André Franquin
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André Franquin was an influential Belgian comics artist, whose best-known creations are Gaston and Marsupilami. He also produced the Spirou et Fantasio comic strip from 1946 to 1968, a period seen by many as the series' golden age.
Franquin in 1979
Franquin's family home in Ixelles
Some of the main characters of Spirou & Fantasio, are from Franquin's album Le gorille a bonne mine (1959). From left to right: the Marsupilami, Spirou, Fantasio, and the squirrel Spip.
Mural painting representing Gaston in the rue des Wallons in Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium)
Spirou & Fantasio
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Spirou & Fantasio, commonly shortened to Spirou, is one of the most popular classic Franco-Belgian comics. The series, which has been running since 1938, shares many characteristics with other European humorous adventure comics like The Adventures of Tintin, Lucky Luke, and Asterix. It has been written and drawn by a succession of artists.
Spirou et les héritiers, 1952, by Franquin
Vito la Déveine, 1991, by Tome & Janry