Spirou (comics)
| Spirou | |
|---|---|
Spirou as drawn by Robert Velter in the late 1930s | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Dupuis (Belgium) |
| First appearance | Spirou #1 (April 24th, 1938) |
| Created by | Robert Velter |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Le Petit Spirou |
| Team affiliations | Staff of Journal de Spirou, Fantasio, Spip, Marsupilami, Gaston Lagaffe |
Spirou (Walloon pronunciation: [spiˈʀu], Walloon pronunciation: [spiˈʀøː]; French: [spiʁu]; Walloon for "squirrel", "mischievous"; Dutch: Robbedoes) is a Belgian comic strip character and protagonist in the comic strip series Spirou & Fantasio and Le Petit Spirou, and the eponymous character of the Belgian comic strip magazine Spirou.