Le Chevalier Printemps by Jen Trubert
'Le Chevalier Printemps' (Baby Journal #17, 1948).

After his studies in Applied Arts in Paris, Jen Trubert started his comic career making humorous drawings for Le Dimanche Illustré, Le Rire and L'Épatant. In the 1920s, he also took on professional boxing, while his illustrations appeared in the boxing magazine La Quinzaine du Ring. His first real comic, 'Verdevase et Bidar' appeared in 1933 in Jeudi.

Boby Poirier, by Jen Trubert (Vaillant, 1951)
'Boby Poirier' (Vaillant, 1951).

Trubert continued his activities in the magazines of the Société Parissienne d'Édition: Le Petit Illustré, L'As, Fillette, and Junior. At the same time, he created several comic books, like 'M. Piton', 'Capitaine Pipe', 'Le Marquis de la Panse d'A' and 'Colonel Stick', 'Mousse et Boule' and 'Rique Puce'.

Mousse et Boule, by Jean Trubert (Bravo, 1951)
'Mousse et Boule' (Bravo, 1951).

Although Trubert had a large oeuvre, he is mostly remembered for his 'Chevalier Printemps' series, a humorous series set in the Middle Ages. Trubert created the series in 1948 in Baby Journal, and it was continued in numerous magazines, including Bravo!, Cri-Cri and Pierrot.

Cric et Crac, by Jen Trubert
'Cric et Crac' (Francs Jeux, 1958).

While working on this series, Jen Trubert also created comics for Tintin, Pilote, Vaillant, Amis-Coop, Nade, Benjamin and Fripounet. From 1959 to 1962, Trubert modernized Emile Joseph Pinchon's 'Bécassine' series by transforming the traditional text comic into a balloon comic. Three albums starring Bécassine were released. Trubert's version of 'Bécassine' was also published in the Dutch comics magazine Sjors as 'Toosje Tontel'. In 1962, Trubert quit drawing 'Bécassine'. Belgian artist Bob De Moor was asked to continue the series, but despite a few test drawings, his taskmaster Hergé objected, so he could keep him in his own studio. 

Mr Piton by Jen Trubert
'Mr Piton'.
cover by Jen Trubert
Cover illustration for Francs Jeux.

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