Le Vautour
Born in the pages of Fantask #5 in 1969, Le Vautour is a Silver Age creation carrying the unmistakable DNA of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, published under the French banner of Editions Lug. With nearly six decades of appearances stretching from 1969 all the way to 2025, this character has proven a remarkably enduring presence across beloved French-language series like Strange, Titans, and Une Aventure de l'Araignée. The company is stellar — sharing pages with Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Johnny Storm, and Adrian Toomes — and five of those 49 catalog appearances carry key-issue weight that serious collectors will want to track down. For fans of Franco-Belgian comics history and the rich tradition of Marvel's Silver Age reaching European shores, Le Vautour is a fascinating thread well worth pulling.
#5
Trivia
- 🗓️ Le Vautour first appeared in Fantask #5 in 1969 — that's 57 years ago. It's a recognized key issue.
- 🎨 Co-created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
- 📚 Appears in 49 issues across 29 different series.
- ⭐ 5 of their appearances are key issues collectors actively chase.
- 📈 Has appeared in comics for 56 years (1969–2025) — a true Silver Age mainstay.
Covers through the years — 2003–2022
2003
2022