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Illustrator, Cartoonist, Scriptwriter of comics
Born Yvan Delporte
Belgian comics writer
Born on June 24, 1928 in Saint-Gilles, Bruxelles-Capitale , Belgium
Died on March 5, 2007 in Bruxelles, Bruxelles-Capitale , Belgium
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... Yvan Delporte (24 June 1928 – 5 March 2007) was a Belgian comics writer, and was editor-in-chief of Spirou magazine between 1955 and 1968 during a period considered by many the golden age of Franco-Belgian comics. He is credited with several creative contributions, among these his collaborations with Peyo on The Smurfs, with René Follet on Steve Severin (1/2) and André Franquin with the creation of Gaston Lagaffe and the co-authorship of Idées noires.
Biography
Delporte started at Spirou at the age of 17. Where his first job was to retouch the cleavage in American comics which at the time were considered excessively lewd. He handled other odd jobs, and over time touched upon a great deal of different occupations within the comics industry. In 1955, upon becoming editor-in-chief of Spirou in place of Charles Dupuis, a long-lasting collaboration with Franquin began, which would spawn many creations.
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Further reading
Yvan Delporte, Réacteur en chef, by Christelle & Bertrand Pissavy-Yvernault, Dupuis, September 2009
External links
Yvan Delporte biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia
Yvan Delporte biography on Dupuis
Biography from Wikipedia (see original) under licence CC BY-SA 3.0
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