Johan and Peewit

Johan and Peewit
Johan and Peewit with the series logo
Publication information
Publisher	Dupuis and Le Lombard
First appearance	1947
Created by	Peyo
In-story information
Species	Human
Partnerships	The Smurfs

Johan and Peewit (French: Johan et Pirlouit, pronounced [ʒoˈan e piʁˈlwi]) is a Belgian comics series created by Peyo. Since its initial appearance in 1947, it has been published in 13 albums that appeared before the death of Peyo in 1992. Thereafter, a team of comic book creators from Studio Peyo continued to publish the stories.

The series is set during the Middle Ages in Medieval Europe, and mainly concerns the adventures of Johan, a young squire and his jester sidekick Peewit, and includes elements of sword-and-sorcery. It is also notable for branching out into The Smurfs franchise, following their first introduction in the 1958 story The Smurfs and the Magic Flute.