Issue Description

Johan gets beaten up and taken aboard a ship that's headed for Baghdad. After his arrival he saves the life of the local chief and is released. Johan tries to convince the chief that he should release his slaves but he's unwilling to do so, after which Johan searches and finds the Pearl of Baghdad and gives it to the chief together with some advice to let the slaves free so they can fight the Mongols. The chief still isn't convinced and Johan goes home and finds out later the city fell to the invading Mongols.

De Rode Ridder (1959)

Publisher

Standaard Uitgeverij

Volume Description

This Flemish comic started came from the hand and mind of Willy Vandersteen. It's based on Johan de Rode Ridder (Johan the Red Knight) a character from the youth books by the same name that were written by Leopold Vermeiren. It's the publisher Standaard Uitgeverij longest running series after to Suske en Wiske.

The first 106 issue covers were originally blue with black and white stories, with the exception to number 106, which had a full color story. From issue 107 on the cover was in silver, with full cover stories. They also re-released most of the blue series as full colored series with silver covers (added here as alternative covers). When Karel Biddeloo left in 2004 the cover got a complete makeover now with only the left side of the cover being silver.

De Rode Ridder stories were drawn and written by Willy Vandersteen. At first the stories started as normal medieval knight stories with a mythical element here and there. From issue number 19 (King Arthur) the Arthurian legend was woven into the story line. From issue number 44 (Three Mercenaries), Karel Biddeloo drew and wrote the stories on his own. He used a lot more Fantasy and Sword and Sorcery than his predecessor.

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