PRODUCERS OF TURKISH-MADE TINTIN ADVENTURES!
Burhan Yayınevi began publishing its weekly unlicensed Tenten comics in 1961. When the run of original stories was depleted, the publishers apparently ordered the production of new stories! The first one, 'Istanbulda' (In Istanbul), is a 'collage' (!) of traced editions of various Herge stories edited into a new story-line. The rest appear to be indinigous though some seem to incorporate material traced from non-Tintin comics.
The autorship and art of these Turkish-made adventures is unknown. However, Ali Avni Öneş (1926-82) was the translator of Herge's stories and he might have had an input, especially taking into consideration that he was also an author of children's stories. Altan Deliorman was credited for the "art works" in Burhan's comics from early 1960s which meant cover illustrations and/or the tracing job, so he is a likely candidate for drawing the Turkish-made adventures as well.
Herge's agent in Turkey did indeed reportedly sued Şener, but amazingly lost their case in court, on basis of Tintin's and Tenten's differences of title and format! Tenten continued at least into late 1960s. Other titles put out by Burhan Yayınevi in early 1960s include a short-lived Betman (Batman) comics and a comics for juvenile readers, Küçük Fatoş (1962), which featured Popeye and Katzenmjer Kids among others, as well as some obscure comics such as Korkusuz Bill (western?), Harika Adamlar (western) and Karaşahin (pilots). In 1965, Burhan Yayınevi also published a Turkish medieval heroics comics, Bahadır. Among the last comics published by Şener are Tarzan (Akim) from late 1960s and the short-lived King from 1972
İstanbul'da (In Istanbul)
Marmara Canavarı (Monster of Marmara)
Afrika'da (In Africa)
Merihe Gidiyoruz (We Are Going to Mars)
Uğursuz Film (Cursed Film)
Esrarlı Sirk (Mysterious Circus)
Asiler Arasında (Among Rebels)
Perili Dağ (Haunted Mountain)
Yamyamlar Arasında (Among Cannibals)
Öneş's bio: Güngör Gençay, 'Sessiz akan bir ırmak', Evrensel 14.11.02
Interview with Herge's agent in Turkey: Serüven no. 5
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