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title= Spirou et Fantasio #20 <br/> Le faiseur d'or
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|image= Spirou20or.jpg
|caption=Cover of the Belgian edition
|publisher=[[Dupuis]]
|date=1970
|series=''[[Spirou et Fantasio]]''
|origlanguage=French
|origpublication= ''[[Spirou (magazine)|Spirou]]'' magazine
|origissues= #1624 - #1646,<br/> #1652, #1667
|origdate= 1969 - 1970
|origisbn= 2-8001-0022-2
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|writers=[[Jean-Claude Fournier|Fournier]]
|artists= [[Jean-Claude Fournier|Fournier]]<br/>with [[André Franquin|Franquin]]
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|previssue= ''[[Panade à Champignac]]'', 1969
|nextissue= ''[[Du glucose pour Noémie]]'', 1971
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'''''Le faiseur d'or''''', written and drawn by [[Jean-Claude Fournier|Fournier]], is the twentieth album of the ''[[Spirou et Fantasio]]'' series, and the first to follow the ''Spirou'' retirement of [[André Franquin]]. The story was initially serialised in ''[[Spirou (magazine)|Spirou]]'' magazine, before publication grouped with ''Un Noël clandestin'' and ''Le champignon nippon'' in a hardcover album in 1970.

==Synopsis==
In ''The Gold Maker'', [[Characters in Spirou et Fantasio#The Count of Champignac|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 (character)|Spirou]] fears may tempt many a criminal. Upon visiting Champignac they find his friend [[Zorglub]] unconscious, and the Count abducted. When Zorglub comes to, he suspects having recognized [[Zantafio]] as one of the kidnappers.

''The Clandestine Christmas'' is the story of a small, 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 to the Count's Japanese counterpart, [[Itoh Kata]], and a new arch-villainous syndicate of global crime, "The Triangle". The story ends as a teaser for the following album, ''[[Du glucose pour Noémie]]''.

==Background==
[[André Franquin]] is credited with the [[Marsupilami]] artwork in ''Le faiseur d'or'', which was to be the final appearance of the creature in the ''Spirou'' adventures. Franquin had created the Marsupilami back in the 1950s and held the rights to the character. When Fournier took over the strip, Franquin agreed to a final appearance of the Marsupilami, but he has remained absent from the ''Spirou and Fantasio'' world until 2016.<ref>[http://www.franquin.com/bio/1969.php Franquin's official site] (in French) by [[Marsu Productions]], who currently own the rights to the Marsupilami</ref>

==References==
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* [http://bdoubliees.com/journalspirou/auteurs2/fournier.htm Fournier publications in ''Spirou''] BDoubliées {{in lang|fr}}
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070224181830/http://www.spirou.com/spirou/albums.shtml Spirou official site album index] {{in lang|fr}}

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