Les Grandes Aventures
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Les Grandes Aventures was a French Tabloid/comic magazine which ran for 70 weekly issues between the 16th of September 1940 and 1942 in Vichy France during WWII German occupation.[1] It included episodes of "Tom Mix", "Superman" and "Jean Lafitte" , as well as the "Strange Adventures of Robinson Crusoe and Friday", "Buffalo Bill" and "Bertrand le Preux".
Ownership
[edit]Moniales or "Librairie Moderne"[2] publishers oversaw Les Grandes Aventures' publication. According to one source, Moniales was owned by "an anti-fascist Italian who had fled Mussolini’s dictatorship",[3] referring to owner Ettore Carozzo. The publishing house has also gone by names of "SAGE" (acronym for Société anonyme d'édition) and now Sagédition.[3]
Tom Mix
[edit]Tom Mix featured on the first page of the periodical throughout the majority of the 70 issues. Tom Mix was only drawn by Edmond Francois Calvo. Store | Vente de planches originales de bande dessinée | Ensemble du catalogue | HUBERTY & BREYNE
Superman/Yordi
[edit]Under the title of "Yordi", Superman made his second debut in French comics in Les Grandes Aventures #13.
References
[edit]- ^ "Periodiques d'Avant-Guerre - Les Grandes Aventures" (in French).
- ^ "Le jour où les américains ont débarqué". www.lesruesdemontpellier.fr.
- ^ a b "How Do You Say "Superman" in French? | The Hooded Utilitarian".