Blondie – Altın Seri #55 80s Turkish Comic Turkey Chic Young

Fatoş (Blondie) – Altın Seri #55 (Turkish Edition, Bora Yayınları, Early 1980s)

Description:

This is a Turkish-language, black-and-white comic book titled Fatoş, published as part of Bora Yayınları’s Altın Seri, featuring the classic American comic strip Blondie, originally created by American cartoonist Chic Young. Blondie is one of the most iconic and enduring comic strips in American popular culture, portraying humorous and relatable moments from the daily life of Blondie, Dagwood, and their family.

This Turkish edition was released by Bora Yayınları, a publishing house founded in 1979 by Fuat Yılmaz, which was especially active during the early 1980s. The publisher played an important role in introducing adapted American and European comic characters to Turkish readers during a period when imported printing and color production were highly restricted by cost.

As with Bora Yayınları’s other comic releases, this issue was printed in black and white due to the high expense of color printing in Turkey at the time. The artwork was redrawn by Turkish artists using tracing paper (aydinger) rather than being printed directly from original plates. This method preserved the original compositions while allowing local production.

The Altın Seri was one of Bora Yayınları’s long-running anthology-style series, known for featuring different characters across its issues instead of following a single, uninterrupted narrative. As a result, each issue stands on its own and is collected individually.

This copy is Altın Seri Issue #55, featuring Fatoş (Blondie), and represents a typical example of Bora Yayınları’s localized comic production approach during the early 1980s.

Key Features:

• Series: Blondie

• Turkish Title: Fatoş

• Series Title: Altın Seri

• Issue: #55

• Creator: Chic Young

• Publisher: Bora Yayınları

• Founder of Publisher: Fuat Yılmaz

• Publication Period: Early 1980s

• Language: Turkish

• Print: Black and white

• Artwork: Redrawn by Turkish artists using tracing techniques

• Format: Softcover

• Condition: Good (small tear at one page)