Fantômas
Also known as Fantomas
Fantômas () is a fictional character created by French writers Marcel Allain (1885–1969) and Pierre Souvestre (1874–1914).
Key facts
- Character.name
- Fantômas
- Character.image
- Fantomas 1911.jpg
- Character.caption
- The cover illustration for the first volume of Fantômas, anonymous artist, 1911. A "classic image of the Parisian oneirology", according to the French poet Robert Desnos.
- Character.first
- Fantômas (1911)
- Character.last
- Fantômas Mène le Bal (1963)
- Character.creator
- Marcel Allain Pierre Souvestre
- Character.portrayer
- René Navarre Edward Roseman Jean Galland Marcel Herrand Maurice Teynac Jean Marais Helmut Berger
- Character.voice
- Paul Bernard Raymond Pellegrin Roger Carel Philippe Clay Med Hondo
- Character.alias
- Archduke Juan North
- Character.gender
- Male
- Character.occupation
- Serial killer Criminal mastermind
Article
22 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Characters
- Books
- By Allain and Souvestre
- By Allain
- Notes
- Film and television
- Other films
- Television
- Unproduced and upcoming screen adaptations
- Comic books
- French
- Mexican
- American
- Polish
- New fiction
- Cultural influence
- Pastiches, homages, and related characters
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
Fantômas () is a fictional character created by French writers Marcel Allain (1885–1969) and Pierre Souvestre (1874–1914).
One of the most popular characters in the history of French crime fiction, Fantômas was created in 1911 and appeared in a total of 32 volumes written by the two collaborators, then a subsequent 11 volumes written by Allain alone after Souvestre's death. The character was also the basis of various film, television, and comic book adaptations. In the history of crime fiction, he represents a transition from Gothic novel villains of the 19th century to modern-day serial killers and supervillains. It was partly influenced by the Era of Attacks (1892–1894) and most especially by the figure of Ravachol.