421 #8

In "Les années de brouillard," the mysterious past of agent 421 comes under scrutiny as his superiors question a five-year gap in his history—when, at age twelve, his plane crashed in the Burmese jungle during a return from an Indian holiday. Written by Stephen Desberg and illustrated by Éric Maltaite, this 1990 issue explores the unsettling uncertainty of what truly happened to the boy who vanished, and whether the man who returned was ever really him. The cover by Éric Maltaite captures the enigma with a stark, shadowed portrait that hints at secrets buried deep.