Totoche

The character of Totoche was born in 1959 under the pencil from the draftsman Jean Tabary. This last will give him for Ribata family name, i.e. Tabary in Verlan.

Totoche is the sympathetic nerve chief of a merry band of kids of alive Paname on the slopes of the hill of Belleville in the 19th district of Paris. Their place of appointment is a hut located in a waste ground of the district.

Adventures of this young person " titi parisien" and of its team will appear in the editions Vaillant starting from number 713 of Vaillant the most captivating newspaper of January 11th, 1959. The adventures of Totoche will end to number 378 of Pif gadget, in May 1976.

Main characters

Totoche : The gang leader;
Christian, Bob and Paulot: The trio the faithful ones which assist it effectively;
Bouboule: the always famished goulu of the band;
the engineer: The invention and well of learning in any kind of the team;
Jeannot: Most badly faggoted and pain suffers from Corinne;
Corinne: The only girl of the band, farceuse especially with its suffers Jeannot pain.

Adventures of Totoche

1961

Belleville-City
the best friend of the man

1962

Portrait robot
the racing car

1963

Totoch' S Band

1965

the son of the robber
That of water, that of water
the treasure of the oubliettes

1966

the great voyage
Photo flash
the disaster victims
Service for nothing
the bear

1967

the storm
the messenger of the sea
the absorbed island

1968

the secret agent

1969

Mystery and swell of gum
irascible the
the mysterious envelope
the accaparator of children
the chief
One moves
a train of hell
To the risk dying
And yet it is true

1970

has flower of skin
the factor pays the invoice
With breakage
Danger hitch-hiking
It is not human

1971

has less than one miracle
the wild child or the descendant of the savage ages
the 2 wild children

1972

Totoche turns

badly

1976

All of the savages

1977

the tramp

1982

Totoche and its band
the large crack

1986

Its last race

Totoche pocket

Quarterly in pocket format from which the publication began in June 1966 with N° 1. Forty numbers were published juqu' in 1976. Only the first twenty-four publications are the work of Tabary, the following ones being actually conceived by his/her Jacques brother.

n°1 (June 1966) " Service for rien" , " The lesson of morale" and " Belleville City".
n°2 (September 1966) " The agent secret" , " Totoche and small the chat" , " Totoche plays Ragnar" and " The large nounours".
n°3 (December 1966) " All vitesse" , " The ours" , " The cauchemar" and " The blessé".
n°4 (March 1967) " Mr Houstin is in danger of mort" , " Totoche, would be welcome! " , " Véricimascope".
n°5 (June 1967) " The monster of the profondeurs".
n°6 (September 1967) " Portrait robot" , " Surprises of the camping" and " The trout vagabonde".
n°7 (December 1967) " The express train of 21:22 " , " Terror on the cimes" and " Good the glace".
n°8 (March 1968) " All for un" , " the balloon fou".
n°9 (June 1968) " That of water, that of eau" , " the mystery of the board with clous".
n°10 (October 1968) " The son of the voleur" , " All vapeur".
n°11 (December 1968) " Balls against balles" , " The voyage fantastique".
n°12 (March 1969) " Photograph flash" , " Adventurers of the ciel".
n° 13 (June 1969) " A strange mechanic… "
n°14 (September 1969) " For a hut and a arbre" , " A boat with the framboise".
n° 15 (December 1969) " Funny of cueillette".
n° 16 (March 1970) " Save which can! "
n° 17 (June 1970) " An invention mystérieuse"
n°18 (September 1970) " The bag mystérieuse" , " Follow the guide" and " The tempête".
n° 19 (December 1970) " Incredible! ".
n° 20 (March 1971) " Funny of " cinéma".
n° 21 (June 1971) " With the abordage".
n° 22 (September 1971) " Fishing miraculeuse".
n° 23 (December 1971) " Ca makes cold in the dos".
n° 24 (March 1972) " Is not necessary to say it! ".
n° 25 (June 1972) " Bad the planque".
n° 26 (September 1972) " Strange a expérience".
n° 27 (December 1972) " Funny of coupe".
n° 28 (March 1973) " The p' tit Albert".
n° 29 (June 1973) " The héritage".
n° 30 (September 1973) " Welcome in Gomen".
n° 31 (December 1973) " The phantom of the 82".
n° 32 (March 1974) " Conquerors of the useless one! ".
n° 33 (June 1974) " Pirates of Tranquillou".
n° 34 (September 1974) " The godillot mécanique".
n° 35 (December 1974) " Shipwrecked men of the pellicule".
n° 36 (March 1975) " You go down to the prochaine".
n° 37 (June 1975) " Klaffouth".
n° 38 (September 1975) " A towel ordinaire".
n° 39 (December 1975) " The city of the sables".
n° 40 (March 1976) " The wood of the chasseurs".

Publications and editions

History of the publications of albums by editors and dates.

Editions Valiant

1963 the best friend of the man
1964 the racing car
1964 Totoch' S Band

Editions of Lombard

1973 the great voyage

Editions Dargaud

1974 the best friend of the man (republication)
the 1974 disaster victims
1975 Belleville-City
1976 All of the savages
1977 Portrait robot
1977 the chief

Éditions Glénat

1981 Totoche turns

badly

Éditions Dupuis

1981 Totoche turns

badly

Editions of Séguinière become the Editions Tabary

1979 Récrés de Totoche (2 numbers) format pocket.
1985 Its last race
1985 the chief (republication)

Bonds

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