Le Journal de Spirou

From 1938 to 1946, Dupuis published Le Journal de Spirou as a weekly comic magazine that introduced the beloved bellhop Spirou to the world, while also serializing American newspaper strips like Chester Gould's Dick Tracy and Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster's Superman. With 378 issues, this foundational Belgian anthology blended homegrown humor with imported adventure, establishing a template for European comics weeklies. The magazine's early years, shaped by Rob-Vel's creation of its mascot and the steady hands of Gould and the Superman team, made it a vital bridge between American and Franco-Belgian comic traditions.