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"The Red Taxis" (original French title Les Taxis Rouges) is the first story from the Benny Breakiron comic book series by Peyo. The story is written by Peyo, with artwork by Peyo and Willy Maltaite.
Plot Summary[]
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Benny notices the new headquarters of a new company in his hometown, The Red Taxis. The bad thing is, these brand new models, with two-way radios and unexcelled customer service, are taking so many of Monsieur Dussiflard’s customers and might stop his business. Luckily, a man asks for a taxi and Monsieur Dussiflard is ready for it; however, before the gentleman can get into the blue taxi, a uniformed driver from the Red Taxis grabs the man and get him into a red taxis. A scuffle ensues, the red taxi hits a tree, and Monsieur Dussiflard takes his fare to the airport. The next day, the blue taxi belonging to Monsieur Dussiflard is damaged. He goes to The Red Taxis headquarters. Meanwhile, Benny's friend is missing. The worse part is that, two Red Taxis drivers walked out of the building carrying a chest and they put it in the manager’s trunk. This makes Benny fears The Red Taxis Company has kidnapped his friend. So, he begins to investigate where the manager took his friend, find out the manager's intentions, free his friend, and take down The Red Taxis Company.
Publication and Other Media[]
- 1960 - Serialized in Spirou magazine, issues 1183 to 1224.
- 1962 - Album published by Dupuis.
- 1967 - Published in Britain, Benny Brekiron was named as Tammy Tuff in this version.
- 1997 - Album published by Le Lombard.
- 2011 - Large format, limited collector's edition published by Golden Creek Studio.
- 2013 - Graphic novel, translated into English and published by Papercutz .
- 2014 - Movie "Benoît Brisefer: Les Taxis Rouges" released by Lambart Productions.
- 2015 - Included in the anthology The Smurfs And Friends Volume 1 by Papercutz.
Trivia[]
- The cover image of the story is a homage to that of Superman hoisting up and trashing a car on the cover of Action Comics (vol. 1) #1 from DC Comics.