Le Journal de Spirou #28/1938

When pilot Bill l'Albatros is dismissed from his airline job, he finds unexpected hope with engineer Marc and the blueprints of a revolutionary seaplane. Six months later, a postal aircraft is forced down by three mysterious planes intent on robbery.

In a quiet corner of Layton Valley Junction, Brighton Spotts arrives with a cryptic warning and a chilling clue: a severed index finger tucked inside a handkerchief. Claiming to be a graduate of the ACME Detective Correspondence School, he insists the finger belongs to a thief behind a recent double train heist—just as Dick, skeptical and ready to leave, begins to listen.

In this 1938 humor short from *Le Journal de Spirou*, Bibor and Tribar are tied up, and Brainus, along with his henchmen, swiftly subdues the rest of the crew. While the ship descends into chaos, Bosco stands alone, armed and defiant—unaware that the Admiral reads calmly and the scientist Fluicoz sleeps soundly in his lab.

When Bonus is locked inside Zambo’s runaway caravan, Zizette and Lulu set off to find him—just as the caravan rolls to a stop at the base of a steep, daunting hill.

In the dusty frontier of 1938, Tex leaves Isabelle in the care of Smoky and rides into town, determined to track down Sam Hoady. There, two cowboys recognize Tex’s horse as belonging to Isabelle Vance—and one points him toward a narrow pass, fifty kilometers away, where Hoady is hiding, unarmed.

In this 1938 jungle tale from *Le Journal de Spirou*, hunters set a clever trap using a thick rope strung across a path and anchored to bent palm trees. When a rhinoceros charges through, the tension snaps—just as Luc cuts the ropes and the beast is caught.

Tif et Tondu land in Miami, eager to cash in their savings—Tif neatly stashing every cent in his wallet. But with the city transformed since Tondu’s last visit, even the streets feel foreign. Just as they’re scratching their heads, a friendly American steps in to guide them through the maze.