created a board game about traffic laws, which was included in the middle of the book. After Chmielewski created the fourth book, Tytus the Soldier, his publishers thought that drawing army vehicles in a cartoon way might be perceived as ridicule by the People's Army of Poland, and hired another artist to draw realistic pictures of the vehicles and weaponry used by the Army. They were included, along with technical specifications, in the margins of the comic book. While Chmielewski planned to portray a positive view of the United States in Journey Around a Quarter of the World, such as his characters becoming stuntmen in Hollywood, the publishers wanted to stress the existence of racism. They also proposed to include an episode where Tytus would meet partisans in fighting in the Angolan War of Independence. Chmielewski disagreed, saying that such issues are too serious for a humorous comic book. Nonetheless, in the final version of the book, the main characters witness a private-owned "whites only" beach in Miami. Awards For his involvement in World War II, especially the Warsaw Uprising, Chmielewski was awarded the Warsaw Cross of the Uprising in 1983, and the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta in 2006. For his artistic career, Chmielewski was awarded the Gloria Artis Medal for Merit for Culture, Gold Class (in 2007), the highest Polish order given for artistic deeds (with Gold Medal being its highest class). On the same day, two other comic book creators, Tadeusz Baranowski and Janusz Christa were also awarded, although with Silver Medals. It was the first time that comic book artists have received Gloria Artis. In 2019, Chmielewski was awarded the by the President of Poland. He was also a Knight of the Order of the Smile. References Further reading External links Official website of Henryk Chmielewski Official website of Tytus, Romek i A'Tomek comics 1923 births 2021 deaths Polish comics artists Polish publicists Polish resistance members of World War II Artists from Warsaw Warsaw Uprising insurgents Recipients of the Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw alumni Journalists from Warsaw