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Peyo, Belgian cartoonist, created The Smurfs (born 1928)

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Peyo

Belgian comics cartoonist and scriptwriter (1928–1992)

Pierre Culliford was a Belgian comics writer and artist who worked under the pseudonym Peyo. His best-known works are the comic book series The Smurfs and Johan and Peewit, in the latter of which the Smurfs made their first appearance.
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The Smurfs

Belgian comic and media franchise

The Smurfs is a Belgian comic franchise centered on a fictional colony of small, blue, humanoid creatures who live in mushroom-shaped houses in the forest. The Smurfs was created and introduced as a series of comic characters by the Belgian comics artist Peyo in 1958, wherein…
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