Agent 212 is a humorous Belgian comic about a rotund police officer who usually suffers as a result of the people and situations he encounters. Created by writer Raoul Cauvin and illustrator Daniel Kox, the comic debuted in Spirou magazine on 12 June 1975. The first album of the series was published in 1981 by Belgian publishing house Dupuis. To date, 30 comic albums of Agent 212 have been published by Dupuis in French and Dutch. Agent 212 is among the best selling French comics, with 66,000 copies for the 25th album in 2006. The series is also popular in Indonesia. Structure The Agent 212 albums are usually about 48 pages. Unlike other Franco-Belgian comic titles such as Tintin, Asterix and Lucky Luke, the Agent 212 albums do not comprise single stories spanning the length of the book. Instead, each album comprises a number of short and usually unrelated stories, ranging in length from one to five pages, though the lead story in Volume 4 spans 12 pages. Main characters Arthur Delfouille ("Agent 212"): His nickname is "Tutur". This well-meaning, overweight police officer yearns for tranquility but makes a lot of blunders, collecting bumps, bruises and reprimands in the course of his duties. Albert ("Agent 213"): Arthur's colleague and partner. Raoul Lebrun: The Police Commissioner. Ill-tempered and impatient, he is often enraged by Arthur's maladroitness. He sometimes punishes Arthur by assigning him to traffic police duties. Louise Delfouille: Arthur's wife. Caring and patient, she usually supports Arthur and defends him from her mother's criticism. Adrian: A police officer who is Arthur's friend. Arthur's mother-in-law: She has a low opinion of Arthur and is sometimes the victim of his vengeance. First appearance is in Volume 24, over pages 39–42, where she receives frightening anonymous phone calls from Arthur. Kiki: Arthur's pet chihuahua. First appearance is in Volume 25. Louise buys him to relieve the tedium of being a housewife. Arthur unwittingly squashes the dog and is later embarrassed by its small size, but they become firm friends after Kiki bites Arthur's mother-in-law. Antagonists Suicidal Man: An old man whose desperate attempts to kill himself are always foiled by Arthur. He is the main antagonist in Volume 1 and the most recurring antagonist of the series. In Volume 25, it is revealed that he used to be a policeman, which is why he regrets his life and wants to kill himself. Drunken