Barelli

Barelli is a comics series featuring an eponymous character, created by Bob de Moor, which first appeared in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Tintin on July 27, 1950. Barelli made sporadic serial runs throughout the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s while 8 albums in the series were released by Lombard and Bédescope.

Synopsis
Barelli is a theatre actor who often finds himself caught up in dangerous adventures.

Characters

 * Georges Barelli, a native of Yugoslavia with an Italian name, is a stage actor who achieved international stardom playing Antonio in William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice.
 * Inspector Moreau, from the Judicial Police in Paris.
 * Journalist Randor, a friend of Georges Barelli.
 * Anne Nannah, an actress and friend of the actor with whom she is discreetly infatuated.
 * Sophia Barelli, Georges' aunt or "Georgio".
 * Vittorio Barelli, Georges' uncle and Sophia's brother.

Serialised stories

 * 1) L'enigmatique monsieur Barelli (Tintin, 30/1950 - 9/1951)
 * 2) Barelli a nusa penida (Tintin, 10/1951 - 20/1952. Later Bob de Moor added pages to this adventure)
 * 3) Barelli et les agents secrets (Tintin, 1964)
 * 4) Barelli et le Bouddha boudant (Tintin, 1972)
 * 5) Bonne mine à la mer (Tintin, 1974)
 * 6) Barelli et le seigneur de Gonobutz (Tintin, 1976)
 * 7) Barelli et la mort de Richard II (1980)

Album publications

 * 1) L'énigmatique Mr Barelli (1956) Lombard
 * 2) Barelli et les agents secrets (1973), Lombard
 * 3) Barelli et le bouddha boudant (1974), Lombard
 * 4) Bonne mine à la mer (1975), Lombard
 * 5) Barelli à Nusa Penida T1 (1980), Bédescope
 * 6) Barelli à Nusa Penida T2 (1980), Bédescope
 * 7) Le Seigneur de Gonobutz (1980), Bedescope
 * 8) Barelli et la mort de Richard II (1980), Bedescope


 * Bruxelles Bouillonne (1989) Promotional comic book for the city of Brussels.