The comic artist known simply as Mike was originally from Britain, but published comics in Belgian magazines in the 1960s. He started out in Spirou, drawing 'Wilbur et Cie' from 1965. This was followed in 1967 by 'Albert', which appeared in the Spirou mini-books section. This last series was written by Hubuc, a scenario writer with whom Mike continued working on series for Tintin ('Chevalier Beloiseau', 'Pancho Bomba') and Pilote ('Tulipe et Minibus'). 'Tulipe et Minibus' was continued by Claire Brétécher in 1970.
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