''Simon du Fleuve'' is a

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series written by Claude Auclair, with five volumes published between 1976 and 1978, and a second cycle of four albums from 1988 to 1989. ''Simon du Fleuve'' started in the pages of ''

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'' magazine. The heirs of

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have stated that elements of the story are stolen in Auclair's prequel of Simon du Fleuve named ''La balade de Cheveu-Rouge'' from Giono's ''

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''. At least three albums have been published in English so far: * Simon of the River 1 - Clan of Centaurs * Simon of the River 2 - Slaves * Simon of the River 3 - Mailis French comic strips French graphic novels Science fiction comics 1976 comics debuts 1978 comics endings 1988 comics debuts 1989 comics endings Post-apocalyptic comics Lombard Editions titles

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