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Despite his high I.Q. Adhemar does sometimes makes human errors or turns out to be fallible. His inventions sometimes fail or his laboratory explodes. Some of this failings also lead to new adventures, for instance in "Het
Zevende Spuitje" or "Aboe-Markoeb" (1966). In "De Witte Parel" ("The White
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with the message "To my dear friend
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526:, where the prize is traditionally handed out, he also received a statue near De Warande in 1991. It was designed by sculptor Ivo van Damme. On 5 September 2016 the statue was victim of vandalism and pushed of its plint, but quickly put back again the next day. A book store in
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Adhemar often puts his intelligence in advantage to the US government. In "De
Brollebril" (1960) he sells it for 50.000 dollar. In "De Driedubbelgestreepte" ("The Three Double Striped One") (1962) the Americans want to use him in the
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appears in "Het Groene Vuur" ("The Green Fire") (1966). He loses most of his childlike traits too, despite never aging beyond the age of five. In "De
Adhemar Bonbons" ("The Adhemar Pralines") (1989) he reveals that he eats
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and speaks 36 languages fluently. In "Het Groene Vuur" ("The Green Fire") (1965) he makes a trip throughout the USA as an advanced fellow of the
Belgian American Educational Foundation. He teaches in German
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also hires him in "Hoed je voor Kastar" ("Beware of Kastar") (1973). Adhemar does sometimes work for the
Belgian government as well. In "Het Kwade Oog" ("The Evil Eye") (1974-1975) he prepares an anti-
247:: "Het is wetenschappelijk niet verantwoord" ("It's scientifically not possible"). In most cases he turns out to be right, but occasionally certain phantasy creatures do turn out to exist after all.
194:, while Adhemar gained it by birth. Petoetje was the one who first discovered Adhemar's genius in "De Zoon van Nero" ("The Son of Nero") (1959), when he let him play in his laboratory.
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office he convinces the man behind the counter to raise the money. Later in the story
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to governments or offers his inventions to leaders of the West, but in "De Kromme Cobra" ("The
Crooked Cobra") (1964) he becomes Prime Minister of the Indian state Rachepour.
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As one of the most recognizable Flemish comic book characters Adhemar has penetrated Flemish popular culture in many ways. The annual comic book award
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