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Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
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have a long tradition in comics. They have a common history for comics (see Franco-Belgian comics) and magazines. In the early years of its history, magazines had a large place on the comics market and were often the only place where comics were published. Most of them were kids-targeted. In the 1970s, satirical and more adult publications begun to appear. In the 1990s, there was a large pallet of comics magazine. In the late 1990s, some notable comics have disappeared and only a few remain.


Famous magazines

* '' (A SUIVRE)'' (Casterman) English: ''(TO BE CONTINUED)'' **February 1, 1978 - December 1, 1997 * '' BoDoï'' (LZ Publications) **September 20, 1997 - still published * '' Bravo'' (Jean Meewissen) **December 1940 - April 1951 * '' Canal BD Magazine'' (Canal BD) **October 1997 – Present. Still published. * '' Charlie Hebdo'' (Editions du Square, Kalachnikof) English: ''Charlie Weekly'' **1st run: November 1970 - December 1981; 2nd run: July 1992 * ''
Charlie Mensuel ''Charlie Mensuel'' (or simply ''Charlie'', "mensuel" being a French term for a monthly periodical) was a French monthly comics magazine. Its publication began in February 1969, and ceased in February 1986. Tagged ''"The newspaper full of humour ...
'' (Editions du Square, Dargaud) English: ''Charlie Monthly'' **1st run: February 1, 1969 - September 1, 1981; 2nd run: April 1, 1982 - February 1, 1986 * ''
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'' (Glénat) ** April 1, 1975 - September 1, 1989 * '' Coeurs Vaillants'' ( UOCF) English: ''The Valiant Hearts'' ** December 8, 1929 - October 1, 1963 * '' Corto'' (Casterman) ** May 25, 1985 - November 20, 1989 * '' L'Écho des Savannes'' (Albin Michel) English: ''The Echo of the Savannahs'' **1st run: May 1, 1972 - January 1, 1982; 2nd run: November 1, 1982 - December 1, 2006 * '' Ferraille'' (Les Requins-Marteaux) ** October 1996–Present. Still (but irregularly) published. * ''
Fluide Glacial ''Fluide Glacial'' () is a monthly Franco-Belgian comics magazine and a publishing house founded on 1 April 1975 by Gotlib, Alexis (comics), Alexis and . It's one of the most successful comics magazine in France, along with Métal Hurlant. Since ...
'' (Audie) English: ''Frozen Liquid'' ** May 1, 1975 - still published * ''Gomme!'' ** November 15, 1981 - January 15, 1984 * ''
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'' (Editions du Square, SELD, Société Française de Revue) **''Hara-Kiri Hebdo'' (weekly), 1st run: February 1969 - November 1970; 2nd run :1993; 3rd run: 1996 **''Hara-Kiri Mensuel'' (monthly), 1st run: September 1960 - December 1985; 2nd run: 1986 - 1987; 3rd run: 1988; 4th run: 1988 - 1990; 5th run: January -March 1993, 6th run: April 1996 * '' Héroïc Albums'' (Edition Esseo) ** 1945- December 1956 * '' Le Journal de Mickey'' (Opera Mundi, Hachette)(English : Mickey's Newspaper) (
Walt Disney's Comics and Stories ''Walt Disney's Comics and Stories'', sometimes abbreviated ''WDC&S'', is an American anthology comic book series featuring characters from The Walt Disney Company's films and shorts, including Donald Duck, Scrooge McDuck, Mickey Mouse, Chi ...
French homologue) **1st run: October 21, 1934 - July, 1944; 2nd run: June 1952 * ''
Lanfeust Mag ''Lanfeust of Troy'' is a long-running French language comic series written by Christophe Arleston, drawn by Didier Tarquin, and published by Soleil Productions. Synopsis On the world of Troy, most humans have a single magic power. Each power is ...
'' (Soleil Prod.) ** May 1998–Present. Still published. * '' Métal Hurlant'' (Les Humanoïdes Associés, Hachette) English: ''Screaming Metal'' **1st run: January 1, 1975 - July 1, 1987; 2nd run: July 3, 2002 - October 3, 2004 * ''
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'' (Editions Delcoutr) English: ''Red Pennant'' ** May 2001 - July 2003 * '' Petits Belges'' (Editions Bonne Presse) English: ''Little Belgians'' ** January 4, 1920 - December 4, 1960 * ''
Pif gadget ''Pif Gadget'' was a French comic magazine for children that ran from 1969 to 1993 and 2004 to 2009. Its readership peaked in the early 1970s. Predecessors ''Pif'' has its origins in ''Le Jeune Patriote'', a youth magazine published by French Co ...
'' (Pif edition) **1st run: February 1969 - January 1994; 2nd run: July 2004 * ''
Le Petit Vingtième ''Le Petit Vingtième'' (, ''The Little Twentieth'') was the weekly youth supplement to the Belgian newspaper '' Le Vingtième Siècle'' ("The Twentieth Century") from 1928 to 1940. The comics series ''The Adventures of Tintin'' first appeared in ...
'' (Le Journal du Vingtième Siècle) English: literally ''The Little Twentieth'', this was a children's offshoot of ''Le Journal du Vigntième Siècle'', English: ''The Journal of the Twentieth Century'' ** November 1, 1928 - May 9, 1940 * ''
Pilote Cover of the first ''Pilote'' issue #0 ''Pilote'' () was a French comic magazine published from 1959 to 1989. Showcasing most of the major French or Belgian comics talents of its day the magazine introduced major series such as ''Astérix'', '' ...
'' (Dargaud) English: ''Pilot'' ** weekly: October 29, 1959 - May 30, 1974; monthly: June 5, 1974 - December 1, 1986 * '' Record'' (Bonne Presse, Bayard Presse) **1st run: January, 1962 - December, 1971; 2nd run: January, 1972 - December, 1973; 3rd run: January 1974 - July 1976 * '' Spirou'' magazine (Dupuis) **April 21, 1938 - still published *''Tchô!'' (Glenat) ** September 1998; monthly; still published * ''
Tintin Tintin or Tin Tin may refer to: ''The Adventures of Tintin'' * ''The Adventures of Tintin'', a comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé ** Tintin (character), a fictional character in the series ** ''The Adventures of Tintin'' (film), 2011, ...
'' magazine ** Belgian edition: September 26, 1948 - December 23, 1980 ** French edition, 1st run: October 28, 1948 - January 4, 1973; 2nd run: September 16, 1975 - May 30, 1978; merged with Belgian edition * '' Le Trombone Illustré'' ('' Spirou'' magazine supplement, Dupuis) ** March 17, 1977 - October 20, 1977 * '' Vaillant'' (Éditions Vaillant) ** June 1945 - February 1969; became ''
Pif gadget ''Pif Gadget'' was a French comic magazine for children that ran from 1969 to 1993 and 2004 to 2009. Its readership peaked in the early 1970s. Predecessors ''Pif'' has its origins in ''Le Jeune Patriote'', a youth magazine published by French Co ...
'' * '' Vécu'' (Glénat) ** March 1, 1985 - still published


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