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List of Spirou et Fantasio characters

August 29, 2023


The long-running Franco-Belgian comic series Spirou and Fantasio has a number of major and minor recurring characters.

Main characters

Spirou

Main article: Spirou (character)

Spirou is the main character of this series.

Fantasio

Main article: 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.[1]

Appearances

The Count of Champignac

Pacôme Hégésippe Adélard Ladislas de Champignac is an old, castle-dwelling aristocrat, genius of a scientist. He works in many fields such as chemistry, biology, physics, but most frequently he creates chemical substances from various mushrooms found in his castle's park. These experiments may have extraordinary effects such as softening metal, allowing the body to resist water pressure, speeding or reversing the body's ageing, giving people super-strength, or even turning people black. Also a skilled engineer, he has constructed numerous incredible machines such as individual dolphin-like submarines, and other handy gadgets. He is also proven to be a paleontologist, an astronomer and an astrophysicist.

Champignac is connected to several almost as eccentric scientists who frequently visit him at the castle, bringing new inventions and experiments that often bring about troublesome consequences. Due to his overall brilliance, he has several times been the victim of industrial espionage.

A wife of some time in his past has been mentioned, but no explanation of her absence was ever given. He has no children, but would eventually have a near-identical looking nephew, Aurélien de Champignac (L'horloger de la comète).

Appearances

(incomplete)

Célestin Dupilon

Célestin Dupilon is a former veterinarian of Champignac-en-Cambrousse, who after retirement has assumed the role of town alcoholic. He paces about the town in a constant state of drunkenness, though he remains impeccably dressed.[2] He was first introduced in Le voyageur du Mésozoïque (1957), by Franquin.

Cyanide

A gynoid, built by Louis LaGarne[further explanation needed], but turned maverick and is bent on conquering humanity by any opportunity she can get. Created by Tome and Janry.

Don Vito Cortizone

Recurring maffia boss character, created by Tome and Janry.

Duplumier

This mild-mannered, timid official is the Mayor's assistant and right arm. He was first introduced in Il y a un sorcier à Champignac (1951), by Franquin and Henri Gillain.

Gaston Lagaffe

Main article: Gaston Lagaffe

Gaston Lagaffe first made a discrete appearance in Le voyageur du Mésozoïque, a slightly more noticeable appearance in Vacances sans histoires, and had an active role in La foire aux gangsters, before appearing in Franquin's two final Spirou adventures. He is better known as the hero of his own series, where Spirou and Fantasio appear regularly as well. Because Franquin kept the rights to this character, he hasn't appeared in any Spirou et Fantasio adventures since Franquin abandoned the series.

Appearances

John Helena

John Helena nicknamed "The Moray" is a criminal character encountered in Spirou's maritime adventures. Initially introduced in Le repaire de la murène as "the good captain" of the sunk vessel Le Discret, he is eventually revealed to be a hardened antagonist of the worst sort. During this adventure, he elaborates on his nickname, describing the moray as a fish with teeth that bothers no-one unless a fool comes by to disturb (i.e. Spirou). In his final appearance in the album "Virus" we find him after doing his time behind bars. He redeems himself by exposing an international gang of viral arms traders. At the end of the story he has started up a tourist organisation that shows people the abandoned base where the clandestine operation took place, a changed man who's earning his money the honest way.

Appearances

Ibn-Mah-Zoud

Ibn-Mah-Zoud is a character who makes a strong impression, despite appearing in a single Spirou adventure: Vacances sans histoires. A wealthy sheikh, he suffers from colour blindness and is notoriously the world's worst driver. This is proved during the course of Vacances, once he has slipped away from his driver's guardianship and mistakes Spirou and Fantasio's blue Turbotraction:Turbot-Rhino I for his own red one. Surviving the catastrophic results of his joyride, he later proves himself to be a man of honour, replacing the destroyed car with a brand new prototype Turbot 2.

Appearances

  • 11. Vacances sans histoires (in Le gorille a bonne mine) (Franquin)
  • 50. Aux Sources du Z. (Cameo part, Morvan and Munuera)

Marsupilami

Main article: Marsupilami

The Marsupilami is first encountered in the third act of Spirou et les héritiers, and from then on remained a near-constant character fixture in the following Franquin adventures. After this he featured in Fournier's first story, Le faiseur d'or under Franquin's supervision, and never appeared again, save for depictions as plush animal toys and in framed photos. This is because Franquin kept the rights to the character to himself, while the other characters belonged to publisher Dupuis. Since 1987, the specimen from Le nid des Marsupilamis stars in his own comics.

Appearances

Martin

Character created by Franquin in 1952 in Spirou et les Héritiers.

Motor racing driver, Martin is the first driver (and driving instructor) of the firm Turbot. With his teammate Roulebille, he participated in the construction and development of the Turbotraction, powered by a gas turbine, and the emblematic car of the series.

Appearances

The Mayor of Champignac

Gustave Labarbe is usually referred to by the title of his office, the Mayor of Champignac. He is notable for his large ego, his pompous and nonsensical speeches, and his suspicion of all things from out-of-town, in particular Spirou and Fantasio themselves. A man who loves to hear himself speak, a simple conversation can turn into a speech in itself. He was first introduced in Il y a un sorcier à Champignac (1951).

Appearances

(incomplete)

Notary Mordicus

Maître Mordicus is the attorney in charge of fulfilling Fantasio's uncle's will, functioning as arbiter in the battle of skills and wits between Fantasio and Zantafio.

Appearances

Le Petit Noël

Le Petit Noël (Little Noël) is a melancholic, dreamy boy who lives in Champignac-en-Cambrousse. He was created for the 1958 Spirou Christmas special issue.[3] He would receive several small cameo appearances and become a good friend to Marsupilami during his stay near the village, the pair appearing in a few short stories together.

Appearances

Ororéa

Ororéa is a brave female reporter of Polynesian descent, first introduced in Tora Torapa. Fournier, who was not interested in using Seccotine, replaced her with this new female character, also a journalist, but more friendly with Fantasio. His infatuation with Ororea contrasts with his frequent exasperation at Seccotine.

Appearances

Roulebille

Character created by André Franquin in 1952 in Spirou et les Héritiers.
Roulebille is a racing driver at Turbot. With Martin, he participated in the construction and development of the Turbotraction, powered by a gas turbine, and the emblematic car of the series, which is at the center of the story La Corne de rhinocéros. He also makes a short appearance in Vacances sans histoires and appears in a few pages of Aux sources du Z, a story following the end of La Corne de rhinocéros.

Appearances

Seccotine

Main article: Seccotine

Seccotine is a strong-willed reporter, and was the first major female character in the series. She was created by André Franquin, and made her first appearance in La turbotraction, serialised in 1953 and published in the album La corne de rhinocéros in 1955.[4]

Appearances

Le Snouffelaire

A strange animal from the future that has been suggested to look like the cross breed of a tapir and a vacuum cleaner.[5] It has appetite to devour nearly anything, and by flatulent biology, is able to quickly pass out what it ate, encapsulated in bubbles.

Appearances

Spip

Spip is one of the central characters of the series, Spirou's domesticated, courageous and sharp, grouchy pet squirrel. As his companion in all his adventures. Spip cannot talk, but his thoughts, often witty or sarcastic, are displayed to the reader, reflecting his usually grouchy mood. He's not pleased to frequently find himself in danger, but will be helpful in any situation as much as he can. Over the several authorship periods the character has evolved:

Rob-Vel and Jijé periods

Spip is saved by Spirou in Rob-Vel's and Jijé's first joint adventure L'Héritage de Bill Money (The Inheritance of Bill Money, 1938), and from then on he stands by his master's side. Under Rob-vel his presence is just visual, occasionally serving to gnaw ropes that bind his master, or adding to a comical detail. It is under Jijé's authorship he gains the capacity to speak through "thought balloons" (similar to Snoopy and Garfield). From this point he is given to state his opinion on any situation, often in a comical manner, and his communications appear to be understood.

Franquin period

Under Franquin's authorship, Spirou and Fantasio lose the ability to understand Spip, and when the Marsupilami joins the family, he also loses a great deal of attention but gains the perspective to feel ignored and underappreciated. In the shadow of his extraordinary fellow pet, he is less influential, although there are exceptions. In La corne de rhinoceros, he saves his friends from an angry elephant, earning him the title "king of creation".[6] Near the end of this era, in QRN sur Bretzelburg, he is allowed to shine.

Fournier period

Fournier's Spip continues where Franquin's left off, his sarcasms becoming more frequent and self-pitying. He occasionally breaks the fourth wall, acknowledging that he is in a comic book and sometimes even complaining that Spirou and Fantasio are not exactly his idea of comic book heroes. Complaints aside, he was still an active (if often unwilling) participant in the stories, even saving the day on a few occasions, such as in L'abbaye truquée.

Tome & Janry period

In the beginning, Tome and Janry continued Spip much as Fournier had, letting him make biting remarks about whatever situation he was in, providing comedy relief and occasionally contributing to the plots. However, as the series evolved and grew more dramatic and mature, Spip's role was greatly reduced, his comments becoming less frequent until he stopped talking entirely. In later albums he's more or less a background character, still always by Spirou's side but seldom noticed by anyone. This was even parodied in Spirou à Moscou, where he after a kidnapping spends much of the story with a Band-Aid covering his mouth, and Spirou and Fantasio don't notice it.

Sprtschk

Sprtschk is an atomic scientist genius, whose mind is constantly fixed on physics formulas in pursuit of discovering the solution to create the ultimate bomb. Invited to The Count's castle for reason's unknown during the hatching of the Mesozoic egg, the Count appears to quite dislike this scientist, and he spends most of the time by himself to ponder his scientific riddle. Sprtschk's appearance in the Spirou adventures is very brief, though memorable and ironic. Having presumably just discovered the great goal of his career with sinister satisfaction, he is suddenly eaten, accidentally, by a vegetarian dinosaur. The Count feigns some guilt about his part in Sprtschk's death, but is more distraught when his trees are destroyed.

Appearances

Marcelin Switch

Marcelin Switch appeared in QRN sur Bretzelburg.

Switch was a ham radio operator who got in touch with King Ladislas of Bretzelburg who was being kept a virtual prisoner in his palace by General Schmetterling. Ladislas wanted Switch to inform world opinion of his plight but the Bretzelburg secret police intercepted their communications and set out to kidnap Switch. By mistake however they captured Fantasio instead. Spirou resolved to go to Bretzelburg in order to rescue Fantasio and dragged the reluctant Switch along with him.

Switch was terrified from the start, and became even more so as they progressed through Bretzelburg, being convinced that they last hour had come at every minute. Disguised as window cleaners he and Spirou managed to sneak into the Royal palace during which a nervous Switch wrote out his will. He even fainted when he overheard an outburst by the intimidating General Schmetterling.

Switch, Spirou, Fantasio and the local rebel movement opposed to Schmetterling eventually succeeded in overthrowing him and restoring the King to his authority. Ladislas subsequently introduced reforms to overcome the economic plight caused by the General who had been fraudulently embezzling the state's coffers. The King even awarded Switch the Bretzelburg Medal of Courage!

Switch had a sister whose children enjoyed comics. In a breach of the fourth wall Switch got the characters of Spirou magazine mixed up with those of rival publication Tintin magazine.

Appearances

Zantafio

Main article: Zantafio

Zantafio is a recurring antagonist in the series. He was created by Franquin and first appeared in Spirou et les héritiers (1952). Zantafio bears a strong resemblance to Fantasio, because they are cousins.

Appearances

Zorglub

Main article: Zorglub

Zorglub was created by Greg and Franquin, and first appeared in the story Z comme Zorglub serialised in 1959, published in the diptych albums Z comme Zorglub (1961) and L'ombre du Z (1962). Initially Zorglub's character was that of a sinister megalomaniac, mad scientist, but later becomes a reformed villain.

Appearances

Itoh Kata

Japanese magician created by Fournier, and used heavily in his stories, but largely forgotten by later authors, until Morvan and Munuera re-used him in Spirou à Tokyo.

Sources

  • (in French)
  • Franquin official site: characters (in French)
Footnotes
  1. ^ franquin.com. "Bring M. Backalive".(in French)
  2. ^ spirou.com. "Dupilon".(in French)
  3. ^ franquin.com. "Noël et L'Elaoin".(in French)
  4. ^ franquin.com. (in French). Archived from the original on 2008-01-23. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
  5. ^ spirou.com. "Le Snouffelaire".(in French)
  6. ^ Franquin (1953). "Excerpt from La corne de rhinoceros" (comic book). Dupuis.(in French)

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The long running Franco Belgian comic series Spirou and Fantasio has a number of major and minor recurring characters Contents 1 Main characters 1 1 Spirou 1 2 Fantasio 2 Recurring characters 2 1 Bring M Backalive 2 1 1 Appearances 2 2 The Count of Champignac 2 2 1 Appearances 2 3 Celestin Dupilon 2 4 Cyanide 2 5 Don Vito Cortizone 2 6 Duplumier 2 7 Gaston Lagaffe 2 7 1 Appearances 2 8 John Helena 2 8 1 Appearances 2 9 Ibn Mah Zoud 2 9 1 Appearances 2 10 Marsupilami 2 10 1 Appearances 2 11 Martin 2 11 1 Appearances 2 12 The Mayor of Champignac 2 12 1 Appearances 2 13 Notary Mordicus 2 13 1 Appearances 2 14 Le Petit Noel 2 14 1 Appearances 2 15 Ororea 2 15 1 Appearances 2 16 Roulebille 2 16 1 Appearances 2 17 Seccotine 2 17 1 Appearances 2 18 Le Snouffelaire 2 18 1 Appearances 2 19 Spip 2 19 1 Rob Vel and Jije periods 2 19 2 Franquin period 2 19 3 Fournier period 2 19 4 Tome amp Janry period 2 20 Sprtschk 2 20 1 Appearances 2 21 Marcelin Switch 2 21 1 Appearances 2 22 Zantafio 2 22 1 Appearances 2 23 Zorglub 2 23 1 Appearances 2 24 Itoh Kata 3 SourcesMain characters EditSpirou Edit Main article Spirou character Spirou is the main character of this series Fantasio Edit Main article Fantasio Fantasio is introduced by Jije in 1943 as faithful friend and comical sidekick and appears in all published Spirou et Fantasio adventures afterwards Recurring characters EditBring M Backalive Edit 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 1 Appearances Edit 24 La cage in Tembo Tabou Franquin M0 Capturer un Marsupilami in Capturez un Marsupilami Franquin The Count of Champignac Edit Pacome Hegesippe Adelard Ladislas de Champignac is an old castle dwelling aristocrat genius of a scientist He works in many fields such as chemistry biology physics but most frequently he creates chemical substances from various mushrooms found in his castle s park These experiments may have extraordinary effects such as softening metal allowing the body to resist water pressure speeding or reversing the body s ageing giving people super strength or even turning people black Also a skilled engineer he has constructed numerous incredible machines such as individual dolphin like submarines and other handy gadgets He is also proven to be a paleontologist an astronomer and an astrophysicist Champignac is connected to several almost as eccentric scientists who frequently visit him at the castle bringing new inventions and experiments that often bring about troublesome consequences Due to his overall brilliance he has several times been the victim of industrial espionage A wife of some time in his past has been mentioned but no explanation of her absence was ever given He has no children but would eventually have a near identical looking nephew Aurelien de Champignac L horloger de la comete Appearances Edit 0 2 Il y a un sorcier a Champignac 0 5 Les voleurs du Marsupilami 0 7 Le dictateur et le champignon 0 9 Le repaire de la murene 10 Les pirates du silence 13 Le voyageur du Mesozoique 14 Le prisonnier du Bouddha 15 Z comme Zorglub 16 L ombre du Z 17 Spirou et les hommes bulles 19 Panade a Champignac HS4 Fantasio et le fantome et 4 autres aventures incomplete Celestin Dupilon Edit Celestin Dupilon is a former veterinarian of Champignac en Cambrousse who after retirement has assumed the role of town alcoholic He paces about the town in a constant state of drunkenness though he remains impeccably dressed 2 He was first introduced in Le voyageur du Mesozoique 1957 by Franquin Cyanide Edit A gynoid built by Louis LaGarne further explanation needed but turned maverick and is bent on conquering humanity by any opportunity she can get Created by Tome and Janry Don Vito Cortizone Edit Recurring maffia boss character created by Tome and Janry Duplumier Edit This mild mannered timid official is the Mayor s assistant and right arm He was first introduced in Il y a un sorcier a Champignac 1951 by Franquin and Henri Gillain Gaston Lagaffe Edit Main article Gaston Lagaffe Gaston Lagaffe first made a discrete appearance in Le voyageur du Mesozoique a slightly more noticeable appearance in Vacances sans histoires and had an active role in La foire aux gangsters before appearing in Franquin s two final Spirou adventures He is better known as the hero of his own series where Spirou and Fantasio appear regularly as well Because Franquin kept the rights to this character he hasn t appeared in any Spirou et Fantasio adventures since Franquin abandoned the series Appearances Edit 11 Vacances sans histoires in Le gorille a bonne mine Franquin 12 La foire aux gangsters in Le nid des Marsupilamis Franquin 13 Le voyageur du Mesozoique Franquin 19 Panade a Champignac and Bravo les Brothers Franquin John Helena Edit John Helena nicknamed The Moray is a criminal character encountered in Spirou s maritime adventures Initially introduced in Le repaire de la murene as the good captain of the sunk vessel Le Discret he is eventually revealed to be a hardened antagonist of the worst sort During this adventure he elaborates on his nickname describing the moray as a fish with teeth that bothers no one unless a fool comes by to disturb i e Spirou In his final appearance in the album Virus we find him after doing his time behind bars He redeems himself by exposing an international gang of viral arms traders At the end of the story he has started up a tourist organisation that shows people the abandoned base where the clandestine operation took place a changed man who s earning his money the honest way Appearances Edit 0 9 Le repaire de la murene Franquin 17 Spirou et les hommes bulles Franquin 33 Virus Tome amp Janry Ibn Mah Zoud Edit Ibn Mah Zoud is a character who makes a strong impression despite appearing in a single Spirou adventure Vacances sans histoires A wealthy sheikh he suffers from colour blindness and is notoriously the world s worst driver This is proved during the course of Vacances once he has slipped away from his driver s guardianship and mistakes Spirou and Fantasio s blue Turbotraction Turbot Rhino I for his own red one Surviving the catastrophic results of his joyride he later proves himself to be a man of honour replacing the destroyed car with a brand new prototype Turbot 2 Appearances Edit 11 Vacances sans histoires in Le gorille a bonne mine Franquin 50 Aux Sources du Z Cameo part Morvan and Munuera Marsupilami Edit Main article Marsupilami The Marsupilami is first encountered in the third act of Spirou et les heritiers and from then on remained a near constant character fixture in the following Franquin adventures After this he featured in Fournier s first story Le faiseur d or under Franquin s supervision and never appeared again save for depictions as plush animal toys and in framed photos This is because Franquin kept the rights to the character to himself while the other characters belonged to publisher Dupuis Since 1987 the specimen from Le nid des Marsupilamis stars in his own comics Appearances Edit 0 4 Spirou et les heritiers 0 5 Les voleurs du Marsupilami 0 7 Le dictateur et le champignon 0 8 Touchez pas aux rouges gorges in La mauvaise tete 0 9 Le repaire de la murene 10 Les pirates du silence 11 Le gorille a bonne mine and Vacances sans histoires 12 Le nid des Marsupilamis 13 Le voyageur du Mesozoique 14 Le prisonnier du Bouddha 15 Z comme Zorglub 16 L ombre du Z 17 Spirou et les hommes bulles and Les petits formats 18 QRN sur Bretzelburg 19 Panade a Champignac and Bravo les Brothers 20 Le faiseur d or Fournier 24 Tembo Tabou and La cage in Capturez un Marsupilami 25 La Colere du MarsupilamiMartin Edit Character created by Franquin in 1952 in Spirou et les Heritiers Motor racing driver Martin is the first driver and driving instructor of the firm Turbot With his teammate Roulebille he participated in the construction and development of the Turbotraction powered by a gas turbine and the emblematic car of the series Appearances Edit 0 4 Spirou et les heritiers Franquin 0 6 La Corne de rhinoceros Franquin The Mayor of Champignac Edit Gustave Labarbe is usually referred to by the title of his office the Mayor of Champignac He is notable for his large ego his pompous and nonsensical speeches and his suspicion of all things from out of town in particular Spirou and Fantasio themselves A man who loves to hear himself speak a simple conversation can turn into a speech in itself He was first introduced in Il y a un sorcier a Champignac 1951 Appearances Edit 0 2 Il y a un sorcier a Champignac 0 7 Le dictateur et le champignon 13 Le voyageur du Mesozoique 14 Le prisonnier du Bouddha 15 Z comme Zorglub 16 L ombre du Z 17 Spirou et les hommes bulles 19 Panade a Champignac incomplete Notary Mordicus Edit Maitre Mordicus is the attorney in charge of fulfilling Fantasio s uncle s will functioning as arbiter in the battle of skills and wits between Fantasio and Zantafio Appearances Edit 0 4 Spirou et les heritiers Franquin Le Petit Noel Edit Le Petit Noel Little Noel is a melancholic dreamy boy who lives in Champignac en Cambrousse He was created for the 1958 Spirou Christmas special issue 3 He would receive several small cameo appearances and become a good friend to Marsupilami during his stay near the village the pair appearing in a few short stories together Appearances Edit 14 Le prisonnier du bouddha Franquin 19 Panade a Champignac Franquin M0 Capturez un Marsupilami several short stories Franquin Ororea Edit Ororea is a brave female reporter of Polynesian descent first introduced in Tora Torapa Fournier who was not interested in using Seccotine replaced her with this new female character also a journalist but more friendly with Fantasio His infatuation with Ororea contrasts with his frequent exasperation at Seccotine Appearances Edit 23 Tora Torapa Fournier 25 Le gri gri du Niokolo Koba Fournier 27 L Ankou Fournier 30 Des haricots partout Fournier Note she appears only on the last final page Roulebille Edit Character created by Andre Franquin in 1952 in Spirou et les Heritiers Roulebille is a racing driver at Turbot With Martin he participated in the construction and development of the Turbotraction powered by a gas turbine and the emblematic car of the series which is at the center of the story La Corne de rhinoceros He also makes a short appearance in Vacances sans histoires and appears in a few pages of Aux sources du Z a story following the end of La Corne de rhinoceros Appearances Edit 0 4 Spirou et les heritiers Franquin 0 6 La corne de rhinoceros Franquin 11 Vacances sans histoires in Le gorille a bonne mine Franquin Seccotine Edit Main article Seccotine Seccotine is a strong willed reporter and was the first major female character in the series She was created by Andre Franquin and made her first appearance in La turbotraction serialised in 1953 and published in the album La corne de rhinoceros in 1955 4 Appearances Edit 0 6 La corne de rhinoceros Franquin 0 7 Le dictateur et le champignon Franquin 11 Vacances sans histoires in Le gorille a bonne mine Franquin 12 Le nid des Marsupilamis Franquin HS4 Joyeuses Paques Papa Fantasio et le fantome et 4 autres aventures Fournier 34 Aventure en Australie Tome amp Janry 38 La jeunesse de Spirou Tome amp Janry 46 Machine qui reve Tome amp Janry 47 Paris sous Seine Morvan amp Munuera Le Snouffelaire Edit A strange animal from the future that has been suggested to look like the cross breed of a tapir and a vacuum cleaner 5 It has appetite to devour nearly anything and by flatulent biology is able to quickly pass out what it ate encapsulated in bubbles Appearances Edit 36 L horloger de la comete Tome amp Janry 37 Le reveil du Z Tome amp Janry Spip Edit Spip is one of the central characters of the series Spirou s domesticated courageous and sharp grouchy pet squirrel As his companion in all his adventures Spip cannot talk but his thoughts often witty or sarcastic are displayed to the reader reflecting his usually grouchy mood He s not pleased to frequently find himself in danger but will be helpful in any situation as much as he can Over the several authorship periods the character has evolved Rob Vel and Jije periods Edit Spip is saved by Spirou in Rob Vel s and Jije s first joint adventure L Heritage de Bill Money The Inheritance of Bill Money 1938 and from then on he stands by his master s side Under Rob vel his presence is just visual occasionally serving to gnaw ropes that bind his master or adding to a comical detail It is under Jije s authorship he gains the capacity to speak through thought balloons similar to Snoopy and Garfield From this point he is given to state his opinion on any situation often in a comical manner and his communications appear to be understood Franquin period Edit Under Franquin s authorship Spirou and Fantasio lose the ability to understand Spip and when the Marsupilami joins the family he also loses a great deal of attention but gains the perspective to feel ignored and underappreciated In the shadow of his extraordinary fellow pet he is less influential although there are exceptions In La corne de rhinoceros he saves his friends from an angry elephant earning him the title king of creation 6 Near the end of this era in QRN sur Bretzelburg he is allowed to shine Fournier period Edit Fournier s Spip continues where Franquin s left off his sarcasms becoming more frequent and self pitying He occasionally breaks the fourth wall acknowledging that he is in a comic book and sometimes even complaining that Spirou and Fantasio are not exactly his idea of comic book heroes Complaints aside he was still an active if often unwilling participant in the stories even saving the day on a few occasions such as in L abbaye truquee Tome amp Janry period Edit In the beginning Tome and Janry continued Spip much as Fournier had letting him make biting remarks about whatever situation he was in providing comedy relief and occasionally contributing to the plots However as the series evolved and grew more dramatic and mature Spip s role was greatly reduced his comments becoming less frequent until he stopped talking entirely In later albums he s more or less a background character still always by Spirou s side but seldom noticed by anyone This was even parodied in Spirou a Moscou where he after a kidnapping spends much of the story with a Band Aid covering his mouth and Spirou and Fantasio don t notice it Sprtschk Edit Sprtschk is an atomic scientist genius whose mind is constantly fixed on physics formulas in pursuit of discovering the solution to create the ultimate bomb Invited to The Count s castle for reason s unknown during the hatching of the Mesozoic egg the Count appears to quite dislike this scientist and he spends most of the time by himself to ponder his scientific riddle Sprtschk s appearance in the Spirou adventures is very brief though memorable and ironic Having presumably just discovered the great goal of his career with sinister satisfaction he is suddenly eaten accidentally by a vegetarian dinosaur The Count feigns some guilt about his part in Sprtschk s death but is more distraught when his trees are destroyed Appearances Edit 13 Le voyageur du Mesozoique Franquin Marcelin Switch Edit Marcelin Switch appeared in QRN sur Bretzelburg Switch was a ham radio operator who got in touch with King Ladislas of Bretzelburg who was being kept a virtual prisoner in his palace by General Schmetterling Ladislas wanted Switch to inform world opinion of his plight but the Bretzelburg secret police intercepted their communications and set out to kidnap Switch By mistake however they captured Fantasio instead Spirou resolved to go to Bretzelburg in order to rescue Fantasio and dragged the reluctant Switch along with him Switch was terrified from the start and became even more so as they progressed through Bretzelburg being convinced that they last hour had come at every minute Disguised as window cleaners he and Spirou managed to sneak into the Royal palace during which a nervous Switch wrote out his will He even fainted when he overheard an outburst by the intimidating General Schmetterling Switch Spirou Fantasio and the local rebel movement opposed to Schmetterling eventually succeeded in overthrowing him and restoring the King to his authority Ladislas subsequently introduced reforms to overcome the economic plight caused by the General who had been fraudulently embezzling the state s coffers The King even awarded Switch the Bretzelburg Medal of Courage Switch had a sister whose children enjoyed comics In a breach of the fourth wall Switch got the characters of Spirou magazine mixed up with those of rival publication Tintin magazine Appearances Edit 18 QRN sur Bretzelburg Franquin Zantafio Edit Main article Zantafio Zantafio is a recurring antagonist in the series He was created by Franquin and first appeared in Spirou et les heritiers 1952 Zantafio bears a strong resemblance to Fantasio because they are cousins Appearances Edit 0 4 Spirou et les heritiers Franquin 0 7 Le dictateur et le champignon Franquin 0 8 La mauvaise tete Franquin 16 L ombre du Z Franquin 20 Le faiseur d or Fournier 23 Tora Torapa Fournier 42 Spirou a Moscou Tome amp Janry 48 L homme qui ne voulait pas mourir Morvan amp Munuera 55 La colere du Marsupilami Yoann amp Vehlmann Zorglub Edit Main article Zorglub Zorglub was created by Greg and Franquin and first appeared in the story Z comme Zorglub serialised in 1959 published in the diptych albums Z comme Zorglub 1961 and L ombre du Z 1962 Initially Zorglub s character was that of a sinister megalomaniac mad scientist but later becomes a reformed villain Appearances Edit 15 Z comme Zorglub Franquin 16 L ombre du Z Franquin 19 Panade a Champignac Franquin 20 Le faiseur d or Fournier 23 Tora Torapa Fournier 37 Le reveil du Z Tome amp Janry 50 Au source du Z Morvan amp Munuera Les geants petrifies but only for brief momentsItoh Kata Edit Japanese magician created by Fournier and used heavily in his stories but largely forgotten by later authors until Morvan and Munuera re used him in Spirou a Tokyo This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it December 2009 Sources EditSpirou official site characters in French Franquin official site characters in French Footnotes franquin com Bring M Backalive in French spirou com Dupilon in French franquin com Noel et L Elaoin in French franquin com Un vie 1953 in French Archived from the original on 2008 01 23 Retrieved 2008 01 08 spirou com Le Snouffelaire in French Franquin 1953 Excerpt from La corne de rhinoceros comic book Dupuis in French Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of Spirou et Fantasio characters amp oldid 1159218234, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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