'Basel'.
Haroon (in Arabic: هارون) was a mid-20th century Armenian comics artist who lived and worked in Egypt. He was co-founder of the Egyptian magazine Samir (سمير) and creator of the gag comics 'Ib Goha and Sambo' and 'Basel'.
Life and career
Not much is known about the cartoonist's background. His Armenian name was Herant, but he used the Arab variation Haroon for his comics. In April 1956, together with Bernie Aalmeon, he was one of the first contributors to the Egyptian comics weekly Samir, which was distributed in Caïro by the government-owned publishing company Dar Al-Hilal.
Hartoon was the creator of the gag features 'Ib Goha and Sambo', about an Arab boy and his black Nubian sidekick Sambo. Another well known series by Haroon was the scouts comic 'Basel'. He introduced the novelty of having Basel's adventures start on the front cover of the magazine, and continuing inside, making readers curious enough to buy the entire issue. Other artists who have drawn 'Basel' adventures were Hamed, the Belgian comic artist Roger Camille (Kiko) and the Russian cartoonist Federoff. Haroon was disabled and drew his comics sitting in a wheelchair.
'Ib Goha and Sambo'.