Francis Coplan

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Francis Coplan Agent FX 18 is the fictional secret agent created by Paul Kenny (author); the nom de plume of Belgian authors Gaston Van den Punhuyse (1913-1995) and Jean Libert (born 1913-1981). Francis Coplan was an electronics engineer recruited by the SDECE. From his first appearance in Fleuve Noir Sans Issue/No Exit in 1953 until Sales coup a Moscau Coplan in 1996, 237 novels of Coplan were written^[1] using the name of Paul Kenny.^[2] After the death of Libert, Van den Punhuyse carried on writing alone. After his death Serge Jacquemard took over until 1996.^[3]Van den Punhyse and Libert also wrote 18 science fiction novels under the name "Jean-Gaston Vandel" for Fleuve Noir's "Anticipation" series from 1952-1956 until the success of Coplan led them to write his adventures on a full time basis.^[4]

By 1970, Coplan books were selling 3.5 million copies a year around the world.^[5]

1 Films
2 Television series
3 Comic strips
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Films

Action Immediate/To Catch a Spy (1957)(based on the novel) Henri Vidal directed by Maurice Labro
Coplan Agent Secret FX 18/FX 18 Secret Agent (1964) (based on Coplan tente sa chance) Ken Clark directed by Maurice Cloche
Coplan prend des risques/The Spy I Love (1964) (based on Étau sans pitié) Dominique Paturel directed by Maurice Labro
Coplan FX 18 casse tout/FX 18 Superspy (1965) (based on Stoppez Coplan Richard Wyler directed by Riccardo Freda
Coplan ouvre le feu a Mexico/Mexican Slayride (1967) (based on Coplan fait peau neuve) Lang Jeffries directed by Riccardo Freda
Coplan sauve se peau/Coplan Saves His Skin (1968) (based on Coplan paie le cercueil) Claudio Brook directed by Yves Boisset