Spike and Suzy (British title), Willy and Wanda (American title) or Luke and Lucy (in a 2009 film and video game); Dutch: Suske en Wiske, French: Bob et Bobette is a Belgian comics series created by the comics author Willy Vandersteen.
It was firs...
Spike and Suzy (British title), Willy and Wanda (American title) or Luke and Lucy (in a 2009 film and video game); Dutch: Suske en Wiske, French: Bob et Bobette is a Belgian comics series created by the comics author Willy Vandersteen.
It was first published in De Nieuwe Standaard in 1945 and soon became popular. Although not in its earlier form, the strip adapted to the Ligne claire style, pioneered by Hergé. This change took place when the strip became serialised in Hergé's Franco-Belgian comics magazine Tintin from 1948 to 1959.
The books revolve around the adventures of the eponymous Spike and Suzy, two children (pre-adolescent or adolescent depending on the album), along with their friends and family. The stories combine elements of comedy, fantasy, and science fiction, such as talking animals, time travel and ghosts. The strip still runs daily in the Belgian newspaper De Standaard, and new books continue to be published.
Suzy wins a most unusual prize in a raffle: the ancient castle of Craggymount in the Highlands of Scotland. Our friends make the journey to Scotland in Professor Barnabas' latest invention, an underground travel machine. When they arrive however, they find that along with Suzy's new property comes a whole heap of hassle! The McBauchles and the McBannocks are two feuding clans who are constantly at war over the ownership of the castle. The...
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This edition examines the recognition and management of emergency condition in companion animals. It reflects the advances and developments in the field. It features coverage of pain management and oncologic emergencies and offers guidance on evaluating major body systems.
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Third book in the superb English language collection of the greatest adventures of Spike and Suzy and their companions, Aunt Sidonia, Ambrose and Jethro.
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The first books about Spike and Suzy, the heroes of this series, appeared over fifty years ago. The cartoon series rapidly became one of the most popular ever published throughout continental Europe. Since then more than 130 millon copies of the books have been sold in over twenty different languages all over the world. This book is the second of a superb English language collection of the greatest adventures of Spike and Suzy and their...
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This book is the first of a superb English language collection of the greatest adventures of Spike and Suzy and their companions, Aunt Sidonia, Ambrose and Jethro, the Dutch cartoon series which first appeared over fifty years ago.
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