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Le Lombard

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Belgian comic book publisher

Le Lombard (French: ), known as Les Éditions du Lombard ([lez‿edisjɔ̃ dy lɔ̃baʁ]) until 1989, is a Belgian comic book publisher established in 1946 when Tintin magazine was launched. Le Lombard became part of Média-Participations since 1986, alongside publishers Dargaud and Dupuis, with each entity maintaining its editorial independence.2 It was founded by Raymond Leblanc.1 It is headquartered in Belgium.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Le Lombard (French: [lə lɔ̃baʁ]), known as Les Éditions du Lombard ([lez‿edisjɔ̃ dy lɔ̃baʁ]) until 1989, is a Belgian comic book publisher established in 1946 when Tintin magazine was launched. Le Lombard became part of Média-Participations since 1986, alongside publishers Dargaud and Dupuis, with each entity maintaining its editorial independence.2

Corporate structure

Le Lombard sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Le Lombard Belgium
    • Publiart Subsidiary · Brussels metropolitan area, Belgium

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Raymond Leblanc in 1946.1

Les Éditions du Lombard was established by Raymond Leblanc and his partners on September 26, 1946. Wanting to create an illustrated youth magazine, they decided that the already well-known Tintin would be the perfect hero. Business partner André Sinave went to see Tintin creator Hergé to propose creating the magazine. Hergé, who had worked for Le Soir during the war, was being prosecuted for having collaborated with the Germans and did not have a publisher at the time. After consulting with his friend Edgar Pierre Jacobs, Hergé agreed. The first issue of Tintin magazine was published on 26 September 1946. Simultaneously, a Dutch version was also published, entitled Kuifje (Kuifje being the name of Tintin in Dutch). 40,000 copies were printed in French, and 20,000 in Dutch.

In 1986, Le Lombard was acquired by Média-Participations, and today publishes around one hundred titles annually. More recently, in 2015, Le Lombard joined with twelve other European comics publishing actors to create Europe Comics, a digital initiative co-funded by the European Commission's Creative Europe program.

From Wikipedia’s article on Le Lombard, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Leadership

Who has led Le Lombard, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

Comics series

This is a selected list of comics series, ordered by year of first publication by Le Lombard, with main authors given. A few series were also continued or temporarily taken over by other artists and writers.

Books

2010: Crusade by writer Jean Dufaux and artist Philippe Xavier. Published in Britain by Cinebook

2010: Angry Birds Stella

From Wikipedia’s article on Le Lombard, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

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