Mort & Phil author Francisco Ibáñez dies aged 87 

Francisco Ibáñez, the creator of the much-loved comic book characters Mort & Phil, died on Saturday in Barcelona at the age of 87, his publisher Penguin Random House announced. 

"We say goodbye to the most important figure in Spanish comics. He leaves us the enormous legacy of his lucidity, sense of humor and more than 50,000 pages with memorable characters that have made countless readers happy," the publisher said on social media. 

Mort & Phil were the Barcelona illustrator's two most popular characters. He also created other popular series such as '13, Rue del Percebe', 'Rompetechos' and 'El botones Sacarino'.