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| | Spirou |
 | | Franquin developed the strip, from single gags and short serials, into long adventures with complex plots, and is usually considered as the definitive author of the strip. |
 | | He introduced a plethora of recurring characters, notably the count scientist and inventor, Champignac, the buffoonish mad scientist Zorglub, the cousin of Fantasio and wannabe dictator Zantafio, and the journalist Seccotine, one of the rare instances of a female character in Belgian comics of this period. |
 | | One Franquin creation that went on to develop a life of its own was the Marsupilami, a fictional monkey-like creature with a tremendously long prehensile tail. |
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