- Le faiseur d'or
Graphicnovelbox| title= Spirou et Fantasio #20 Le faiseur d'or
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publisher=Dupuis
date=1970
series="Spirou et Fantasio "
origlanguage=French
origpublication= "Le Journal de Spirou"
origissues= #1624 - #1646, #1652, #1667
origdate=1969 -1970
origisbn= 2-8001-0022-2
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writers=Fournier
artists= Fournier with Franquin
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previssue= "Panade à Champignac ",1969
nextissue= "Du glucose pour Noémie ",1971 "Le faiseur d'or", written and drawn by Fournier, is the twentieth album of the "
Spirou et Fantasio " series, and the first to follow the "Spirou" retirement ofAndré Franquin . The story was initially serialised in "Spirou", before publication grouped with "Un Noël clandestin" and "Le champignon nippon" in a hardcover album in 1970.ynopsis
In "The Gold Maker", The Count of Champignac reveals on television that he knows the location of a coveted book revealing the secrets of ancient alchemist
Nicolas Flamel , which Spirou fears may send the wrong signal to the criminals of the world. Upon visiting Champignac they find Zorglub unconscious, and the Count abducted. When Zorglub comes to, he suspects having recognizedZantafio as one of the kidnappers."The Clandestine Christmas" is the story of little, very wealthy boy Henri who prefers to spend Christmas with his unlikely friend, the much older, unwealthy Jean Babtiste. The two move outdoors to find someone to share the affluence of cake they have, and by chance join Spirou and Fantasio in celebrating a special Christmas.
in "The Japanese Mushroom", Spirou and Fantasio travel to Japan, and are introduced the Count's Japanese counterpart, Ito Kata, and new arch-villainous syndicate of global crime, "The Triangle". The story ends as a teaser for the following album, "
Du glucose pour Noémie ".Background
Franquin is credited with the
Marsupilami artwork in "Le faiseur d'or", which was to be the final "Spirou" album appearance of the creature.References
* [http://bdoubliees.com/journalspirou/auteurs2/fournier.htm Fournier publications in "Spirou"] BDoubliées fr_iconExternal links
* [http://www.spirou.com/spirou/albums.shtml Spirou official site album index] fr_icon
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