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On August 29, 1968, the first appearance of the comic series Les Tuniques Bleues (The Bluecoats) made its debut in the Spirou magazine. The Belgian comic was created by Raoul Cauvin and it follows two United States cavalrymen during the American Civil War. For today, Alex D., our apprentice in the print shop from Belgium, letterpress printed something for the anniversary of The Bluecoats. What was printed was an image of a matchlock, which is the only image of a firearm in our shop. The text, “H