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Gavroche

Éditions Théophraste-Renaudot · 1940–1942 · 66 issues
🌐 French edition · descriptions in English
About the series

In the dark days of World War II, Gavroche (1940–1942) emerged from Éditions Théophraste-Renaudot as a defiantly French comic weekly, named after Victor Hugo’s plucky street urchin. Over 66 issues, it blended patriotic adventure, humor, and serialized strips, offering young readers a spirited escape from occupation. Though its creators often worked under pseudonyms to avoid censorship, the series stands as a poignant artifact of wartime resilience, capturing a nation’s spirit in its most vulnerable hour.