Trivia

Also a journalist.

Created the character of Bob Morane in 1953 with the first episode of his series of novels (then comic books) 'La Vallée Infernale' (released on December 16, 1953).

He was a secret agent during WWII and he used numerous pseudonyms.

He published over 200 titles in the action and science-fiction genre.

In 1946 he moved to Paris and wrote for a while for an American news agency and French newspapers. Still, he continued writing novels. In 1949 he published La Belle Nuit pour un Homme Mort (Good Night for a Dead Man), and moved back to Belgium.

He used a number of other pseudonyms, including Jacques Colombo, Robert Davids, Duchess Holiday, C. Reynes, Jacques Seyr, Lew Shannon, and Ray Stevens, as well as his real name.

Winner of the ESFS Awards in 1978 FANTASTIC & FANTASY AWARDS - Cycle of Novels for Bob Morane cycle.

Between 1949 and 1953 Vernes wrote several tales for weekly magazines like Heroïc Albums and Mickey Magazine, under various pen names.

Vernes was the subject of a documentary, Henri Vernes, un aventurier de l'imaginaire (1997), and in 1999, at age 81, he was decorated as Officier in the Belgian Order of Arts and Letters.

He has also written scripts for animated movies and scenarios for comics.