Le Journal de Spirou #24/1939

In the dusty shadows of the western frontier, Red’s suspicions grow heavier as Lance becomes the focus of his doubt. Meanwhile, the three escaped prisoners unite with Hanlon, plotting a daring assault on the ranch. As Beth and the Duchess of the Blue Valley hold the line, Petit Castor races through the wild to warn Red—just in time to turn the tide.

In a gripping 1939 tale from *Le Journal de Spirou*, Clark Kent investigates a mysterious scientist, Professor Runyan, whose revolutionary gas weapon defies all protection—even masks. When Runyan’s life is threatened by a menacing figure named Bartow, Clark races to expose the truth, using his super-hearing and quick thinking to piece together a deadly conspiracy. With the professor’s fate hanging in the balance, Clark must deliver the story before it’s too late.

In a tense, shadowed corner of 1939’s Spirou, Dick Tracy’s trail leads to a jeweler questioned by Wolley’s gang—only for Mickey to confess he recognized his father at a window and brought the man to them. Now, with the jeweler vanished and Dick racing to find him, Wolley’s rage boils over as he orders the man’s execution on a desolate road, sealing him in a tunnel beneath the asphalt. As Mickey recoils in horror, Dick’s search for Pop grows more urgent—just as the first whispers of betrayal begin to stir.

In a quiet moment aboard a fragile Newfoundland fishing boat, Le Robuste finds himself caught in a sudden, thick fog. As Zizette and Lulu return to the kitchen, a terrifying impact shakes the vessel—Le Robuste has been struck by a massive steamship and is beginning to sink.

In a quiet moment of peril, Jo and his companions find themselves stranded on a narrow ledge between roaring rapids, saved only by a rope thrown by a passing tribe. As they cross the makeshift bridge of vines, the villagers’ kindness leads them to learn the art of the lasso, and the next day, walking along the ocean’s edge, their journey takes a sudden turn when distant cries echo through the air.

In "Le mystère de la clef indoue," a missing lifeboat sets off a chain of tension aboard a ship, leaving the crew scrambling to uncover the truth. When Freddy Fred arrives, he claims to know the culprit—but his sudden knowledge leaves everyone wondering: who exactly is speaking to them?

In "Le mystère de la clef indoue," Freddy Fred takes charge of a baffling theft involving a stolen key and a missing Indian man, tracking the fugitive from a stolen canoe to a mysterious trail that vanishes without a trace. With the police baffled and the suspect seemingly vanished, Freddy Fred finds himself deep in a case that defies logic — and the trail leads nowhere.

In a quiet jungle clearing, Luc, Odette, and Carret cling to a tree, camera in hand, hoping to capture a tiger in the act of hunting. Unbeknownst to them, the tigress’s mate lies hidden above—until she leaps, sending shockwaves through the branch and nearly claiming Carret. Only Luc’s quick thinking, using the camera as a weapon, saves him in a moment of sudden, breathless danger.

In a tense moment aboard a hidden airfield, Mark Park confesses he’s part of Bill’s gang—but claims he was forced to build their planes, his genius only recognized by Bill himself. When Dino learns Mark was once a defector from an aircraft company, haunted by a mysterious engineer’s death, he demands justice unless Mark helps them capture Bill. Reluctantly, Mark leads them on a flight to Bill’s last known refuge on the Hudson Bay.

When Tif is rescued by a gong, he learns the police are raiding the stadium and he and Tondu are about to be caught. With nothing left to lose, he launches a last-ditch stand, knocking out the scarred gang leader Bob. Barely on his feet, he calls for help.