Henryk Chmielewski (comics) - Tytus, Romek I A'Tomek

Tytus, Romek I A'Tomek

In early 1965, after nine years of Tytus... as a newspaper comics in episodes, Wydawnictwo Harcerskie's (Polish: Scouting Publishing) director Janusz Maruszewski proposed to create a comic book with the characters. Since the publisher was only allowed to release scouting-related works, Chmielewski was given very specific instructions about the story: Romek and A'Tomek were planned to be members of the Polish Scouting and Guiding Association, who check whether Tytus might also become a scout. During the story, the main characters would also try to find their first jobs and earn money to visit a scout camp, learn about conserving historical monuments and fight with superstitions. The publishers ordered Chmielewski to create a comics which would give "education through entertainment and entertainment through education".

After six month of drawing and getting the approval of the Main Office of Control of Press, Tytus harcerzem (Polish: Tytus the Scout) debuted in 1966 in 30.000 copies, which were all sold within a week. Due to its popularity, the book was quickly re-released in another 30.000 copies.

Although the comics was initially not planned to be a series, Chmielewski was asked to create a second book, this time dealing with traffic laws. Tytus otrzymuje prawko jazdy (English: Tytus gets a Driving License) debuted in 1967, in 50.000 copies, which were also sold-out very quickly. Following the success, Wydawnictwo Harcerskie ordered another three books: Tytus kosmonautą (English: Tytus the Cosmonaut, released in 1968), Tytus żołnierzem (English: Tytus the Soldier, 1969) and Podróż do ćwierć koła świata (English: Journey around a Quarter of the World, 1970). All in all, Chmielewski created thirty one books (counting the main series only), concluded with Tytus kibicem (English: Tytus the Sports Fan) in 2008.

Currently, Chmielewski creates "albums" (or artbooks) with his characters. Unlike comics, they have no plot, being composed of separate satirical pictures. The first album, featuring Tytus and his friends as soldiers during the Battle of Warsaw, was published in 2010.