CULTURE // MICHEL VAILLANT & THE 24 HOURS OF LE MANS

Originally printed in French and released in Belgium, “17 Het Spook Van De 24 Uur” is an original comic book series chronocling the life and times of racing driver and industrialist Michel VaIllant as he competes in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Created by Jean Graton in 1957, Michel Vaillant first appeared in Tintin, a weekly Belgian comics magazine. Follow the link for a look at a few more clips from “17 Het Spook Van De 24 Uur” and a bit more info on the Michel Vaillant comic series... [read more]



"Michel Vaillant is the title of a Belgian comics series created in 1957 by French cartoonist Jean Graton and published originally by Le Lombard. Later, Graton published the albums by himself when he founded Graton éditeur in 1982. Michel Vaillant is the main character of the eponymous series, a French racing car driver who competes mainly in Formula One.

The feature first appeared in Tintin, where Jean Graton had already published a number of short stories about real-life sporting heroes. The series appeared in Tintin between 1957 and 1976, in France as well as in Belgium. An estimated 17 million copies of the series' albums have been sold worldwide." - Wikipedia

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