Les Éditions Dargaud is a publisher of Franco-Belgian and French comic book series. It was founded in 1943 by Georges Dargaud. Tintin, one of the most famous Belgian comics Franco-Belgian comics are comics written in Belgium and France. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ...

Initially, Dargaud published novels for women. In 1948, they started Line, a "magazine for elegant women", as well as a French edition of the Belgian Tintin magazine. 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... The Adventures of Tintin (originally Les Aventures de Tintin), drawn and written by the Belgian writer-artist Georges Remi a. ...

In 1960, Dargaud bought the weekly magazine Pilote from René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo, and Jean-Michel Charlier, and the same year they published their first albums. Uderzo continued as editor of the magazine, and Charlier was album editor for a period. 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Pilote was a French cartoon periodical published from 1959 to 1989. ... René Goscinny (August 14, 1926 – November 5, 1977) Polish- French author, editor and humorist, who is best known for the comic strip Astérix, which he created with illustrator Albert Uderzo, and the comic strip Lucky Luke. // Early life René was born in Paris in 1926, to Stanislaw Simkha Goscinny... Albert Uderzo Albert Uderzo (born April 25, 1927 in France) is a French comic book artist, and scriptwriter. ... hi, i love runescape, yet i know nothing about Jean-Michel Charlier. ... In Europe, a comic album is the equivalent to a graphic novel, being of A4 size and hardcover, typically with 48 pages. ...

In 1974, Dargaud wanted to diversify, and Pilote became a monthly magazine, and spawned another two monthly magazines. The new magazines were Lucky Luke Mensuel (a Western themed magazine) and Achille Talon Magazine (a humor based magazine). However, both of them were unable to sustain a readership and folded within a year. The comics from these two magazines were put back into Pilote. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... The Western is an American genre in literature and film. ... Michel Regnier, (May 5, 1931 - October 29, 1999) was a Belgian comic-book writer and artist, best-known by his pseudonym, Greg. ...

External links

• Dargaud website