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GOSCINNY**, RENE & TABARY, [JEAN] [illustrator]: : IZNOGOUD the Infamous - An Adventure of Haroun al Plassid

LONDON.EGMONT/METHUEN,1977.

ISBN 0416053807.

UK,slim Qrto wraps,1st edn.[Originally and first published,DARGAUD S.A.PARIS,France in 1969.This the first English edn,translated by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge.] VG+.No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj,card covers - as issued.Bright,clean, colour pictorial artwork by Tabary,illustrated card covers; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears and no loss.Top+fore-edges with age acquired ageing/toning - as usual/normal,though contents are bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no internal markings and no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips.English language edn translated by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge.Written by Rene Goscinny and illustrated by Tabary,with colour comic strip art.UK,slim Qrto wraps,1st edn,48pp [unpaginated,but also includes the title page and rear free endpapers] colour,cartoon strip story,illustrated by Tabary.2nd title of a total of 8 (from 1977-80) of the 'Iznogoud' series. Very collectable and uncommonly scarce. Baghdad,where magicians and marvels were two a penny under the rule of its easy-going Caliph, Haroun al Plassid.The Caliph was a real nob who would pass anywhere. . . The Caliph's Grand Vizier Iznogoud,a very bad little man,got up to tricks whenever it suited him.For he had many cards up his sleeve, and just one idea in his head. . . And the wicked,base,treacherous,evil Grand Vizier had a strong-arm man called Wa'at Alahf, goodness knows why.He was very faithful to his master,but not such a fool as he looked,as you will find out. And so,once upon a time ...th Jean Tabary (b. 5th March 1930 – d. 18 August 2011.) was a French comics' artist.abary was born in Stockholm and made his comics debut with Richard et Charlie published in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Vaillant on 5 November 1956.In 1962 Tabary began a long-lasting collaboration with René Goscinny,creating the series Les aventures du Calife Haroun el Poussah,first published in Record on 15 January 1962,which went on to huge success,eventually being adapted into a cartoon TV series,films, and video games.In 1968 the series changed its serial publication magazine to Goscinny's 'Pilote' magazine. Valentin le vagabond,another series Tabary initially created with Goscinny, also appeared in Pilote since 1962. The short stories initially focused on caliph Haroun El Poussah (Haroun El-Plassid in the English translation), a good-natured, but lazy and dim-witted monarch. He spends most of his time sleeping, eating and drinking, while his reign is threatened by his evil grand vizier, Iznogoud.The short-sized and short-tempered politician desperately wants to overthrow Haroun,which he voices in his iconic redundant catchphrase: "Je veux devenir caliphe à la place du caliph!" ("I want to become caliph instead of the caliph!"). In each storyline,Iznogoud hatches up a convoluted scheme to depose the caliph.He is aided by his loyal servant Dilat Larath (Wa'at Alahf in the English translation),who carries out the dirty,exhausting,dangerous and disgraceful parts of the plans.Dilat often complains,but nevertheless grudgingly obeys his master.Also,he is usually the first and only one to realize the major flaws of his master's plans.In some stories he even predicts how everything could go wrong,but Iznogoud is too stubborn to listen or admit his mistake. Needless to say,all of Iznogoud’s coups backfire,either by bad luck or his own stupidity.Although the readers know this beforehand,the fun comes from observing how he will screw up each time. Goscinny and Tabary found clever ways to keep the predictable premise fresh, funny and – ironically – unpredictable. After Goscinny's death in 1977,Tabary continued to create Iznogoud albums.Tabary's own publishing label,at first named Editions de la Séguinière,then Éditions Tabary,continued to publish Tabary work,ultimately albums in the Corinne et Jeannot series,and the most recent Iznogoud volume,'La faute de l'ancêtre',in 2004. In 2004,Jean Tabary suffered a stroke, motivating him to retire.A year later,the death of his beloved wife Collette sent him into a depression.In 2011,the veteran artist died at age 81,in his home town Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult in the Charente-Maritime department,near the South West coast of France. His 'Iznogoud' series is still a household name and new installments are being produced to this day (2022). Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,slim Qrto wraps,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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