Fantasio

For other uses, see Fantasio (disambiguation).

Les faiseurs de silence, 1984, by Nic & Cauvin. Fantasio is on the left.

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. In his early incarnation, he was considerably taller than Spirou, with a clown-like demeanour, and his hairstyle resembled that of Blondie character Dagwood Bumstead. In the Franquin era, he and Spirou became more alike. He has an evil megalomaniac cousin, Zantafio, who is his sworn enemy but bears a strong physical resemblance to him.

Fantasio also appeared in the Gaston comic strip, where he was the main character's superior, often seen trying to sign contracts with Monsieur De Mesmaeker. In opposition to his role in Spirou, in Gaston Fantasio was a serious character, playing straight man to Gaston's goofy antics, who thus becomes to Fantasio what Fantasio is to Spirou. However, Fantasio left that series when André Franquin left Spirou et Fantasio after the album Panade à Champignac (taking Gaston and the Marsupilami with him), being replaced in the role by Léon Prunelle.

André Franquin

Series	Spirou et Fantasio Gaston Lagaffe Marsupilami Idées noires Le Petit Noël Modeste et Pompon Isabelle

Spirou et Fantasio characters	Fantasio Spirou Marsupilami Le Petit Noël Zorglub Seccotine

Spirou and Fantasio albums	Spirou et Fantasio Quatre aventures de Spirou et Fantasio Il y a un sorcier à Champignac Les chapeaux noirs Spirou et les héritiers Les voleurs du Marsupilami La corne de rhinocéros Le dictateur et le champignon La mauvaise tête Le repaire de la murène Les pirates du silence Le gorille a bonne mine Le nid des Marsupilamis Le voyageur du Mésozoïque Le prisonnier du Bouddha Z comme Zorglub L'ombre du Z Spirou et les hommes-bulles QRN sur Bretzelburg Panade à Champignac Tembo Tabou

Gaston Lagaffe albums	Gaffes et gadgets Gala de gaffes à gogo Le bureau des gaffes en gros Gare aux gaffes du gars gonflé En direct de la gaffe Le lourd passé de Lagaffe Des gaffes et des dégâts Un gaffeur sachant gaffer Lagaffe nous gâte Le cas Lagaffe Le géant de la gaffe Gaffes, bévues et boulettes Le gang des gaffeurs Lagaffe mérite des baffes La saga des gaffes Gaffe à Lagaffe ! Gaston 19

Marsupilami albums	Capturez un Marsupilami La Queue du Marsupilami

Other albums	Idées noires

Collaborators	Delporte Jidéhem Greg Goscinny Roba

Publishing houses	Dupuis Marsu Productions

Magazines	Spirou Tintin

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Fantasio

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