Marcel Denis

Marcel Denis (* February 15, 1923 in Monceau- sur -Sambre, Belgium, † 18 March 2002) was a cartoonist and painter. He began his career in 1944 as a humorous illustrator for various Belgian magazines (including la Défense Sociale la libre Belgique, le moustique, l' optimiste, le soir, le soir illustré ).

In 1947 he began drawing comics. His early works include the series " Pip " and " Le Professeur Vianrose " optimiste for the weekly magazine l'. Between 1947 and 1948 he carried out a total of three episodes of the series " les aventures de Jim et Bill Blutterson et du professeur Perkins " in the weekly magazine La Défense Sociale.

After he had worked from 1952 for several years as a hand - letterer for comics in Dupuis publishing house, he came in 1957 to mark the studio of André Franquin. He realized there the scenarios for two short episodes of " Spirou and Fantasio ", " le Marsupilami passe l' éponge " and " les patins téléguidés ".

In 1958 he created the humorous series " Les Frères Clips " for Spirou. The following year, he realized with Jidéhem, André Franquin and Roba under the joint pseudonym " Ley Kip " the story " l' île au Boumptérix " (English: " The Bumteryx ," published in Volume 22 of " Spirou and Fantasio " series of Carlsen -Verlag ). From 1960 to 1961 he took over for a creative break of the duo Will / Rosy for two episodes of the series ' Tif et Tondu "( Eng.: Harry and disk). Then he assisted temporarily Marcel Remacle in its series of " Vieux Nick " (German Pirate Black Beard and Old Nick ).

In later years he increasingly concentrated on painting.

• Cartoonist
• Graphic Design ( Belgium)
• Painter (Belgium )
• Belgian
• Born in 1923
• Died in 2002
• Man