Dupuis

Éditions Dupuis S.A. is a Belgian publisher of comic albums and magazines.

Based in Marcinelle near Charleroi, Dupuis was founded in 1922 by Jean Dupuis, and is mostly famous for its comic albums and magazines. It is originally a French language publisher, but publishes many editions both in French and Dutch. Other language editions are mostly licensed to other publishers. Dupuis was for a long time a family business but was sold in the early 1980s and has since changed ownership a few times.

Origin

The growth of Dupuis towards the leading comic book editor of Belgium started in 1938, when Dupuis added to its portfolio of a men's magazine (Le moustique (the mosquito) in French, Humoradio in Dutch) and a women's magazine (Bonnes Soirées (good evenings) in French, De Haardvriend (the hearth's friend) in Dutch) a children's comics magazine, Spirou magazine. Originally, it was only in French, and contained a mixture of American comics (e.g. Superman, Brick Bradford, and Red Ryder) and new creations (Spirou et Fantasio and Tif et Tondu). A few months later, a Dutch edition called Robbedoes followed.

G. Dupuis (Essex cricketer)

G. Dupuis (dates unknown) was an English amateur cricketer who made four known appearances in first-class cricket matches from 1787 to 1792.

Career

He was mainly associated with Essex.

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Dupuis (surname)

Dupuis is one of the most common Francophone surnames, meaning "from the well/hole" (du puits).

People with this name