Thierry Martens

• Name — Thierry Martens • Born — 29 January 1942 • Birthplace — Louvain • Died — 27 June 2011 • Place of death — Saint-Josse-ten-Noode • Other Names — Yves Varende

Martens was the editor of the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Spirou between 1968 and 1977. He published several highly documented anthologies and studies about popular "Holmesian-style" French-language crime novels of the early twentieth century. Martens also authored some dark Holmesian pastiches in French as well as super-science novels.

• Illustration — The original Lord Lister was a German avatar of the French Arsène Lupin and Fantomas characters and of the English A.J. Raffles as well.

• Les Gadgets de l'Apocalypse (1978) • Les Tueurs de l'Ordre (1980) • Tuez les Tous (1980)

• Introduction to the Belgian re-edition (in French language) of the "Lord Lister, genannt Raffles, der Meisterdieb" German pulp magazine, introducing the fictional character Raffles (also known as Lord Lister) - Claude Lefrancq Editeur Brussels 1995 (Vol.I) 1996 (Vol.II)

• Le Requin de la Tamise Lefrancq coll. En Poche, Paris 1997 • le Tueur dans le Fog • Le Secret de l'Ile au Chien • Les Meurtres du Titanic Lefrancq coll. En Poche, Paris 1998 • L'otage de Fraulein Doktor • Sherlock Holmes et les Fantômes anthology (Fleuve noir 1999)

• Sherlock Holmes revient: an anthology of six German anonymous short stories (translated into French) originally published between 1907 and 1911. Introduction authored by editor/translator. (1996, éditions Fleuve Noir, collection Super Poche n° 27)

He also worked under the names Yves Varende, Monsieur Archive and Terence. The authorities additionally record the heading Yves Varende. His recorded languages were French and Dutch.