Yvan Delporte

Yvan Delporte (24 June 1928 – 5 March 2007) was 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 René Follet on ''Steve Severin (1/2)'' and André Franquin with the creation of ''Gaston Lagaffe'' and the co-authorship of ''Idées noires''. Provided by Wikipedia