Raymond Leblanc
Raymond Leblanc (born May 22, 1915, in Neufchâteau, Belgium – died March 21, 2008, in Brussels) was a Belgian comic book publisher and film producer, best known for publishing works such as The Adventures of Tintin by Hergé and Blake and Mortimer by Edgar P. Jacobs. He debuted, published, and promoted many of the most famous Franco-Belgian comics. Leblanc and his two partners created Le Lombard publishing, Tintin magazine, PubliArt advertising agency, and Belvision Studios.
Biography
Raymond Leblanc was a resistance fighter during the Second World War in the Mouvement National Royaliste (MNR) group.
When the war ended in 1944, Leblanc set up new offices at 55 rue du Lombard, establishing his publishing house Le Lombard. Years later after Leblanc's retirement, he detailed in an interview the beginnings of the Tintin legacy. On the subject of creating a new magazine for young people, he said, "We thought this was an interesting idea, and started looking for a name. We ended up eventually with Tintin, Hergé’s comic book hero. Literally everyone knew that character at that moment. The question however was, where was Hergé?"
