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Spirou et Fantasio #4
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Cover of the Belgian edition
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Spirou et les héritiers, written and drawn by Franquin, is the fourth album of the Spirou et Fantasio series, and a great leap in the expansion of the Spirou universe. After appearing in segments in Le Journal de Spirou, it was released as a complete hardcover album in 1952.
In Spirou and the Heirs, Fantasio is told he will inherit from a long-absent uncle, but as notary Mordicus opens the will, he learns he must prove himself more worthy of inheritance, than the other male heir, his unsympathetic cousin Zantafio. The winner over three challenges receives an unknown prize. The women, Aunt Éster and cousin Séraphine, inherit the parrot. Fantasio competes sincerely, against the cheating tactics of Zantafio. First, to create an original and useful invention, then, to achieve a top 6 Grand Prix race position. A close contest takes them tied into the final task, to capture a Marsupilami in the Palombian jungle.
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Les Heritiérs is another distinct step in the evolution of Franquin's style, how he chose to portray his characters, and pace his stories. This period would only last for a few albums, but represents his most "handsome" and "stylish" depictions, before he would later opt for more comedic emphasis. Also notable is how the character psychology and script are particularly subtly well-crafted.
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