Pilote

Pilote (French: [pilɔt]) was a French comic magazine published from 1959 to 1989. Showcasing most of the major French or Belgian comics talents of its day the magazine introduced major series such as Astérix, Barbe-Rouge, Blueberry, Achille Talon, and Valérian et Laureline. Major comics writers like René Goscinny, Jean-Michel Charlier, Greg, Pierre Christin and Jacques Lob were featured in the magazine, as were artists such as Jijé, Morris, Albert Uderzo, Jean (Mœbius) Giraud, Enki Bilal, Jean-Claude Mézières, Jacques Tardi, Philippe Druillet, Marcel Gotlib, Alexis, and Annie Goetzinger.

Issue number 0 on June 1 1959.

Pilote also published several international talents such as Hugo Pratt, Frank Bellamy and Robert Crumb.

Negli anni '80 attraversò un periodo di crisi nelle vendite e Pilote was merged with the comics magazine Charlie Mensuel in 1986 and continued as Pilote et Charlie until 1988, when the name was changed back to Pilote. However, declining sales prompted Dargaud to suspend publication after what became the final issue on October 1, 1989.

After 1989, there has been no regular publications of the magazine, although the name has been used for occasional oversized specials.

(R) 1974: Wheeling. Francia: rivista "Pilote", Edizioni Dargaud, n.4 (1974/09/04): tavole 13-24, b/n.

(M) 1977: La macumba du gringo. Francia: rivista "Pilote", Edizioni Dargaud, n.35 (04/1977) - n.39 (08/1977); b/n.

(R) 1977: O'Hara. Francia: rivista "Pilote", Edizioni Dargaud, n.41bis (1977/10).

(M) 1978: A l'Ouest de l'Eden. Francia: rivista "Pilote", Edizioni Dargaud, n.52 (09/1978) - n.56 (01/1979, stampato il 19/12/1978); b/n (n.56 a colori).

(R) 1980: Jesus Joe. Francia: rivista "Pilote" n.74 (07/1980) - n.77 (10/1980); versione b/n (n.76 a colori).

(R) 1982: Du Sable Rien Que Du Sable: "Pilote", Edizioni Dargaud, n.97 (1982/06) - n.99 (1982/08); testo di Pratt.

(R) 1982: Le Goliath: "Pilote", Edizioni Dargaud, n.102 (1982/11) - n.103 (1982/12); testo di Pratt.