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Artist · Belgium

1924 to 1997

Known for

“Gaston”

Portrait of André Franquin
Cover of Spirou et Fantasio in « Le Journal de Spirou »Spirou et Fantasio in « Le Journal de Spirou »Cover of GastonGastonCover of Modeste et PomponModeste et PomponCover of Il y a un sorcier à ChampignacIl y a un sorcier à ChampignacCover of Idées noiresIdées noiresCover of Quatre aventures de Spirou et FantasioQuatre aventures de Spirou et FantasioCover of Spirou and the HeirsSpirou and the HeirsCover of Les chapeaux noirsLes chapeaux noirsCover of QRN sur BretzelburgQRN sur BretzelburgCover of Les voleurs du MarsupilamiLes voleurs du Marsupilami

André Franquin.

comics artist · comics writer

Belgium, 1924 to 1997

In short

André Franquin (3 January 1924 to 5 January 1997) 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.

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Biodata

Born
1924, Etterbeek
Died
1997, Saint-Laurent-du-Var
Citizenship
Belgium
Active
1938 to 1986
Work
comics artist, comics writer, artist
Career

André Franquin, in numbers

Years active
Spirou et Fantasio in « Le Journal de Spirou », 1938Spirou et Fantasio, 1946Les chapeaux noirs, 1949Spirou and the Heirs, 1951La corne de rhinocéros, 1952Les voleurs du Marsupilami, 1952The Dictator and the Mushroom, 1953Gaston, 1957La Ribambelle, 1958Le nid des Marsupilamis, 1960Le prisonnier du Bouddha, 1960Z comme Zorglub, 1961L'ombre du Z, 1962Isabelle, 1963Spirou et les hommes-bulles, 1964QRN sur Bretzelburg, 1966Panade à Champignac, 1969Le cas Lagaffe, 1971Le géant de la gaffe, 1972Gaffes, bévues et boulettes, 1973Le gang des gaffeurs, 1974L'Héritage, 1976Idées noires, 1977Gaffes et gadgets, 1985Le lourd passé de Lagaffe, 1986Gaston 19, 199926works
Works by year, 1938 to 1999. Known for
8works1930s1950s1960s1970s1990s
Works by decade. Busiest: the 1960s.

Sketchbook

Portrait of André Franquin

Cover of Spirou et Fantasio in « Le Journal de Spirou »Cover of GastonCover of Modeste et Pompon
Known for

The essential André Franquin

Bibliography

49 works, decade by decade

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

Undated