Marie-Mad

Marie-Madeleine Bourdin, better known by the pen name Marie-Mad, (27 November 1922 – 11 August 2025) was a French illustrator and comic books author.

Life and career Born in Paris on 27 November 1922, Bourdin was the daughter of a mechanical engineer and a seamstress. She created her first works during World War II while attending the École Duperré, where she met illustrator . Her only adventure comic book, titled Lumière dans la tour, was published by . In 1954, the magazine Cœurs Vaillants published her series titled Petit frère et petite sœur. Her series was published in 52 editions by the magazine . Bourdin often credited her sister's nine children as inspiration for her comic strips.

Marie-Mad died in Vernon on 11 August 2025, at the age of 102.

Works

Standalone Histoire d'une petite cévenole ou le Miracle de Notre-Dame Marie Rivier (1954)

Stories with Éditions Fleurus Titounet et la fête de la forêt (1956) Lumière dans la tour (47 editions, 1958–1968) Titounet - Madame Binocle et la fin de l'année (1972)