Brûlant #7
"Un tank pour le bleu" delivers a wild, pulpy adventure in Brûlant #7 (1968), a standout issue where the Challengers confront a dormant volcano hiding a wartime factory run by the sinister Doktor Heller and Colonel Takawa. With Ed Herron’s tight script and Bob Brown’s dynamic art bringing the action to life, the story kicks into high gear when the team is ambushed by Japanese soldiers still locked in a war that ended decades ago. Joe Kubert’s intense cover captures the chaos, perfectly framing the moment the Challengers face their most bizarre threat yet—Heller’s flying saucer and his deadly gold pellets.
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The Challengers investigate a suddenly active volcano. They're jumped by Japanese soldiers still fighting World War II. In the volcano is a factory run by Doktor Heller and Colonel Takawa, and Ace and Rocky are captured. Heller has two weapons: a "flying saucer" and gold pellets that vibrate steel to pieces to drop on American cities. Heller forces Ace and Rocky into the saucer, then whips them around. Prof and Red hop in the saucer and pilot it atop the factory chimney, flooding it with smoke. The Challs radio the 7th Fleet to come get the villains.
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