Arthur Bernède was a French writer, poet, opera librettist, and playwright.
Arthur Bernède Portrait by Frédéric-Auguste Cazals
Fantômas is a fictional character created by French writers Marcel Allain (1885–1969) and Pierre Souvestre (1874–1914).
The cover illustration for the first volume of Fantômas, anonymous artist, 1911. A "classic image of the Parisian oneirology", according to the French poet Robert Desnos.
A poster for the third Fantômas serial by Louis Feuillade. Fantômas wears his iconic black hood and black leotard, more sinister features than the traditional gentleman thief's domino mask and tuxedo.
A poster for the first Fantômas serial by Louis Feuillade. In the original illustration for the first Fantômas book cover, the character holds a bloody dagger in his free hand. It was also used for the DVD box cover, but this time Fantômas stamps over a photo of modern-day Paris.
Jean Marais as Fantômas in the 1964 film.