Marsupilami is a fictional comic book animal created by André Franquin, first published on January 31, 1952 in the magazine Spirou.[1] Since then it appeared regularly in the popular Belgian comic book series Spirou et Fantasio until Franquin stopped creating the series in 1968 and took the character with him. In the late 1980s, the Marsupilami got its own successful spin-off series of comic albums, Marsupilami, written by Greg, Yann and Dugomier and drawn by Batem. Later, two animated shows featuring this character, as well as a Sega Genesis video game and a variety of other merchandise followed. The asteroid 98494 Marsupilami is named in its honour.

The name is a portmanteau of the words marsupial, Pilou-Pilou (the French name for Eugene the Jeep, a character Franquin loved as a kid) and ami, French for friend.

Marsupilami

Robinson Academy (2005). Art by Batem, story by Dugomier0. Capturez un Marsupilami (Capture a Marsupilami, 6/2002) (Short-Story collection). Art and story by Franquin.
1. La Queue du Marsupilami (The tail of Marsupilami, 10/1987). Art by Batem and Franquin, story by Greg.
2. Le Bébé du bout du monde (The baby of the end of the world, 6/1988). Art by Batem and Franquin, story by Greg.
3. Mars le Noir (Mars the Black, 3/1989). Art by Batem and Franquin, story by Yann.
4. Le Pollen du Monte Urticando (The pollen of Mount Urticando, 11/1989). Art by Batem, story by Yann.
5. Baby Prinz (10/1990). Art by Batem, story by Yann.
6. Fordlandia (11/1991). Art by Batem, story by Yann.
7. L'Or de Boavista (The Gold of Boavista, 10/1992). Art by Batem, story by Yann.
8. Le Temple de Boavista (The temple of Boavista, 10/1993). Art by Batem, story by Yann.
9. Le Papillon des cimes (The butterfly of the summit, 10/1994). Art by Batem, story by Yann.
10. Rififi en Palombie (4/1996). Art by Batem, story by Xavier Fauche and Eric Adam.
11. Houba Banana (7/1997). Art by Batem, story by Xavier Fauche and Eric Adam.
12. Trafic à Jollywood (7/1998). Art and story by Batem.
13. Le Défilé du jaguar (The fashion show of the jaguar, 9/1999). Art by Batem, story by Kaminka and Marais.
14. Un fils en or (A golden child, 6/2000). Art by Batem, story by Bourcquardez and Saive.
15. C'est quoi ce cirque !? (What's this circus!?, 9/2001). Art by Batem, story by Dugomier.
16. Tous en Piste (Everyone to the ring, 6/2003). Art by Batem, story by Dugomier.
17. L'orchidée des Chahutas (The orchid of the Chahutas, 6/2004). Art by Batem, story by Dugomier.
18. Robinson Academy (6/2005). Art by Batem, story by Dugomier.
19. Magie Blanche (White magic, 11/2006). Art by Batem, story by Colman.
20. Viva Palombia. Coming in June 2007. Art by Batem, story by Colman.

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