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Known forSpirou

Issues credited405

Active1953–2023

Primary rolecover pencils

Pierre Culliford was born on 25 June 1928 in Belgium and worked throughout his career under the pseudonym Peyo — a name that would become synonymous with one of the most recognizable franchises in comics history. He passed away on 24 December 1992.

Peyo is best known as the creator of The Smurfs, the blue, mushroom-dwelling creatures who first appeared not in their own series but as supporting characters within his earlier strip Johan and Peewit — a medieval adventure comic that showcased his gift for blending humor with straightforward fantasy storytelling. That unexpected debut would eventually spin off into a full-fledged Smurfs universe spanning comics, animation, and merchandise around the world.

His catalog was substantial: credited as artist, writer, colorist, inker, and letterer across more than 400 issues, Peyo contributed to flagship publications including Spirou and Pif Gadget, with his work also published in German and Swedish editions of the Johan and Peewit series, reflecting the wide international reach his strips achieved during his lifetime.

Working within the Franco-Belgian comics tradition, Peyo demonstrated a clean, expressive ligne claire-influenced style well suited to all-ages storytelling. His contributions to the medium extended from the mid-1950s well into the decades that followed, and his creations have continued to be published posthumously, ensuring that his legacy remains active long after his death.

Full bibliography (first 500) · 74 series

Spirou (1947) · 78

Pif Gadget (1969) · 40

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Johann und Pfiffikus (1979) · 35

#1 #2 #9 #10 #11 #1 #1 #2 #2 #4 #4 #5 #5 #8 #9 #9 #8 #11 #11 #12 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #3 #3 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #10 #10

Johan och Pellevins äventyr (1973) · 27

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #1 #2 #4 #5 #8 #9 #10 #7 #11 #12 #13 #T-018 [4389]#T-023 [201]#T-030 [208]#T-039 [221]#T-055 [242]#T-064 [251]#T-060 [247]#T-074 [261]#T-079 [272]#3

Die Schlümpfe (1979) · 24

#3 #6 #10 #1 #2 #3 #5 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #2

Johan et Pirlouit (1954) · 22

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #11 [1965 edition]#13 #1 #2 #3 #4 #1 #2 #5 #16

Starke Staffans äventyr (1973) · 18

#1 #2 #3 #4 #4 #5 #1 #2 #3 #6 #7 #T-016 [4385]#T-020 [4393]#T-024 [202]#T-040 [217]#T-046 [229]#T-070 [259]#T-077 [268]

Il Giornalino (1924) · 17

#2 #5 #9 #12 #15 #17 #21 #24 #27 #30 #36 #42 #1 #5 #9 #14 #26

Strong (1969) · 16

#3 #7 #9 #11 #14 #16 #18 #26 #27 #32 #34 #35 #42 #49 #55 #58

Benni Bärenstark (1980) · 15

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #1 #2 #3 #4 #6 #7 #5

Collection Les Schtroumpfs (2015) · 15

#1 #2 #2bis #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #16

Johan en Pirrewiet (1954) · 13

#1 #2 #7 #10 #13 #3 #4 #5 #6 #8 #9 #11 #12

Les Schtroumpfs (1963) · 12

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12

Fix und Foxi Album (1971) · 8

#3 #1 #5 #7 #10 #14 #17 #19

Robbedoes (1938) · 8

#1715 #1723 #1808 #1965 #2071 #1027 #1042 #1078

Smurfernas äventyr (1975) · 8

#1 #2 #4 #3 [3:e u, 1978]#4 [3:e u, 1978]#6 #8 #7 [4:e u, 1980]

Johann und Pfiffikus Classic (1998) · 8

#1 #1 #2 #3 #3 #4 #2 #4

Benoît Brisefer (1962) · 7

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7

Steven Sterk (1962) · 7

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7

Sjors (1954) · 7

#49/1970 #50/1972 #7/1972 #9/1973 #11/1972 #20/1972 #28/1972

Stories of the Smurfs (1978) · 7

#2 #4 #3 #7 #8 #9 #10

Smurfs Graphic Novel (2010) · 7

#1 #2 #3 #5 #7 #9 #12

Johannes ja Pirkale (1977) · 6

#1 #2 #3 #[4]#[5]#[6]

Smurfene (1979) · 6

#1 #2 #3 #4 #[1]#[2]

Smurfs Mini-Adventures (1982) · 6

#[6]#[1]#[3]#[4]#[5]#[2]

Benny Bomsterk (1983) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Historyjki o Smerfach (1990) · 4

#1 #2 #2/97 #3/97

Benny Breakiron (2013) · 4

#1 #3 #4 #2

Johan en Pirrewiet De integrale (2015) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Corriere dei Piccoli (1908) · 3

#15/1968 #24/1968 #50/1968

Fix und Foxi Extra (1969) · 3

#6 #25 #22

Smurfs (1982) · 3

#1 #2 #3

Schlumpfgeschichten (1998) · 3

#1 #3 #4

Kauka Super Serie (1970) · 3

#39 #44 #54

Fix und Foxi Super (1967) · 2

#26 #35

Smurfalbum (1972) · 2

#1 #2

De Smurfen (1963) · 2

#2 #10

Poussy (1976) · 2

#1 #1

Spirous äventyr (1974) · 2

#15 #T-071 [257]

Katten Karlssons äventyr (1980) · 2

#1 #3

Mickes äventyr (1981) · 2

#1 #3

Natacha (1989) · 2

#15 #19

Natasja (1989) · 2

#15 #19

Natascha (1991) · 2

#15 #19

Smurffit (2011) · 2

#[2]#[1]

The Smurfs, a Free Comic Book Day Comicbook (2013) · 2

#[nn]#[2014]

Risque-Tout (1955) · 1

Pep (1962) · 1

#36/1970

Schtroumpfonie en ut (1972) · 1

#[nn]

Nurk-album (1973) · 1

Ruutu (1973) · 1

#1/1973

Benny Bomstærk (1975) · 1

Non Stop (1975) · 1

#4/1975

King Smurf (1977) · 1

#[nn]

Splint & co. (1974) · 1

#15

The Astrosmurf (1979) · 1

#[nn]

Wettkampf der Schlümpfe (1980) · 1

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Smurffien seikkailuja (1980) · 1

#[2]

Spirou und Fantasio (1981) · 1

#17

Mustosen seikkailuja (1989) · 1

Smurferna (1992) · 1

#2/1993

The Smurfs Halloween (2010) · 1

#[nn]

The Smurfs (2010) · 1

The Smurfs and Disney Fairies (2012) · 1

#[nn]

Mega 10 strips (2009) · 1

#[2013]

The Smurfs Christmas (2013) · 1

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Les Schtroumpfs - L'intégrale (2013) · 1

Pussy Gesamtausgabe (2014) · 1

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L'Univers des Schtroumpfs (2011) · 1

The Smurfs & Friends (2015) · 1

Steven Sterk De integrale (2017) · 1

Papercutz Free Comic Book Day (2016) · 1

#17

Smurfs 65th Anniversary (2023) · 1

#[nn]

Intégrale Peyo (1986) · 1

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