Spirou & Fantasio

*Spirou & Fantasio*
Spirou & Fantasio
	Some of the main characters of Spirou & Fantasio, from the album Le gorille a bonne mine.; From left to right: the Marsupilami, Spirou, Fantasio, and the squirrel Spip.
Publication information
Publisher	Spirou magazine ; Moustique; Dupuis (French) ; Cinebook Ltd (English)
Publication date	1938–present
Main character(s)	Spirou ; Fantasio ; Spip
Creative team
Created by	Robert Velter
Written by	Joseph (Jijé) Gillain (1940–50); André Franquin (1947–69); Jean-Claude Fournier (1969–79); Raoul Cauvin (1983–84); Philippe (Tome) Vandevelde (1984–98); Jean-David Morvan (1998–2009); Fabien Vehlmann (2009–);
Artist(s)	Joseph (Jijé) Gillain (1940–50); André Franquin (1947–69); Fournier (1969–79); Nicolas Broca (1979–84); Jean-Richard (Janry) Geurts (1984–98); José Luis Munuera (1998–2009); Yoann Chivard (2009–);

Spirou & Fantasio (French: Spirou et Fantasio) is one of the most popular classic Franco-Belgian comics. The series, which has been running since 1938, shares many characteristics with other European humorous adventure comics like The Adventures of Tintin, Lucky Luke, and Asterix. It has been written and drawn by a succession of artists.

Spirou and Fantasio are the series' main characters, two adventurous journalists who run into fantastic adventures, aided by Spirou's pet squirrel Spip and their inventor friend the Count of Champignac.

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