Teddy Ted was a classic realistic western. A solitary
cowboy, loyal to the Triangle 9 ranch, near the imaginary town of Tombstone,
faced bandits of all kinds, riding his horse Stormy, backing the venerable
sheriff Old Pecos, his friends are Sancho and the young Bronxy, The alcoholic
doctor Doc Holways (visibly inspired by a character played by Thomas Mitchell
in John Ford's "The Ride") and the Apache, his mysterious and
taciturn companion. Later they will be joined by Mamie Bazar, Father Six Shots,
Sleep-Out ...
The series was published for thirteen years, first in
episodes from the No. 934 of Vaillant 's 7 April 1963 and then complete stories
in Pif Gadget to No. 312 (No. 1550) of the 18 April 1975 . The series ended
after the hundred and twenty-second episode of the western victim in the Italian
style (Western Mysteries). A Small format appeared under this title from the
publisher Jeunesse et Vacances which published six issues from February to
December 1977 20x27 cm format.
Jacques Kambouchner, alias Jacques Kamb or Kamb, was born
on March 2, 1933 in Paris and was a writer of French comics. He died in Paris
on the night of 5 to 6 February 2015. He was the uncle of the philosopher Denis
Kambouchner. He worked as a cartoonist for publishers such as L'Humanité , La
Vie Ouvriere , France Nova , La Vie du Rail. Jacques also worked for such
newspapers as Vaillant, 34 Camera, Record and Driver and several others.
He was the writer-creator of the cowboy comic series
Teddy Ted in Vaillant. Kamb also designed the futuro-comedy series Zor and
Mlouf against 333 for the newspaper Vaillant
From 2004 to 2008, he continued to work actively with the
new Pif Gadget.
He died in Paris on the night of 5 to 6 of February 2015.
