Davine

(Blanche Dumoulin)

(1895, Belgium - 1975, France)

Les aventures de Zizette, by Davine
Davine, pseudonym of Blanche Dumoulin, work as an illustrator for the magazines Les Bonnes Soirées, Le Moustique and novels published by Dupuis. Between 1936 and 1937, she created the series 'Bizouk et Pélik' for Le Journal de Bébé. From 1937 to 1940, she wrote the scenarios of Rob-Vel's 'Toto'. For Le Bon Point, published by Albin Michel, she made 'Moustique Reporter'.
Spirou, by Davine (1940)
When her husband, Robert Velter, was asked to create the title character for a new magazine, Davine assisted him. This became 'Spirou', which appeared in the magazine of the same name from 1938. In 1939, when Velter was mobilized, Davine, assisted by Luc Lafnet, took over the series for a while, before handing over the strip to Jijé. For Spirou, Davine also created her own series, 'Les aventures de Zizette', which appeared from 1938 to 1939. In 1946, she published an album with publishe Armand Fleury, called 'Guy Voitoux, l'homme au gant'.
Moustique Reporter, by Davine (1936)