'Les Pieds Nickelés'.
At the age of 17, Albert-Georges Badert met the legendary comic artist Louis Forton. Forton encouraged him to pursue a career in art and introduced him to the Offenstadt brothers. Badert then went to work as an illustrator for Offenstadt publications like Parisiana (1934), La Vie de Garnison (1937), L'Épatant with 'Les Aventures de Dodoche et Tatave' (1937) and L'As with 'La Famille Alacoque' (1938). In October 1938, he succeeded Artistide Perré on Louis Forton's 'Pieds Nickelés' strip. Badert worked on 'Pieds Nickelés' until the outbreak of World War II. Badert eliminated the villainous side of the characters and transformed them into gentlemen. After World War II, René Pellos who continued the comic.
During World War II, Badert worked as an illustrator for Radio Nationale and L'Alerte. He was also editor-in-chief of the pharmaceutical magazine Monsieur Purgon. After the Liberation, he modernized his style, edited the female review Quadrille, published the album 'Drôle d'Ère, became director of Tour à Tour and was responsible for the theater chronicles in L'Aurore. In 1950, he drew his final comic strip for Ici Paris, called 'Lililolu'. He then focused on a career as a journalist and illustrator. He retired in 1979, and passed away in December 1994.