| Cupidon | |
|---|---|
 Cupidon | |
| Author(s) | Malik, Raoul Cauvin |
| Illustrator(s) | Malik |
| Current status/schedule | Discontinued |
| Launch date | 1988 |
| End date | 2014 |
| Publisher(s) | Dupuis, Joker, Le Fourbe Chinois |
| Genre(s) | Adventure, Fantasy |
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Cupidon made its debut in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Spirou on October 5, 1988. [1] To date 19 albums have been published by Dupuis.
Cupidon features short stories about the adventures of a little Putto attempting to bring love on earth. His headquarters are in Heaven and he is dispatched by a (hot-tempered) Saint Peter.
With his bow and arrows, Cupidon is usually prone to blunders, bringing together people of contrasting personalities, even matching together animals not necessarily of the same species.
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