Coeurs Vaillants
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| Type | Weekly newspaper for children aged 11 to 14 |
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| Owner(s) | Gabriel Bard Pierre Rougement (Henri Guesdon) Gaston Courtois |
| Founded | 1929 |
| Language | French |
| Ceased publication | 1981 |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
Cœurs Vaillants (Brave Hearts), known later as J2 Jeunes and Formule 1, was a Catholic French language weekly newspaper for French children. Founded in 1929 by l' (The Union of Catholic Works of France; UOCF), the weekly newspaper targeted readers aged 11 to 14 to become part of l' (The Catholic Action for Children; ACE). The newspaper is notable for introducing The Adventures of Tintin to France, as well as Sylvain et Sylvette, the comics of Marijac, and of Cabu.
Cœurs Vaillants was founded December 8, 1929 by the conservative Catholic organization l' (The Union of Catholic Works of France; UOCF). The founders were Father Gabriel Bard of the Catholic Union of France, Pierre Rougemont (pseudonym of Father Henri Guesdon), and Gaston Courtois, a priest attached to the religious congregation (Son of Charity). Later in 1935, the team was strengthened by the arrival of Father Jean Pihan, ex-John Vaillant, 1912-1996, also of Son of Charity. Cœurs Vaillants was a weekly newspaper, targeting readers aged 11 to 14 to become a movement of the church, l' (The Catholic Action for Children; ACE), an organization which continues to this day.
The following year, in 1930, The Adventures of Tintin, the series of comic albums created by Belgian cartoonist Hergé, began print syndication with Cœurs Vaillants. At first, the editors of Cœurs Vaillants were puzzled by the lack of caption text below Hergé's comic panels (as was the norm for comics of the day) and added their own text below each panel. Hergé objected, and even enrolled in an organization that protected author's rights.Cœurs Vaillants relented and published further Tintin strips without the captions. The newspaper continued to be the source of The Adventures of Tintin in France for the next seventeen years.
Cœurs Vaillants began publishing the French cartoonist Marijac in 1931 with his first comic strip Jim Boum, chevalier du Far West (Jim Boum, cowboy of the Far West). Cœurs Vaillants was also the first venue for the cartoonist Cabu who won a competition at age 12 and saw his first published drawing appear in the newspaper.
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