| Yvan Delporte | |
|---|---|
 Delporte in 2004 | |
| Born | 24 June 1928 Brussels, Belgium |
| Died | 5 March 2007 (aged 78) Brussels, Belgium |
| Area(s) | Writer, editor |
Notable works | Gaston Lagaffe Idées noires The Smurfs Isabelle |
Yvan Delporte (24 June 1928 – 5 March 2007[1]) was a Belgian comics writer, and was editor-in-chief of Spirou magazine between 1955 and 1968 during a period considered by many the golden age of Franco-Belgian comics. He is credited with several creative contributions, among these his collaborations with Peyo on The Smurfs, with René Follet on Steve Severin (1/2) and André Franquin with the creation of Gaston Lagaffe and the co-authorship of Idées noires.
- ^ LaLibre.be (5 March 2007). "Décès du scénariste Yvan Delporte".(in French)