Francis Coplan (Agent FX 18) is a fictional French secret agent created by Paul Kenny, the nom de plume of Belgian authors Gaston Van den Panhuyse (1913-1995) and Jean Libert (1913-1981).
He appeared in six Eurospy films released in the 1950s and 1960s (in each one played by a different actor), as well as a 1989 French miniseries and a long-running comic strip.
[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.
[3] By 1970, Coplan books were selling 3.5 million copies a year around the world.
[4] Coplan [fr] (1989) 6 episodes, with Philippe Caroit Over 3,000 strips by Pol Greffiere (nom de plume of Pierre leGoff)[5]