20 October 2019

UPDATED: Smurfs comic from DeVere

From 1996 here's issue 1 (November 1996) of 'The Smurfs' comic from DeVere Entertainment
32 pages in total
It contains the following comic strips by Peyou:
a). The Smurfosaurus (8 pages long)
b). The baby owl (8 pages long)
c). Lazy Smurf sets to work (1 page)


Issue 2, the Smurfs comic (December 1996)


Issue 3, the Smurfs comic (January 1997)


Issue 4, the Smurfs comic (February 1997)
32 pages in total
It contains the following comic strips by Peyou:
a). The little blue bunny (8 pages)
b). The warm-hearted Smurf (text story, 2 pages)
c). The Smurf's little kitten (8 pages)
d). Bloomin' lovely! (1 page)


Issue 5, the Smurfs comic (March 1997)
32 pages in total
It contains the following comic strips by Peyou:
a). All's well (8 pages)
b). The nothing machine (text story, 2 pages)
c). The DIY Smurf (8 pages)
d). That's ice...

Issue 6, the Smurfs comic (April 1997)
cover not to hand

Series 2
The series then appears to have been re-booted / re-numbered (the inside front page refers to this as "volume 2, number 1") - I now know this lasted at least 6 issues...it's from 1997 but is otherwise undated

So this issue 1 is from 1997, but is also published by DeVere (albeit by DeVere House of Fun rather than by DeVere Entertainment), the price had been reduced down to £1.25 (from £1.85) but the page count is down to 24 pages (from 32) and the paper is cheaper.
Stories by Peyou are as follows:
a). Shake and fly! (8 pages)
b). The edelweiss (text story, 2 pages)
c). Food for thought (1 page)


Issue 2, the Smurfs comic
Stories by Peyou are as follows:
a). Musician Smurf's oompah! (8 pages)
b). Rhyme nor reason (text story, 2 pages)
c). Shake 'n' bake! (1 page)


Issue 3, the Smurfs comic
Stories by Peyou are as follows:
a). Puppy and the Smurfs (8 pages)
b). The whitebird (text story, 2 pages)
c). Trumpet trauma (1 page)


Issue 4, the Smurfs comic
Stories by Peyou are as follows:
a). Puppy and the Smurfs (8 pages)*
b). The red stew (text story, 2 pages)
c). Fruity fun (1 page)

*the story title is wrong (Puppy and the Smurfs was from issue 3) - this story is about the Smurf fire brigade 

Issue 5, the Smurfs comic
cover not to hand


Issue 6, the Smurfs comic
Stories by Peyou are as follows:
a). The Smurfs and mother nature (8 pages)
b). Jobs for the Smurfs (text story, 2 pages)
c). The tournament (8 pages)
c). Skating on thin ice (1 page)

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