THE ��LL�LER FAMILY & THEIR TRACED, B&W ASTERIX COMICS | ||||||||
The �illiler family is notable for introducing Asterix to Turkey in unlicensed traced, b&w versions in late 1960s. In the early 1960s, Ya�ar �illiler was a distributor for Burhan Yay�nevi, a low budget publisher of unlicensed comics, including the Turkish edition of Tintin. I 1965, his family themselves apparently went into comics publication business with the obscure Acar which would become an umbrella title for technical-legal reasons for their separate comics magazines, beginning with Aster the same year. In 1967, the �illilers began publishing weekly B�c�r, which initially ran (unlicensed, traced, b&w, as always with the �illiler family) Vieux Nick comics from Spirou and then Iznogoud from Tintin. With no. 13 (20.2.1968), B�c�r began to run Asterix. For several years, B�c�r alternately ran Asterix and other French-Belgian comics. Sometime in the early 1970s, the ownership of the comics passed from �arika �illiler to Ya�ar & Co�ar �illiler (later, Ya�ar �illiler would assume the ownership solely himself). The last panel of each comics in B�c�r is signed by Ayten �illiler-Oflaz whom it can be assumed to have been responsible for the tracing job. The cover illustrations are signed by either her or Co�ar [Co�ar �illiler] or Co�ar & Serap [?]; only the first three issues were by veteran illustrator Hayri �nder. The �illilers took over Fato� (Blondie) from Nihat �zcan in 1970 (published initially as Yeni Fato� [New Blondie] and then simply as Fato�) and Red Kit (Lucky Luke) from Bilge �akrak in 1974; both magazines, as well as S�per Tarzan (1971 [Akim]), continued well into the late 1980s with endless reprints in several series, Short-lived titles put out by the �illilers are Nik (1965), Tom Roks (1971), K���k Prens (1972 [Johan & Pirlout]), Yuki (1973 [original Turkish juvenile adventure]), Alt�nkanat (1976 [Dago]), and Sipru (1977 [Spirou]). |
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Asterix adventures published by the �illilers: Aster 1st series (1965-66) no. 1-3 Gotlara Kar�� no. 4-6 Alt�n Han�er no. 7-9 Gladyat�r no. 10-12 Galya Turu B�c�r 1st series (1967-68): (no. 1 thru 12 are non-Asterix) no. 13-15 Romal�lara Kar�� no. 16-18 �efler Sava�� no. 19-21 Normanlar no. 22-24 Britonlar Aras�nda B�c�r 2nd series (1968-?): (no. 1-3 & 10-12 are confirmed non-Asterix, no. 4 thru 9 unknown) no. 13-15 Kleopatra no. 16-18 Lejyoner (no. 19 thru 24 are non-Asterix) Aster 2nd series (1969): no. 1?-3? Gladyat�r no. 4?-6? Alt�n Tap�nak no. 7-9 Galya Turu no. 10-12 Gotlara Kar�� B�c�r 3rd series (1970-?) no. 1-3 Olimpiyatlarda no. 4-6 Avern Kalkan� no. 7-9 Para Kazan� no. 10-12 Romal�lara Kar�� no. 13-15 �efler Sava�� no. 16-18 Normanlar no. 19-21 Britonlar Aras�nda |
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