Johan and Peewit, known in French as Johan et Pirlouit, is a Belgian comics franchise created by the cartoonist Peyo and named after its two lead characters, a young squire called Johan and his jester companion Peewit. The adventures are set in medieval Europe and include elements of sword and sorcery. The strip first appeared under the simple title Johan in 1947 and took its final name when Peewit joined the cast in 1954. Thirteen albums were published before Peyo died in 1992, and a team from Studio Peyo then continued the series. The franchise is best known as the birthplace of The Smurfs, whose first appearance came in the 1958 story The Smurfs and the Magic Flute, and a new animated series, Tales of Johan and Peewit, was announced in 2024.
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Johan and Peewit (French: Johan et Pirlouit, pronounced [ʒoan e piʁlwi]) is a Belgian comics series created by Peyo and named after the two main characters.
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is a Belgian comics series created by Peyo
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Since its initial appearance in 1947
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a new animated series focused on Johan and Peewit was announced by Peyo Productions
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Johan and Peewit (French: Johan et Pirlouit, pronounced [ʒoan e piʁlwi]) is a Belgian comics series created by Peyo and named after the two main characters.
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But his favourite was Johan et Pirlouit (translated into English as Johan and Peewit), which was a continuation of the series Johan he had created earlier.
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