421 #10

Two armed figures — a broad-shouldered man gripping a pistol and a determined young woman raising her own gun — stand tense against a backdrop of dense jungle and a massive, weathered stone idol face looming behind them. The subtitle *Le Seuil de Karlov* ("The Threshold of Karlov") promises adventure steeped in intrigue, and the moody interplay of golden light and deep shadow gives the whole cover a thrilling sense of danger. This 1992 Dupuis entry in the long-running Franco-Belgian *421* series delivers exactly the kind of action-packed atmosphere fans of the series have come to love.