Gil Jourdan

See also: Jourdan

Gil Jourdan is a hero as well as a series of Cartoon created by Maurice Tillieux for the magazine Spirou n° 962 of September 20th 1956. It carried out of it the totality of the drawings and the scenarios, except for the last four albums ensured by the draftsman Gos.

Gil Jourdan is not strictly speaking an original creation of its author. It is acted in fact of the character of Felix that Maurice Tillieux animated previously for Héroïc-Albums and that it continues, under another name, while changing editor. He is the same for the other main characters of the series: Croûton (the Cabarez inspector) and Dragonfly (Gas Lights). The series stopped in 1978 with the death of its author in an car accident.

It is amusing to recall that the first two episodes were prohibited in France by the censure of the time until in 1971, the Crouton inspector there being presented in a way considered to be disrespectful for the image of the police force.

Gil Jourdan lived all kinds of police adventures faggots of humor thanks to its comparses and to its adversaries, as animals as malicious. Adventures so much French ( Carats in bulk , On the track of one 33 turns , the immersed Car ), that exotics ( the Hell of Xique-Xique , the Glove with three fingers , the Chinese with two wheels ) with sometimes a key of fantastic ( Cargo liners of the twilight , Surboum for four wheels , Gil Jourdan and the phantoms ) but always with beautiful cars (the passion of Tillieux) and much of action.

Characters

Gil Jourdan , bachelor of law, is a private detective crafty one equipped with a humor grip-without laughing. Blue costume, white blouse, red bow tie, brown hair. The seat of its agency is with Paris. Moving back in front of no obstacle, it will even make escape from prison a driller of trunks in order to associate its services for what will be its first investigation.
Its right-hand man, André Papignolles says Libellule , yellow suit, white blouse, black tie, the ball with zero, sometimes capped of a hat either green or yellow, related to the bottle. Escaped from prison with the voluntary of Gil Jourdan and involuntary assistance of the inspector Croûton, it will line up cars well quickly in order to help Gil Jourdan in its investigations although it is not very courageous. It is given the responsability to restore the smile of the reader by his picturesque dialogs and its rows with
Tail-of-Cherry , the cultivated assistant of Gil. Black dress, red jacket, white earrings, it appears only episodically in the series.
Lastly, the inspector Jules Croûton , also in charge of the humorous animation of the series, it will take a more sober role gradually. Black Smoking, white blouse, blue bow tie, abundant russet-red moustache, hat and cane, it is the intimate enemy of Dragonfly which it had, well involuntarily, helped to make put in prison. Initially adversary of Gil Jourdan this inspector gaffor of the PJ will become then an invaluable ally.

Notice 1: like their creator, the characters of the series are all inveterate smokers except the main character.

Notice 2: there is no " méchant" recurring in the series.

Albums

Except counter-indication, scenarios and drawings are of Maurice Tillieux.

regular Série

Libellule escapes , 1959. Published in Spirou of 1956 to 1957.
Popaïne and old tables , 1959. Published in Spirou of 1957 to 1958.
the immersed Car , 1960. Published in Spirou of 1958 to 1959.
the Cargo liners of the twilight , 1961. Published in Spirou of 1959 to 1960.
the Hell of Xique-Xique , 1962. Published in Spirou of 1960 to 1961.
Party for four wheels , 1963. Published in Spirou of 1961 to 1962.
the red Monks , 1964. Published in Spirou in 1962.
the Three spots , 1965. Published in Spirou in 1963.
the Glove with three fingers , 1966. Published in Spirou of 1964 to 1965.
the Chinese with two wheels , 1967. Takes again three stories published in Spirou in 1966.
Chaud and cold , 1969. Takes again three stories published in Spirou of 1967 to 1969.
Pâtée explosive , 1971. Takes again three stories published in Spirou into 1963,1968 and 1969.
Carats in bulk (scenario of Maurice Tillieux, drawing of Gos), 1971. Published in Spirou in 1970.
Gil Jourdan and the phantoms (id.), 1972. Published in Spirou in 1971.
On the track of one 33 turns (id.), 1973. Published in Spirou in 1972.
Between two water (id.), 1979. Four stories published in Spirou of 1970 to 1979.

takes again

Any Gil Jourdan

The date between brackets is that of the publication in Spirou .

First adventures , 1985. Contains: the continuation (1963), Libellule escapes (1956-1957), Popaïne and old tables (1957-1958), the immersed car (1958-1959), the holidays of Croûton (1964).
French Investigations , 1985. Contains: cargo liners of the twilight (1959-1960), Party for 4 wheels (1961-1962), red monks (1962), mummies of Saint-Sulpice (new).
exotic Adventures , 1986. Contains: the hell of Xique-Xique (1960-1961), the glove with three fingers (1964-1965), Chinese with two wheels (1966), the army disappeared (new of 1969, text of Jacques Dupont).
Ten adventures , 1986. Contains: Hot and cold (1967), the large breath (1968), the house of the mystery (1969), Patée explosive (1969), the war in pants (1966), the bottle (1968), Between two water (1978-1979, drawing of Gos), the man with the white sweater (1971, drawing of Gos), Blow of glare (1971, drawing of Gos) and let us santons Them (1970, drawing of Gos).
Duet for a hero , 1987. Contains: Carats in bulk (1970, drawing of Gos), Gil Jourdan and the phantoms (1971, drawing of Gos), On the track of thirty-three turns (1972, drawing of Gos), the noise (new of 1968, text of Jacques Dupont), the abominable toy (new of 1971, text of Jacques Dupont).
Three detectives , 1987. Contains: the three tasks (1963), the lost street (1978).

Four news, published in Spirou of 1970 to 1972 was never taken again in album.

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