the end of the story he abdicates because he doesn't want to leave his friends behind. In "Het Ros Bazhaar" ("The Horse Bazhaar") (1974) Suske runs away from home, because he feels the others don't understand him. He does this again in "De Curieuze Neuzen" ("The Curious Noses") (2007), but this time because he feels unwanted seeing he is an orphan. In "De Goalgetter" (1990) Suske becomes an association football champion and his success goes to his head. In "Het Gebroken Dorp" (2014) Suske becomes count of Marchimont, after saving the city from a local curse. Relation with Wiske Suske and Wiske are best friends, despite quarreling once in a while. One of the recurring storylines is Wiske's jealousy whenever Suske receives attention from other young, attractive females. In spin-offs Suske plays the central role in the spin-off series Amoras. The first volume is named after him. He is also the central character in the junior version Klein Suske en Wiske ("Little Suske and Wiske"). In popular culture Both he and Wiske have their own statue in the Antwerp Zoo in Antwerp. It was sculpted by René Rosseel in 1978. They also have a statue in Middelkerke, sculpted by Monique Mol in 2002. On June 15, 1995 an illustrated wall was dedicated to Suske and Wiske in the Laekenstraat in Brussels, Belgium. Suske and Wiske are also part of an illustrated wall in the Korte Ridderstraat 8 in Antwerp, which was revealed on May 13, 2006. On April 24, 2009 a similar wall was revealed in Kalmthout. In the 1975-1976 Dutch TV puppet series Suske en Wiske Suske's voice was done by Paula Majoor. In the 1994 musical "De Stralende Sterren" David Verbeeck played the part of Suske. In the 2002 musical "De Spokenjagers" Suske was played by Sébastien De Smet. Niels Destadsbader played Suske in the 2008 musical "De Circusbaron". In the 2004 live-action film Joeri Busschots played Suske. In the 2009 3-D animated feature film Luke and Lucy: The Texas Rangers Marijn Klaver played Luke (Suske). Sources Spike and Suzy Comics characters introduced in 1946 Fictional adoptees Male characters in comics Orphan characters in comics