Jijé

Jijé
Jijé in 1975
BornJoseph Gillain
(1914-01-13)13 January 1914
Gedinne, Belgium
Died19 June 1980(1980-06-19) (aged 66)
Versailles, France
NationalityBelgian
Notable works
Spirou et Fantasio
Blondin et Cirage
Jean Valhardi
Jerry Spring
Awardsfull list
Signature

Joseph Gillain (French: [ʒilɛ̃]), better known by his pen name Jijé ([ʒiʒe]; 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.