![]() ![]() ![]() In 1944 Jijé introduced a new character, Fantasio, who would become Spirou's best friend and co-adventurer. The first succession came in 1943 when Joseph Gillain, known by the pen name Jijé, was given charge of the character. The title has therefore subsequently been passed on to several different artists and writers. Spirou became the property of the publisher Dupuis (atypical in France and Belgium where most comics characters are owned by their creator(s)), who bought the character from Rob-Vel in 1943, and since then the series has belonged to no specific author. File:Spirou et spip-150639.jpgĪdding to the difficulties of magazine publication that came with the outbreak of World War II, Velter joined the army effort, and his wife Blanche Dumoulin, using the pen name Davine, continued the work on the Spirou strip, with the aid of the young Belgian artist Luc Lafnet. Spirou (the name means "squirrel" (lit.) and "mischievous" (fig.) in Walloon) has a pet squirrel called Spip, the series' first supporting character, who was introduced on Jin the story arc titled L'Héritage de Bill Money and liberated in the following week's issue, remaining a presence in all Spirou stories since. The main character was originally an elevator (lift) operator (in French: un groom) for the Moustique Hotel (in reference to the publisher's chief magazine, Le Moustique), and remained dressed in his red bellhop uniform for a long time after the occupation was dropped. ![]() The comic strip was originally created by Rob-Vel for the launch of Le Journal de Spirou ( Spirou magazine) on April 21, 1938, published by Éditions Dupuis.
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