François Leblanc

Born into the Bronze Age pages of Strange #117 in 1979 — courtesy of Gerry Conway and Ross Andru — François Leblanc is a quietly intriguing figure in the Editions Lug universe, the French publisher that brought Marvel's world to francophone readers. Over a remarkable span stretching all the way to 2023, this character has surfaced across titles as varied as Iron Man : L'intégrale and X-Men : Grand Design, keeping some genuinely formidable company along the way — sharing adventures with the likes of Le Comte Néfaria, Le Faucon, and Le Gorille. Five catalog appearances across 44 years makes François Leblanc a rare, collectible thread woven quietly through decades of French-language comics history — the kind of discovery that reminds you just how rich and deep that tradition runs.