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Coeurs Vaillants and Ames Vaillantes
September 1940 - This comic, printed in Vichy France, features a reprint of the popular Belgian "Tintin" character on a silly ocean adventure. But the quotation in the upper right over the French flag reflects the political battle surrounding its readers. The words are from the head of the Vichy government, Henri Pétain: "All the French are proud of France, France is proud of each Frenchmen, That is the law we want to institute." The publisher of Coeurs Vaillants and Ames Vaillantes (Valiant Hearts and Valiant Souls) moved from Paris after the German occupation to Lyon, where it combined the two comics into one publication during the time of scarce resources. After the liberation of France, the comics were banned by the new government, as were other papers published under the Vichy government. Coeurs Vaillants and Ames Vaillantes eventually resumed publication.

Details from the release French World War II Comics
A library collection explores how comics where used for propaganda and entertainment in France during World War II.