De 4 esser

Published by Carlsen from 1973 to 1984, De 4 esser is a 13-issue German comic series that adapts Georges Chaulet’s stories of four quirky friends—Bouffi, Dina, Doc, Lastic, and Oscar—into a charming, lighthearted adventure strip. The series is most closely associated with the clean, expressive art of François Craenhals, who illustrated the entire run, and was translated into German by Gudrun Rasch and Hanne Lichtenberg. It stands as a notable European children’s comic of its era, bringing a beloved French book series to a new audience with warm, episodic storytelling.