Le Lombard became part of Média-Participations since 1986, alongside publishers Dargaud and Dupuis, with each entity maintaining its editorial independence.

Wanting to create an illustrated youth magazine, they decided that the already well-known Tintin would be the perfect hero.

Business partner André Sinave went to see Tintin creator Hergé to propose creating the magazine.

Hergé, who had worked for Le Soir during the war, was being prosecuted for having collaborated with the Germans and did not have a publisher at the time.

[4] This is a selected list of comics series, ordered by year of first publication by Le Lombard, with main authors given.