The Smurfs #1: The Purple Smurfs

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The most recognizable, appealing, blue characters in comics return in this new series from Papercutz. This debut volume introduces us to the Smurf village, and features two Smurf-tastic stories. In The Purple Smurf, when a strange fly bites one of the Smurfs, a full-on epidemic develops in the Smurf Village. After being bit, a Smurf turns purple, his vocabulary is reduced to one word (gnap!), and he goes berserk! The purple Smurf runs amok, biting other Smurfs on the tail and turning them purple too! Its up to Papa Smurf to find a cure. The Flying Smurf features the inspiring tale of a Smurf with a dream to fly!

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Yvan Delporte is a Belgian comics writer, and was editor-in-chief of Spirou magazine between 1955 and 1968 during a period considered by many the golden age of Franco-Belgian comics. He is credited with several creative contributions, among these his collaborations with Peyo on The Smurfs, with Ren Follet on Steve Severin (1/2) and Andr Franquin with the creation of Gaston Lagaffe and the co-authorship of Ides noires.

PIERRE CULLIFORD, born in Belgium in 1928, was the cartoonist known as Peyo. Peyo began his career working with some of Belgium's most talented cartoonists, including his lifelong writing partner Yvan Delporte. In 1958, The Smurfs made their first appearance and went on to become the world-famous characters we know and love today.