Tue, Jul 11, 2000
Doc and Yoyo accidentally meet three brothers, two of whom have been transformed into a whale and an eagle by a sorcerer whose captive princess they tried to free years ago. Hearing from the third brother about a crystal ball allegedly capable of weakening the sorcerer's powers, they decide to intrude his castle, presuming he keeps it there for safety.
Fri, Nov 5, 1999
Doc and Yoyo join Casper, an upstanding honest blonde commoner. He fulfills a double prophecy about marrying a wicked king's daughter. Casper first refuses her hand because he lost his heart on the way to the palace, until she appears: it's the same. The king poses a hard condition: bringing three golden hairs from the devil's head. Travelling to Hell, the trio promises to answer three personal questions. In hell, they find the devil to be domineered by his haughty grandma. They get her to bet for the hairs against their lives whether she can solve three riddles. Thus they fulfill all four their promises. The gold they earn from the grateful commoners brings Casper a surprising bonus.
Mon, Nov 8, 1999
The evil queen of Pirania prevents her daughter succeeding at the day of her wedding by setting all her suitors impossible tasks, at pain of death. So the wise king of Upper Bavaria has to imprison his son, who falls madly in love with the princess. Doc and Yoyo see him escape and convince him he needs a retinue. So the recruit on the way a giant and six other 'servants' with supernatural qualities. All of those prove crucial to pass three grueling tasks the queen sets.
Mon, Jul 10, 2000
Doc and Yoyo meet Johannes 'Hannes', the lifelong loyal servant of young King Nicholas, who is besotted since he saw a portrait with mean King Ronald's beautiful daughter, Princess Aurelia. They seduce her and hope to appease Ronald with gold, but he enlists a sorcerer to lay a triple curse on the wedding causing people to be petrified, so he can seize the country he coveted since Nicholas's wise father's rule. Hannes braves that fate during his hanging, all to save Nicholas, who then decides with Aurelia to redeem Hannes, with surprising consequences.
Mon, Nov 15, 1999
King Frederic's treasury is too empty to feed his people. His minister Count von Greif imposes draconian taxes. The miller can't pay, but saves his and his daughter's neck by claiming she can spin straw into gold. That only buys some time in the royal dungeon, but Doc Croc and Yoyo introduce her to the troll Melchior. He can transform into gold, but demands a counterpart every time. The third time it's her firstborn.
Fri, Nov 12, 1999
Doc and Yoyo meet strong, healthy, no-nonsense youngster Jacques, who decides to leave home on a quest for scary danger because he never felt fear of any kind, not even for the supernatural. They even try a haunted castle, but the resident ogre can't terrify Jaques, who cleverly triumphs. The princess whose hand he is therefore promised may be another matter.
Fri, Jul 7, 2000
The book drips Doc and Yoyo on a small farm. There a mean billy goat is the farmer's darling, on whose account all three farm-boys have been chased. The duo sets out to find them, and brings them home. As craft apprentices in town, they each got a remarkable gift - a donkey who emits gold, a table which fills itself with rich meals, and a club which beats up villains. The first two get stolen, but are cleverly retrieved. Still, the triple prodigal return is quite eventful.