So did the Plymouth Valiant name come from a french cartoon character?
I recently stumbled across this while watching some World Touring Car Racing. Check out the name and logo and on a Chevy Cruize even. Look familiar?
I did a little more digging and came up with this.
Michel Vaillant is the title of a French comics series created in 1957 by French cartoonist Jean Graton and published originally by Le Lombard. Later, Graton published the albums by himself when he founded Graton éditeur in 1982. Michel Vaillant is the main character of the eponymous series, a French racing car driver who competes mainly in Formula One.
On February 7, 1957 Jean Graton created the character Michel Vaillant, with five short stories published in the Belgian magazine Tintin. Given their positive reception, a full-length adventure was written and drawn by Graton, published in Tintin in 1959.
Pics from the cartoon.
I am just curious and wondering if anyone has anymore insight?
I recently stumbled across this while watching some World Touring Car Racing. Check out the name and logo and on a Chevy Cruize even. Look familiar?
I did a little more digging and came up with this.
Michel Vaillant is the title of a French comics series created in 1957 by French cartoonist Jean Graton and published originally by Le Lombard. Later, Graton published the albums by himself when he founded Graton éditeur in 1982. Michel Vaillant is the main character of the eponymous series, a French racing car driver who competes mainly in Formula One.
On February 7, 1957 Jean Graton created the character Michel Vaillant, with five short stories published in the Belgian magazine Tintin. Given their positive reception, a full-length adventure was written and drawn by Graton, published in Tintin in 1959.
Pics from the cartoon.
I am just curious and wondering if anyone has anymore insight?
