Barelli

This article is about the comics series. For the city in India, see Bareilly. For the Italian politician and swimmer, see Paolo 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.

Barelli
Author(s)	Bob de Moor
Current status/schedule	Discontinued
Launch date	1956
End date	1989
Syndicate(s)	Le Lombard
Genre(s)	Adventure comics

Synopsis

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

Characters

The main character, Georges Barelli

• 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.

Bibliography

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.

See also

• Ligne claire

Sources

• Barelli publications in Belgian Tintin and French Tintin BDoubliées (in French)
• Barelli albums Bedetheque (in French)