Ibañez even made a story set in Copenhagen in honor of his Danish fans, featuring the Little Mermaid Statue as a main character. The new publication actually is vastly superior to the first one, since that one suffered from a bad translation and sloppy work, and its sales right away proved the series is still highly popular in Germany. The series had a period of No Export for You, but another publisher took up the slack to publish the series in Germany. One of their best stories is set in Germany, with Mortadelo and Filemón going all around the country in their mission (and successfully crossing the Berlin Wall twice, although those parts were replaced with something else in the German edition). Germany was the country where the series (known as Clever & Smart) got its biggest sales, second only to Spain, and the margin is pretty narrow.Franchise Zombie: The series has been accused of this since roughly the early 2000's.In fact, considering this was the first, only and last time he appeared in an adaptation (and that he had disappeared from the comics much before), it is a feat that people still remember him so well. Despite being just a sporadic character from an ancient timeframe, Bestiájez is exceptionally well remembered in popular culture, probably because the 1994 animated series adapted several of the chapters where he appeared and made him an ever-present force in the TIA.She was also brought back for the 2014 CGI movie despite having been absent from both live action films. Irma was only in the series for exactly three years (1987-1990), but that amount of time was enough for her to become one of the most memorable secondary characters in Mortadelo y Filemón, to the point people who don't follow closely the series are often unaware that she is not a part of the cast anymore.This was so egregious that, when "El Tirano" ("The Tyrant"), another story which could be considered a remake of the aforementioned story, was released much later, this time Ibañez made sure to clearly show the antagonist as a monster. However, Rana always treats the titular characters with respect, with even Filemón pointing out that he pays very well (in stark contrast with the Súper), and he's never shown to be doing anything evil apart from trying to kill the Súper (and the exact reason for such harmful desire is never explained) until the very last chapter where he tries to kill Mortadelo and Filemón as well (and that's only after he's heard they're trying to kill him, so it would count as self-defense). The titular characters are told by the Súper to become The Mole in Rana's organization and kill him before Rana kills the Súper first. Designated Villain: The biggest flaw in "Objetivo: Eliminar al Rana" ("Objective: Eliminate the Frog").Real life politicians, wherever they show up, get absolutely no quarter.
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