Paul Winkler (7 July 1898 in

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– 23 September 1982 in

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) was a French writer, journalist and publisher of Jewish-Hungarian ancestry. Before being the head of

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, Winkler operated Europe's largest feature syndicate, , in

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. Specializing in the distribution of

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(comics), Winkler founded several popular magazines. ''

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'', first published as an 8-page weekly in October 1934, began a tradition of French

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publishing that continues until the present day. ''Le Journal de Mickey'' is now a weekly 60-page magazine, with sister publications ''Picsou Magazine'', ''Mickey Parade Géant'', ''Super Picsou Géant'' and ''Mon Premier Journal de Mickey'' printing Disney comics in French from around the world. In honor of his dedication to publishing Disney comics, Winkler was given a posthumous

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award in 1997. In April 1936, Winkler also published ', a 16-page weekly filled with American adventure comics, and he followed this in December 1937 with ', "''L'hebdomadaire de la jeunesse moderne''" (the weekly for the modern child).

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1898 births 1982 deaths French publishers (people) Comic book publishers (people) Hungarian Jews Hungarian emigrants to France {{Publish-bio-stub