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In the puppet series "Suske en Wiske" (1975) Henk
Molenberg did Lambik's voice. In the Suske en Wiske musical "De Stralende Sterren" (1994) Ronald Van Rillaer played the part of Lambik. Since the success of this play he became the official performer of Lambik in all stage adaptations of "Suske en
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he is probably born on 14 September. According to him "the youth was still working in mines when he was young". He had blond, reddish hair as a child. In some stories he claims to be a veteran from the
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Lambik's father, Papal-Ambik, was a poet who was incarcerated in a mental institution. Lambik and his brother Arthur freed him and brought him to the
African country Rotswana (pun on
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as characters in his other series "De
Vrolijke Bengels" between 1950 and 1953. In 1955 Lambik got his own spin-off series called "De Grappen van Lambik", which was a
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and often has to consult his conscience. Over the course of the series he has betrayed his friends regularly, yet he always makes up for the damage he caused.
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Lambik is a middle-aged, fairly fat man who is bald, except for three small hairs behind each of his ears. He often wears a white shirt, a black
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and when danger lurks about he fetches his army uniform and weapons. In later stories the material is described as "souvenirs" from that era.
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a year later. The character was initially called "Pukkel" ("Pimple"). Later he was named "Lambik", based on
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and placed in 2005. It depicts Lambik as he appears on the cover of the album "De
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rebooted the series with new gags. Four new albums were made until the series was terminated in 2007.
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drew Lambik in the winter of 1944-1945 on some white sheets of paper, before he started
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of the franchise and one of the most popular and recognizable comic book characters in
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461:"De Laatste Vloek", Standaard Uitgeverij (2002-2003)
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452:"De Vliegende Aap", Standaard Uitgeverij (1946).
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470:"De Bloedbroeder", Standaard Uitgeverij (2013).
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