Pellos

René Pellarin, better known under his pseudonym Pellos, started his career when he was sixteen years old, working as an illustrator for the Swiss humorous magazine Le Gugusse. In 1930, he settled in Paris, where he became a sports illustrator for various magazines, as well as a cartoonist for several journals and weeklies.

At the end of the 1930s, he started creating comic stories, such as 'Monsieur Petipon', 'Bizut Sportif', 'Durga Rani' and 'Futuropolis' - all published in a growing number of magazines. His best known series is 'Les Pieds Nickelés', which he took over from its creator Louis Forton in 1948, continuing it until 1981.

In 1985, Jean-Paul Tibéri published a book about him, called 'Pellos, Dessinateur Sportif'. Pellos is one of the greatest French comic artists, and one of the few who has bridged generations. Pellos died in 1998.