Spirou et l'aventure
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Spirou et l'aventure, written and drawn by Jijé
, is the first published album containing Spirou et Fantasio
adventures. The 6 featured stories were produced during and after World War II
, and serialised in the comics magazine
Le Journal de Spirou
during this unusual period. They were assembled and published as a hardcover album in 1948 and feature the first appearances of Fantasio
.
This collection is not regarded among the regular series as it had limited publication, and some of the original plates are thought to be lost.
Two of the stories, La jeep de Fantasio and Fantasio et le Fantôme were later published in the "hors-séries" albums, HS2 Radar le robot and HS4 Fantasio et le fantôme et 4 autres aventures.
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Jijé
Jijé was a Belgian comics artist, best known for being a seminal artist on the Spirou et Fantasio strip and the creator of one of the first major European western strips, Jerry Spring.-Biography:Born Joseph Gillain in Gedinne, Namur, he completed various art studies Jijé (13 January 1914 – 20...
, is the first published album containing Spirou et Fantasio
Spirou et Fantasio
Spirou et Fantasio is one of the most popular classic Franco-Belgian comic strips. The series, which has been running since 1938, shares many characteristics with other European humorous adventure comics like Tintin and Asterix...
adventures. The 6 featured stories were produced during and after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, and serialised in the comics magazine
Franco-Belgian comics magazines
Belgium and France have a long tradition in comics. They have a common history for comics and magazines.In the early years of its history, magazines had a large place on the comics market and were often the only place where comics were published. Most of them were kids-targeted.In the 1970s,...
Le Journal de Spirou
Spirou (magazine)
Spirou magazine is a weekly Belgian comics magazine published by the Dupuis company...
during this unusual period. They were assembled and published as a hardcover album in 1948 and feature the first appearances of Fantasio
Fantasio
Fantasio is a fictional character from the Spirou et Fantasio comic strip. He was introduced in 1944 by Jijé, who was then drawing Spirou's adventures. Fantasio is Spirou's best friend and co-adventurer, a graphic reporter with an uncontrolled imagination and a mop of blond hair...
.
Story
Contains the stories:- Le meeting aérien (1943)
- Autour du monde avec le pilote rouge (1944)
- Le voyage dans le temps (1944-45)
- L'enlèvement de Spip (1945)
- La jeep de Fantasio (1945-46)
- Fantasio et le Fantôme (1946)
Background
These stories are considered Jijé's 4th-9th Spirou stories, independent of the work when he functioned as a collaborator on the earliest work by Rob-Vel.This collection is not regarded among the regular series as it had limited publication, and some of the original plates are thought to be lost.
Two of the stories, La jeep de Fantasio and Fantasio et le Fantôme were later published in the "hors-séries" albums, HS2 Radar le robot and HS4 Fantasio et le fantôme et 4 autres aventures.
Sources
- Joseph Gilain (Jijé) publications in Spirou BDoubliées
- Les Mémoires de Spirou, Thierry Martens, Jean-Paul Tibéri, Dupuis, 1989. p.160
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