 In 1992, Franquin also added worldwide rights of "Gaston Lagaffe" to Marsu, a series he also created for "Spirou".The "Marsupilami" album numbered 0, "Capturez un Marsupilami", the only album featuring Franquin's seminal stories, was published in 2002, some time after Franquin's death in 1997.In 2013, the publisher was bought up by its competitor Dupuis.