The Smurfs (comics)

The Smurfs
Les Schtroumpfs
Created by Peyo[1]
Publication information
Genre Adventure, humor
Publication date October 23, 1958
Status Ongoing
Country of origin Belgium
Original language French
Publisher Dupuis[2]
Formats Comic strip (Spirou magazine), graphic novels
Main character(s) Papa Smurf, Smurfette
Number of books published: 40
Website: official website
Creative team
Writer(s) Peyo and Studio Peyo
Artist(s) Peyo and Studio Peyo
Creator(s) Peyo
Reprints
The series has been reprinted, at least in part, in Dutch, English, German, Polish, and Swedish

The Smurfs (French: Les Schtroumpfs; Dutch: De Smurfen) is a Belgian comic series, created by cartoonist Peyo (pen name of Pierre Culliford). The titular creatures were introduced as supporting characters in an already established series, Johan and Peewit in 1958, and starred in their own series from 1959. Thirty-nine Smurf comic albums have been created, 16 of them by Peyo. Originally, the Smurf stories appeared in Spirou magazine with reprints in many different magazines, but after Peyo left the publisher Dupuis, many comics were first published in dedicated Smurf magazines, which existed in French, Dutch and German. A number of short stories and one page gags have been collected in comic books next to the regular series of 39. By 2008, Smurf comics have been translated into 25 languages, and some 25 million albums have been sold.[3]

  1. ^ "Pierre Culliford, Smurf Creator, Dies at 64". The New York Times. 1992-12-25. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  2. ^ Nash, Eric P. (2002-12-02). "Charles Dupuis, 84, Publisher Who Introduced the Smurfs". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  3. ^ Lichfield, John (2008-10-23). "Smurfs celebrate their 50th birthday". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 2008-10-23.

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