[Pitufo]

Hi, everyone!!!!!I have found today a very interesting think when I was looking in a drawer where I had my things when I was a child: a report about Peyo that appeared in January of 1984 in a magazine called "Lecturas"...The report is not dated, but on the reverse of the pages I can read that week Weismuller (Tarzan died), so I have been able to put a date

I was a fan of smurfs in 1984 as you can imagine!!!!!! I have been reading the report and have found some interesting anecdotes:

- I didn´t know his wife helped him with the colours

- In 1982 Peyo and his company raised 650 millions of dollars with all the smurfy articles

- 38000 kg of smurfs were stolen in their way from Schleich to MAFI (the distributor in France)

The reporter talks about some dates of his biography and warns about the "dangerous" fake smurf, because their painture contains lead!!!


Hope you like this info and if it is possible I will try to scan!!!!!!!

[Tojo]

That sounds fascinating Joaquin!!! That must have been a real bummer having so many smurfs getting stolen 38 Tonnes of smurfs is a heck of a lot Shame they didn't turn up at my house though

[Guest]

That is a great find Joaquin

Lost smurfs ?

And your favourite CNT, if only one of those landed on your doorstep, yes ?

[smurfieduck]

Thanks for the info. Joaquin!

[Syd Smurf]

That is great info Joaquin......more information that we didn't know so great idea to let us know about it.

Dyar

[FlamingO]

Thanks for that Joaquin, an interesting read

I didn´t know his wife helped him with the colours

I might have guessed though

[Rachel]

Hi Joaquin, it must have ben very exciting to find this old article from your childhood and to think you have had it in your possession for so long is very cool.

Some really interesting info as well, that is mad to think that many smurfs were stolen!!!