André Franquin (3 January 1924 – 5 January 1997) was a Belgian comics artist. His best known comic strip creations are Gaston and Marsupilami. He made these when he worked on the Spirou et Fantasio comic strip from 1947 to 1969. This time is seen by many as the series' golden age.
Awards
1974: First Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême, France
1980: Adamson Award, Sweden
1985: Best Long Comic Strip at the Haxtur Awards, Spain, for QRN sur Bretzelburg
1987: Grand Prix for the Graphic Arts at the Angoulême International Comics Festival 1996: Special Prize for outstanding life’s work at the Max & Moritz Prizes in Erlangen, Germany