List Of Characters In Spirou Et Fantasio
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List Of Characters In Spirou Et Fantasio
The long-running Franco-Belgian comic series '' Spirou and Fantasio'' has a number of major and minor recurring characters. Main characters Spirou Spirou is the main character of this series. Fantasio Fantasio is introduced by Jijé in 1943 as faithful friend and comical sidekick, and appears in all published ''Spirou et Fantasio'' adventures afterwards. Recurring characters Bring M. Backalive Bring M. Backalive is an intrepid poacher who hunts in the Palombian jungles, obsessed with achieving his career's last remaining elusive triumph, to capture a live specimen Marsupilami. The character appeared in two Franquin stories, and later featured in the Marsupilami spin-off series. Appearances *24. ''La cage'' (in '' Tembo Tabou'') (Franquin) *M0. ''Capturer un Marsupilami'' (in '' Capturez un Marsupilami'') (Franquin) The Count of Champignac Pacôme Hégésippe Adélard Ladislas de Champignac is an old, castle-dwelling aristocrat, genius of a scientist. He works in many fi ...
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Spirou Et Les Hommes-bulles
''Spirou et les hommes-bulles'' (''Spirou and the bubble-men''), written and drawn by Franquin, is the seventeenth album of the ''Spirou et Fantasio'' series. The title story appeared sequentially (in black & white) in '' Le Parisien Libéré'', and only the accompanying story ''Les petits formats'' was serialised in '' Spirou'' magazine as well, before both were published in a hardcover album in 1964. Story In ''Spirou et les hommes-bulles'', memories of '' Le repaire de la murène'' are invoked as John Helena, "the Moray", escapes from captivity, and Spirou, Fantasio and the Count suspect he is going after the gold that is still in the wreckage of ''Le Discret''. A sudden trend of mini-submarine sabotage prompts the heroes to investigate, and the mystery becomes no more clear when Helena is discovered barely conscious, with gold, feebly warning of an attack by the "Bubble Men". In ''Les Petits Formats'', Marsupilami ''Marsupilami'' is a comic book character and fiction ...
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La Colère Du Marsupilami
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Le Faiseur D'or
''Le faiseur d'or'', written and drawn by Fournier, is the twentieth album of the ''Spirou et Fantasio'' series, and the first to follow the ''Spirou'' retirement of André Franquin. The story was initially serialised in '' Spirou'' magazine, before publication grouped with ''Un Noël clandestin'' and ''Le champignon nippon'' in a hardcover album in 1970. Synopsis In ''The Gold Maker'', The Count of Champignac reveals on television that he knows the location of a coveted book revealing the secrets of ancient alchemist Nicolas Flamel, which Spirou fears may tempt many a criminal. Upon visiting Champignac they find his friend Zorglub unconscious, and the Count abducted. When Zorglub comes to, he suspects having recognized Zantafio as one of the kidnappers. ''The Clandestine Christmas'' is the story of a small, very wealthy boy Henri who prefers to spend Christmas with his unlikely friend, the much older, unwealthy Jean Babtiste. The two move outdoors to find someone to share the ...
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QRN Sur Bretzelburg
'' QRN sur Bretzelburg'' (''Eng. Lit.'', ''QRN over Bretzelburg''), written by Franquin and Greg, drawn by Franquin with assistance by Jidéhem, is the eighteenth album of the ''Spirou et Fantasio'' series. The story was initially serialised in '' Spirou'' magazine under the name ''QRM sur Bretzelburg'' over an unusually long period (including a break in 1962), before a delayed hardcover album release in 1966. Story In ''QRN over Bretzelburg'', trouble stems from Fantasio's amazingly small transistor radio which gets wedged stuck inside the Marsupilami's nose. Apart from the grief and restlessness caused to all nearby by the unstoppable radio, the device jams the transmissions received by Marcelin Switch, a neighbour and radio enthusiast, who claims that this puts the life of King Ladislas of Bretzelburg in grave danger. While Spirou and Switch take Marsupilami to the clinic for nose surgery, Fantasio wearing a bathrobe and slippers in the wrong place at the wrong time is abd ...
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La Mauvaise Tête
''La mauvaise tête'', written and drawn by Franquin, is the eighth album in the ''Spirou et Fantasio'' series. After serial publication in '' Spirou'' magazine the complete story was published, along with the Marsupilami short story ''Touchez pas aux rouges-gorges'', in a hardcover album in 1957. Story In ''A Head for Crime'', due to a few missing passport photos, Fantasio finds himself a victim of a conspiracy to frame him as the thief of an invaluable Egyptian gold mask. Appearing completely guilty, he is forced to flee from the law, attempting escape from the city disguised as a competing bicyclist in the 6 day mountain endurance race ''Tour de Midiville'', leaving Spirou alone with the tough task of exposing the real villains, and clearing Fantasio's name. The accompanying short story, ''Don't Touch the Robins'', describes the Marsupilami ''Marsupilami'' is a comic book character and fictional animal species created by André Franquin. Its first appearance was in the ...
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Spirou Et Les Héritiers
''Spirou et les héritiers'', written and drawn by Franquin, is the fourth album of the ''Spirou et Fantasio'' series, and a great leap in the expansion of the Spirou universe. After serial publication in '' Spirou'' magazine, it was released as a complete hardcover album in 1952. Story In ''Spirou and the Heirs'', Fantasio is told he must compete against his cousin Zantafio to inherit from a long-absent uncle. The deceased has devised three trials for the two men: creating an original and useful invention, achieving a top 6 Grand Prix race position, and finally capturing a mysterious animal, the Marsupilami in the Palombian jungle. The dishonest Zantafio uses extreme tactics to win, and the two cousins are tied after the second task. The third task proves the hardest, as the creature's prodigious reflexes and abilities make it impossible to capture, until it accidentally drinks a gallon of heating oil. Spirou and Fantasio nurse it and put it in a cage. On their way back, they a ...
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Dupuis
Éditions Dupuis S.A. () is a Belgium, Belgian publisher of comic albums and magazines. Based in Marcinelle near Charleroi, Dupuis was founded in 1922 by Jean Dupuis, and is mostly famous for its comic comics album, albums and magazines. It is originally a French language publisher, but publishes many editions both in French and Dutch language, Dutch. Other language editions are mostly licensed to other publishers. Dupuis was for a long time a family business but was sold in the early 1980s and has since changed ownership a few times. Origin The growth of Dupuis towards becoming the leading comic book editor of Belgium started in 1938, when Dupuis added to its portfolio a men's magazine (''Le moustique'' [the mosquito] in French, ''HUMO, Humoradio'' in Dutch), a women's magazine (''Bonnes Soirées'' [good evenings] in French, ''De Haardvriend'' [the hearth's friend] in Dutch) and the children's comics magazine ''Spirou (magazine), Spirou''. The latter was originally only in Fren ...
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Virus (Spirou Et Fantasio)
''Virus'', written by Tome and drawn by Janry, is the 33rd album of the ''Spirou et Fantasio'' series, and the first to come from this creative team, carrying on the series after the work of previous authors. The story was initially serialised in '' Spirou'' magazine before being released by Dupuis as a hardcover album in 1984. Story An icebreaker has unexpectedly moored in the port of Le Havre where it has been put into quarantine. Suspecting a connection with Isola Red, a research base set in Antarctica and which has been out of touch from some time, Fantasio goes to investigate only to encounter an old enemy, John Helena, nicknamed "the Moray", who has fled the ship. Looking extremely ill, Helena explains that following his release from prison he got a job working at Isola Red where tests are conducted on some of the deadliest diseases known to man. One day, however, one such disease became loose and the staff at the base all fell ill. The disease appears to be only transm ...
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Le Nid Des Marsupilamis
''Le nid des Marsupilamis'', written and drawn by Franquin, is the twelfth album of the ''Spirou et Fantasio'' series. The title story, and another, ''La foire aux gangsters'', were serialised in '' Spirou'' magazine before the release in a hardcover album in 1960. Story In ''The Nest of the Marsupilamis'', Seccotine invites Spirou and Fantasio to a screening of her new documentary film, revealing what she has been doing since last seen in Palombia (in ''Le dictateur et le champignon''). The film follows a Marsupilami in the wild, as he discovers and courts a mate, and they form a family in need of care and protection. In ''The Gangsters' Fair'', Spirou and Fantasio are unexpectedly assaulted by a small martial arts-expert, Soto Kiki, who wants to train them in judo in order to act as bodyguards for the European visit of oil tycoon John P. Nut, a man with gangster enemies. All changes as the gangsters attempt to assassinate Soto Kiki, and kidnap the millionaire's infant son. B ...
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Le Gorille A Bonne Mine
''Le gorille a bonne mine'', written and drawn by Franquin, is the eleventh album of the ''Spirou et Fantasio'' series. The title story and ''Vacances sans histoires'' (A Quiet Holiday), were serialised in '' Spirou'' magazine, before the hardcover album release in 1959. The title literally means roughly ''The Gorilla's in Good Shape'', but the title is also a pun on the "mine d'or" ("goldmine") which appears in the story. When Egmont (on its imprint "Euro Books") published this album in English for the Indian market, it was given the title "The Gorilla Gold Adventure". Euro-comics: English translationEnglish translations: Spirou and Fantasio/ref> Story In ''Le gorille a bonne mine'', Spirou and Fantasio journey to Molomonga in central Africa, on a journalistic expedition to seek out the rare gorillas of Mount Kilimaki. In a setting of uneasy atmosphere amidst questionable characters and unlikely accidents, their efforts become increasingly difficult, justifying the suspicion ...
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