Jijé
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Joseph Gillain (), better known by his pen name Jijé (; 13 January 1914 – 19 June 1980), was a Belgian comics artist, best known for being a seminal artist on the Spirou et Fantasio strip (and for having introduced the Fantasio character) and the creator of one of the first major European western strips, Jerry Spring.
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Top works
- Spirou et Fantasio - Hors-série - Tome 4 - Fantasio et le fantôme
- Don Bosco
- Tanguy & Laverdure - Tome 15 - Les Vampires attaquent la nuit
- Jerry Spring - L'Intégrale - Tome 2 - Jerry Spring - L'intégrale - Tome 2
- Jerry Spring - L'Intégrale, Tome 1
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- Jijé in 1975
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- Joseph Gillain
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- Gedinne, Belgium
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- Versailles, France
- Comics creator.nationality
- Belgian
- Comics creator.notable works
- Spirou et Fantasio Blondin et CirageJean ValhardiJerry Spring
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- www.jije.org
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- date of birth
- 1914-01-13
- date of death
- 1980-06-19
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- Joseph Gillain
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Joseph Gillain (), better known by his pen name Jijé (; 13 January 1914 – 19 June 1980), was a Belgian comics artist, best known for being a seminal artist on the Spirou et Fantasio strip (and for having introduced the Fantasio character) and the creator of one of the first major European western strips, Jerry Spring.
==Biography== thumb|right|320px|Blondin, Cirage, Prof. Labarbousse and guest star "Marsupilami Africanis" in Les soucoupes volantes (1954) Born Joseph Gillain in Gedinne, Namur, he completed various art studies (woodcraft, goldsmithing, drawing and painting) at the abbey of Maredsous. In 1936, he created his first comics character, Jojo in the catholic newspaper Le Croisé. Jojo was strongly inspired by The Adventures of Tintin, but Jijé gradually developed his own style. Soon a second series followed, Blondin et Cirage, for the catholic youth magazine Petits Belges. Jijé also produced many illustrations for various Walloon magazines.