other quarters to punish the local boys for the mockeries. Thanks to this organization Vonts achieved reputation and respect of youngsters from the other parts of town, who were no more laughing at them, but feared them instead. The double meaning of the name of the quarter seems as intentional pun for one meaning serves as the reason for the unique community of boys from the quarter (the way they faced the mockeries from other boys) while the other describes the appearance of the quarter. All visits of the quarter by Rychlé Šípy happened at evening, at dusk. The quarter is characterised as a very old one with narrow and crooked alleys, which are lit by old style lamps with dimmer light than lamps of other parts of the town. The quarter was therefore quite dark at that time and full of shadows. There are several places in the Czech Republic named Stínadla, Na Stínadlech etc.; however, the old town quarter as described in the trilogy is fictional. References External links Czech comics Scouting in popular culture 1938 comics debuts 1989 comics endings Comics characters introduced in 1938 Fictional Czech people Czech comics characters Child characters in comics Adventure comics Fictional quintets Comics adapted into films Comics adapted into television series