Who Is Francine? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Francine is a Abstract Studio comic book character, the alter ego of Helen Francine Peters-Silver, with over 142 comic issue appearances. Helen Francine Peters-Silver is one of the two central characters of Terry Moore's Strangers in Paradise.

Who is Francine?

Origin Francine Peters meets Katchoo in highschool where the two girls, seemingly opposites, become firm friends. She struggles with her weight and is emotionally fragile compared to her tomboy friend. Raised in a religious household she has difficultly coming to terms with her love of her best friend. Creation Following years as a comic strip writer Terry Moore developed a comic book series from a single drawing he made of a group of 4 friends. this one picture lead him to think who these people were and how they come to be int he same room. An idea that was too grand for a strip this required a comic book format to contain the scope of the story. One of them was the good girl-next-door character and combined with the sketch Francie was born. The result was Strangers in Paradise published by Abstract Studios .

Key facts

Francine is of human origin. The character is published by Abstract Studio. With 142 recorded issue appearances, Francine ranks among the most featured characters in comics.