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Le Journal de Mickey
Le Journal de Mickey is a French weekly comics magazine established in 1934, featuring Disney comics from France and around the world. The magazine is currently published by Disney Hachette Presse. It is centered on the adventures of Mickey Mouse and other Disney figures but contains also other comics. It is credited with "the birth of the modern bande dessinée". It is now the most popular French weekly magazine for children between 8 and 13 years old.
History.
Paul Winckler, owner of the
as "Robinson", another publication by Winckler. The most successful competing magazines only had circulations of 200,000 or less, while the most successful magazines before the start of "Mickey" only sold about 40,000 copies a week. One of the things that set "Le Journal de Mickey" apart from its competitors was its production, with quality paper and ink and better printing resulting in brighter colours.
"Le Journal de Mickey" ceased publication on June 16, 1940, relocated to Marseille in the unoccupied zone of France