Jacques Van Melkebeke
Cartoonist, Deceased Person
1904 – 1983
Who was Jacques Van Melkebeke?
Jacques Van Melkebeke was a Belgian painter, journalist, writer, and comic strip writer. He is regarded by many as the "third man" of the Franco-Belgian comic strip, as obscure now as his influence was great at a certain time.
A friend of Hergé, Van Melkebeke took part in a semi-official way in the development of some of the storylines of The Adventures of Tintin, adding a number of cultural references. He is also supposed to have contributed to certain elements of the Blake and Mortimer series, although Edgar P. Jacobs disputed this fact. Van Melkebeke's personality was one of the main sources of inspiration for the Blake and Mortimer character Philip Angus Mortimer.
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- Born
- Dec 12, 1904
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Profession
- Died
- Jun 8, 1983
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on July 23, 2013
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