Gentlemen GmbH

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Comic
title Gentlemen GmbH
Original title Gli Aristocratici
country Italy
author Alfredo Castelli
Illustrator Ferdinando Tacconi
publishing company Corriere della Sera
magazine Corriere dei ragazzi
First publication 1973-1980

Gentlemen GmbH (Italian Gli Aristocratici ) is an Italian comic series .

content

A group of gentlemen and a woman, always elegantly dressed, undertake carefully devised raids. The band retains only 10 percent for itself, the rest is charity donated. The victims form Mafiosi or comparable clans, so that the gentlemen are also used directly by Scotland Yard to fight crime.

people

  • Graf: Head of the group
  • Moose: Heavy and combat-experienced Irishman
  • Kurt: Tech-obsessed Swiss
  • Pedro: Safe crackers and charmer
  • Jean: The Count's pretty niece
  • Inspector Allen: Inspector at Scotland Yard

publication

The series first appeared in 1973 in the comic magazine Corriere dei ragazzi and ran there in sequels until 1977. In Germany, the series first appeared in 1973 and then again from 1979 in the magazine Zack , whose publishing house also released four albums. The albums were released by Novedi in Belgium and by Fleurus in France . In Italy, a complete edition has been published by Nona Arte since 2018 .

Album releases in Germany

  • Scotland Yard chases the gentlemen, as Zack Box 34, Koralle-Verlag (1979)
  • The Racetrack Mafia, as Volume 2, Koralle-Verlag (1980)
  • In the Clutches of the Mafia, as Volume 3, Koralle-Verlag (1981)
  • King Arthur's Wonder Sword, as Volume 4, Koralle-Verlag (1981)
  • The golden triangle, series "Detectives, crooks and agents" Volume 1, Ehapa Verlag (1982)
  • Abduction in Barcelona, series "Detectives, crooks and agents" Volume 4, Ehapa Verlag (1982)

Short stories

(Abstract)

  • The Scottish Aunt, in Zack Parade 7, Koralle-Verlag (1974), Orig .: Sélection Tintin 18 (1973)
  • James Bond bakes little rolls, in Zack Parade 8, Koralle-Verlag (1974) and Zack Pocket 11, Koralle-Verlag (1981), orig .: Come salvammo la reputazione del miglior agente segreto di Sua Maestà, Corrier Boy 27/1974
  • Air freight for the diamond sheikh, in Zack Parade 9, Koralle-Verlag (1975), Orig .: Corrier Boy
  • The fine English way, in Zack Parade 10, Koralle-Verlag (1975)
  • A man named Sherlock Holmes, in Zack Parade 12, Koralle-Verlag (1975)
  • Much Ado About Nothing, in Zack Parade 13, Koralle-Verlag (1975)
  • Assassination attempt on the Queen, in Zack Parade 14, Koralle-Verlag (1975)
  • The Mona Lisa's false smile, in Zack Parade 16, Koralle-Verlag (1976)
  • One plays wrong, in Zack Parade 17, Koralle-Verlag (1976)
  • The Millionaire's Island, in Zack Parade 18, Koralle-Verlag (1976)
  • Thieves have a hard time in Zack Parade 20, Koralle-Verlag (1976)
  • Witchcraft and hot rhythms, Zack Parade 22, Koralle-Verlag (1977) and Zack Pocket 6, Koralle-Verlag (1980), Orig: La porta sbarrata, Corrier Boy 25/1975
  • Assassination attempt in Istambul, in Zack Parade 23, Koralle-Verlag (1977), Orig .: Corriere dei Ragazzi
  • The Countess's Garter, in Zack Parade 24, Koralle-Verlag (1977)
  • Jean and the Guru, in Zack Parade 25, Koralle-Verlag (1977)
  • Tarzan and the Elephant, in Zack Parade 26, Koralle-Verlag (1977), Orig .: In aiuto di Lord Greystone, Corrier Boy 28/1977
  • Every year again, in Zack Parade 38, Koralle-Verlag (1980)
  • Tarzan the elephant, in Zack Parade 41, Koralle-Verlag (1981)
  • The stolen Mona Lisa, in Zack Parade 43, Koralle-Verlag (1981)
  • Chianti does not foam, as Zack special issue 4, Mosaik Steinchen for Steinchen Verlag (2002)

Short story collections

  • Zack Pocket 6, Koralle-Verlag (1980)
  • Zack Pocket 11, Koralle-Verlag (1981)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gentlemen GmbH at Deutscher Comic Guide