Jijé
| Jijé | |
|---|---|
Jijé in 1975 | |
| Born | Joseph Gillain 13 January 1914 Gedinne, Belgium |
| Died | 19 June 1980 (aged 66) Versailles, France |
| Nationality | Belgian |
Notable works | Spirou et Fantasio Blondin et Cirage Jean Valhardi Jerry Spring |
| Awards | full list |
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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.