf, and her clumsy, hot-tempered colleague and friend Walter, with occasional participation by her flight captain Turbo and his co-pilot Legrain. | The series tells the adventures of Natacha, a young sexy [[flight attendant]] in the service of the flight company Bardaf, and her clumsy, hot-tempered colleague and friend Walter, with occasional participation by her flight captain Turbo and his co-pilot Legrain. Occasionally, the story evolves into Natacha and Walter retelling the escapades of their grandparents, Natacha's [[Conservator-restorer|museum conservator]] grandmother (also named Natacha) and Walter's pilot grandfather (also named Walter), in the [[Roaring Twenties]]. | ||
==Publication history== | ==Publication history== | ||
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|ShortSummary=In the first part of the album, Natacha and Walter reminisce about the time | |ShortSummary=In the first part of the album, Natacha and Walter reminisce about the time their grandparents first met while transporting the famed [[Mona Lisa]], only to be ambushed by [[Air pirate|sky pirates]] hired by the director of the airport the flight started from. The second half deals with Natacha's flight, a transport of a crowd of famed comic artists, getting kidnapped by a pair of little girls and their guardian to the private island of Katoukikas, the girls' father and a notorious arms dealer. Katoukikas wants the artists to create an exclusive comic collection for his daughters, but while they will be paid, they will not be allowed to leave. In order to free her friends and the artists, Natacha is forced to adopt drastic measures - in the form of a team of [[Heavyweight|heavyweight boxers]].<br>'''Note:''' The second story, ''Natacha et les petits miquets'' ("Natasha and the Little Mickey Mouses", script by Walthéry and Mittéï), co-stars various famous European comic artists and writers of that era, including [[Arthur Berckmans|Berck]], [[Raoul Cauvin|Cauvin]], [[Paul Deliège|Deliège]], [[Yvan Delporte|Delporte]], Devos (Raymond Devos), [[Jean-Claude Fournier|Fournier]], Francis (Francis Bertrand), [[André Franquin|Franquin]], [[René Hausman|Hausman]], [[Victor Hubinon|Hubinon]], [[Jidéhem|Jidèhem]], [[Jijé]], [[Lambil|Lampil]], [[Roger Leloup|Leloup]], [[Raymond Macherot|Macherot]], Mittéi, [[Morris (cartoonist)|Morris]], [[Peyo]], Piroton (Arthur Piroton), [[Jean Roba|Roba]], Sirius (Max Mayeu), [[Mitacq|Tacq]], [[Maurice Tillieux|Tillieux]], [[Vittorio Giardino|Vittorio]], Wasterlain (Marc Wasterlain), [[Will (comics)|Will]], and (naturally) Walthéry and Gos themselves. | ||
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|ShortSummary=One day, Walter picks up a used copy of an [[Agatha Christie]] mystery novel, which Natacha temporarily confiscates. Right afterward, Walter's apartment is burgled, though nothing is stolen. Inside the book, Natacha discovers a computer disc containing a numerical code. And this code is a key element for the operations of a drug smuggling ring, who won't even stop at murder to get their property back | |ShortSummary=One day, Walter picks up a used copy of an [[Agatha Christie]] mystery novel, which Natacha temporarily confiscates. Right afterward, Walter's apartment is burgled, though nothing is stolen. Inside the book, Natacha discovers a computer disc containing a numerical code. And this code is a key element for the operations of a drug smuggling ring, who won't even stop at murder to get their property back.<br>'''Note''': This comic is an adaptation of Peyo's ''[[Peyo#Bibliography|Jacky and Celestin]]'' story "Des Fleurs pour Mon Luger" (1961). | ||
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|ShortSummary= | |ShortSummary=While attending a ball held by her wealthy friend Count Froidbermont, Natacha receives an invitation for a sightseeing tour on the [[South Pacific]] Tiha-Tiha islands by his friend Horace Moulton, and Froidbermont's servant asks her to deliver a package to his son, who works for Moulton. However, once they arrive at Tiha-Tiha, Natacha and Walter abruptly get entangled in a smuggling operation involving Moulton, a crazed cult-leading witch doctor, and a pretty CIA agent.<br>'''Note:''' A caricature of [[Gaston (comics)|''Gaston'']] appears in the story as a clumsy police officer. | ||
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{{Episode list | {{Episode list | ||
|Title=L’Épervier | |Title=L’Épervier Bleu | ||
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|Aux2=On the Trail of the Blue Hawk | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:37, 30 December 2024
Template:Short description Template:Italic title Template:Infobox comics characterNatacha is a Belgian comics series, created by François Walthéry and Gos. Drawn by Walthéry, its stories have been written by several authors including Gos, Peyo, Maurice Tillieux, Raoul Cauvin and Marc Wasterlain.[1]
Synopsis
The series tells the adventures of Natacha, a young sexy flight attendant in the service of the flight company Bardaf, and her clumsy, hot-tempered colleague and friend Walter, with occasional participation by her flight captain Turbo and his co-pilot Legrain. Occasionally, the story evolves into Natacha and Walter retelling the escapades of their grandparents, Natacha's museum conservator grandmother (also named Natacha) and Walter's pilot grandfather (also named Walter), in the Roaring Twenties.
Publication history
Natacha was first published in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Spirou on February 26, 1970.[2] The series eventually ended serial publication in Spirou, leaving its publisher Dupuis, and began publishing albums only through Marsu Productions in 1989, starting with the album Cauchemirage.[3] In 2013, the Marsu Productions was bought up by Dupuis.
List of volumes
Albums by Dupuis
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Albums by Marsu Productions
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Publications in magazines
- Natacha, hôtesse de l'air (written by Gos), in Spirou n°1663 (February 26, 1970) - 1690 (March 3, 1970)
- À un cheveux de la catastrophe (written by Gos), in Spirou n°1682 (July 9, 1970)
- L'étoile du berger (written by Gos), in Spirou n°1706 (December 24, 1970)
- Natacha et le Maharadjah (written by Gos), in Spirou n°1747 (July 7, 1971) - 1765 (February 10, 1972)
- Un brin de panique (written by Marc Wasterlain), in Spirou n°1834 (7 juin 1973) à 1840 (19 juillet 1973)
- La mémoire de métal (written by d'Étienne Borgers and François Walthéry), in Spirou n°1849 (September 20, 1973) - 1860 (December 6, 1973)
- Natacha et la science-friction (written by J. Baert), in Spirou n°1860 (December 6, 1973)
- Un trône pour Natacha (written by Maurice Tillieux), in Spirou n°1893 (July 27, 1974) - 1912 (December 5, 1974)
- Double vol (written by Mittéï), in Spirou n°1928 (March 27, 1975) - 1937 (May 29, 1975)
Footnotes
Sources
- Natacha publications in Spirou BDoubliées Template:In lang
- Natacha albums Bedetheque Template:In lang
External links
- Natacha on Les Belles des bédés (Cartoon Beauties) Template:In lang