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'''Johan and Peewit''' (''Johan et Pirlouit'' in French) is a Belgian comic book created in 1952 by Pierre Culliford a.k.a. Peyo. It was originally a reworking of a short-lived newspaper strip.
Openly inspired by [[Hollywood History|Hollywood classic chivalry movies]] and comic books such as ''[[Prince Valiant]]'', it's the humorous stories of a young page and his dwarf friend in a undefined [[The Middle Ages|European medieval country with touches of magic]]. Remembered for introducing to the world certain [[The Smurfs|blue skinned miniature humanoids]].
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* [[Magic Music]]: ''The Smurfs and the Magic Flute'' featured a flute that made people dance to its tune.
* [[The Middle Ages]]
* [[No Pronunciation Guide]]: Peewit's name in the English language books and cartoon episodes is usually pronounced Pee-Wee.<ref>And this was long before a certain other [[Pee
* [[Our Dragons Are Different]]: With a little magic trick, Fafnir ends up throwing ''water''.
* [[Poorly-Disguised Pilot]]: Their episodes in Season 2 of ''[[The Smurfs]]'' cartoon show.
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[[Category:Franco Belgian Comics]]
[[Category:The Fifties]]
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