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The growth of Dupuis towards the leading comic book editor of Belgium started in 1938, when Dupuis added to its portfolio of a men's magazine ( Le moustique ( the mosquito ) in French, Humoradio in Dutch ) and a women's magazine ( Bonnes Soirées ( good evenings ) in French, De Haardvriend ( the hearth's friend ) in Dutch ) a children's comics magazine, Le journal de Spirou.

Originally, it was only in French, and contained a mixture of American comics ( e. g. Superman, Brick Bradford, and Red Ryder ) and new creations ( Spirou et Fantasio and Tif et Tondu ).

A few months later, a Dutch edition called Robbedoes followed.