Jerom's original appearance was inspired by the caveman Alley Oop by V.T. Together they defeat Le Handru and at the end of the story Jerom travels back to 1953 with them. At first the cast is powerless against him, but later Wiske is able to make Jerom their ally instead. They have to fight against a French duke, Le Handru, who used a super strong thawed caveman, Jerom, as his secret weapon. In this story Suske, Wiske, Lambik and Aunt Sidonia time travel to the 17th century where they work as musketeers for the French king. Jerom was introduced in the album De Dolle Musketiers ("The Zany Musketeers" 1953). In the English translations he has been named Wilbur, Jerome, or Jethro. This was changed back to Jerom when the entire series was translated into Algemeen Beschaafd Nederlands. In the earliest Dutch translations Jerom's name was changed into "Jeroen". Jerom's popularity with readers is so huge that he inspired at least two spin-off series: Jerom de Gouden Stuntman (1962–1991) and J. He is the series' strongman and well known for his physically impossible powers that often make him the deus ex machina who solves every problem. Jerom is a Flemish comic book character and one of the main cast members in the Belgian comic strip, Suske en Wiske by Willy Vandersteen.
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