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Artist · Belgium

1928 to 1992

Known for

“Benoît Brisefer”

Portrait of Peyo
Cover of Johan and PeewitJohan and PeewitCover of NatachaNatachaCover of Benoît BriseferBenoît BriseferCover of PoussyPoussyCover of The Smurf ApprenticeThe Smurf ApprenticeCover of The SmurfetteThe SmurfetteCover of Smurf Versus SmurfSmurf Versus SmurfCover of The Smurfs and the HowlibirdThe Smurfs and the Howlibird1958The SmurfsComicJacky and Célestin

Peyo.

comics artist · cartoonist

Belgium, 1928 to 1992

In short

Pierre Culliford (25 June 1928 to 24 December 1992) 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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Biodata

Born
1928
Died
1992, Brussels
Citizenship
Belgium
Active
1946 to 2017
Work
comics artist, cartoonist, comics writer, screenwriter
Career

Peyo, in numbers

Years active
Johan and Peewit, 1946Poussy, 1949Flute Smurfs, 1958The Smurfs, 1958The Cursed Land, 1961Barrufonia en do, 1963The Black Smurfs, 1963The Smurfette, 1966The Astrosmurf, 1967Pâques schtroumpfantes, 1967The Smurfs and the Howlibird, 1968Trampas para pitufos, 1968Uncle Placid, 1968El pitufo diferente, 1969El pitufador de lluvia, 1969Natacha, 1970Schtroumpf Vert et Vert Schtroumpf, 1972Smurf Soup, 1976Smurf Soup, 1976The Olympic Smurfs, 1980The Olympic Smurfs, 1980El pitufo carpintero, 1982El jardín de los pitufos, 1982Una fiesta pitufal, 1983Baby Smurf, 1984The Smurflings, 1988The Aerosmurf, 1989El pitufo y su dragón, 1990Un topo entre los pitufos, 1990El Pitufador Enmascarado, 1990La glotonería de los pitufos, 1990Las bromas del Pitufo Bromista, 1990Los pitufos bomberos, 1990Puppy y los pitufos, 1990The Aerosmurf, 1990El tren de los pitufos, 1991The Strange Awakening of Lazy Smurf, 1991Finance Smurf, 1992Finance Smurf, 1992Smurf Heroes, 2015The Smurfs And The Half-Genie, 2016The Smurfs and the Purple Beans, 201742works
Works by year, 1946 to 2017. Known for
12works1940s1960s1980s1990s2000s
Works by decade. Busiest: the 1990s.

Sketchbook

Portrait of Peyo

Cover of Johan and PeewitCover of NatachaCover of Benoît Brisefer
Known for

The essential Peyo

Bibliography

71 works, decade by decade

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2010s

Undated