The legendary adventures of reporters Spirou and Fantasio, their squirrel Spip, and Franquins Marsupilami. The 11th title of a series as fundamental as Tintin - 75 years of the finest comic tradition!A meaningless little spat is keeping Spirou and Fantasio apart that day, when the young bellboy sees his friend in the company of a mysterious neighbor. Shortly afterward, a jewelry shop is robbed, and the owner identifies Fantasio, who has come to cover the event for his newspaper, as his aggressor. When the very next day a priceless Egyptian mask is stolen live on TV by ... Fantasio, Spirou is left with little choice but to investigate&A Belgian cartoonist from the Golden Age of comics, Andr? Franquin was as important and influential throughout his career as Herg?, moulding and training dozens of artists through his long years at Spirou magazine. In his 20 years at the helm of Spirou and Fantasio, creator of their fantastical friend the Marsupilami, he was also the father of one of the most beloved anti-heroes of European comics, Gaston Lagaffe, as well as the delightfully dark and sarcastic Id?es Noires. As a sign of his popularity, he received the very first Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoul?me in 1974.