Pif Gadget

Pif has its origins in Le Jeune Patriote, a youth magazine published by French Communists during the German occupation of France during World War II. It was published illegally from January 1942 but became legal from 1944. In 1945 it was renamed Vaillant, Le Jeune Patriote. In 1946 its title was shortened to Vaillant, with the tag, "le journal le plus captivant" (The Most Captivating Magazine). For the April issue of 1965, the title was changed to Vaillant, le journal de Pif, due to the popularity of its character Pif, a dog character created by José Cabrero Arnal. Until 1969, Vaillant had, like its competitors, serialized some stories over several issues, but the magazine in this incarnation ended with issue number 1238 on February 23, 1969.

Pif Gadget started again as a weekly magazine with issue number 1, released on February 24, 1969, but retained the old number relative to Vaillant. The magazine was called Pif et son gadget surprise for the first few months.

Sebbene sulla rivista fu pubblicata per la prima volta la serie dedicata a Corto Maltese (dopo la prima apparizione del protagonista in "Una ballata del mare salato") non fu mai realizzata una copertina con il marinaio prattiano.

1970-1973: Corto Maltese (1916-1918). Francia: rivista "Pif Gadget": serie di 21 episodi;

• Suite Caribeana

  1. n.058 (30/03/1970): Tristan Bantam;

  2. n.059 (06/04/1970): Rendez–vous à Bahia;

  3. n.066 (25/05/1970): Os Gangaceiros (Samba avec Tir Fixe);

• Il Mare d'Oro (Sous le Drapeau des Pirates)

  1. n.075 (27/07/1970): L’aigle du Brésil;

  2. n.082 (14/09/1970): …et nous reparlerons des gentilshommes de fortune;

  3. n.089 (02/11/1970): A cause d’une mouette.

• Lontane Isole del Vento

  1. n.096 (21/12/1970): Têtes et champignons;

  2. n.103 (08/02/1971): La Conga des bananes;

  3. n.108 (15/03/1971): Une étrange affaire (Vaudou pour Monsieur le Président);

• Le Lagune dei Misteri

  1. n.117 (17/05/1971): La lagune des beaux songes;

  2. n.124 (05/07/1971): Fables et grands–pères.

  3. n.135 (20/09/1971): L’ange à la fenêtre d’Orient;

  4. n.143 (15/11/1971): Sous le drapeau de l’argent;

• Le Celtiche

  1. n.151 (10/01/1972): Concert en o’mineur;

  2. n.161 (20/03/1972): Le songe d’un matin d’hiver;

  3. n.172 (05/06/1972): Côtes de nuit et roses de Picardie;

  4. n.179 (24/07/1972): Burlesque entre Zuycoote et Bray–dunes.

• Le Etiopiche

  1. n.183 (21/08/1972): Au nom de Allah le très miséricordieux le compatissant;

  2. n.194 (13/11/1972): Le dernier coup;

  3. n.204 (22/01/1973): D’autres Roméo et d’autres Juliette;

  4. n.217 (23/04/1973): Rufiji Kamarad; les hommes–léopards.

(R) 1978: Samba avec Tir Fixe. Francia: rivista "Pif Gadget", Éditions Vaillant, numero special 500 (1978/09/25).