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- 1 2 3 Dupuis. "Kox, Daniel: Biographie" (in French). BD Gest' . Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ↑ "Dupuis / L'Agent 212" (in French). Dupuis . Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ↑ "Dupuis / L'Agent 212" (in French). Dupuis. Archived from the original on 16 March 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
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