Le Journal de Spirou #31/1938

In the quiet of the North Wind’s cabin, banker Hans Essen watches the sky with growing unease as Bill l'Albatros’ plane draws near. When the pirate aircraft force a landing, Bill demands a meeting—only to be interrupted by the sudden, urgent click of a Morse signal. Racing to the radio cabin, he silences the operator mid-SOS, then makes a desperate choice: flee.

In a quiet 1938 tale from *Le Journal de Spirou*, Dick follows a trail of stolen goods and desperate men, tracking a pair of gangsters through abandoned freight cars and a remote farm. With only a few scattered lead pellets as evidence—and a baby’s accidental discovery in a cradle—Dick must piece together a crime where the smallest clues hold the biggest weight.

In this 1938 humor tale from *Le Journal de Spirou*, Bibor and Tribar use their hidden air sleeves to quietly take down Brainius’s henchmen one by one. When two thugs continue the fight with knives, the duo’s trained animals rush in to save the day—leaving Bosco to praise both the pair and their clever beasts.

In a quiet moment of chaos, Bonus finds himself freed from a broken caravan—only to be stranded, still muzzled and unable to help himself. Meanwhile, Zizette and Lulu search the countryside, asking passersby, unaware they’re close to their friend. Exhausted from hunger and fatigue, Bonus drifts into sleep in a ditch, just as Zizette and Lulu pass by without seeing him.

In this brief 1938 western tale from *Le Journal de Spirou*, Tex teams up with cowboys to help Isabelle run her ranch, driving a wagon to fetch Smoky and bring Isabelle back. As she returns to find her workers welcoming her with joy, a quiet threat looms—Hoady and his gang, newly armed, are plotting to strike at the Vance ranch.

In this 1938 jungle adventure from *Le Journal de Spirou*, the Maharajah summons our heroes with a desperate mission: the doctor Parks, stranded in Borneo with Captain Hardy and Pedro, has been mistaken for a god by headhunters after healing them. Though he manages to free Hardy and Pedro using cunning and influence, he entrusts them with a knife and a map to a hidden treasure before they flee through treacherous marshes and steal a boat. Now aboard a cargo ship, their uneasy alliance fractures—Pedro swears revenge, and as Hardy recounts the tale, the knife flies from the window, striking him in the arm.

In this 1938 slice of humor from *Le Journal de Spirou*, Tondu sets off to find Tif—only to stumble into a misunderstanding at the central police station. When he learns Tif’s been locked up, the officers, convinced the duo are partners in crime, toss Tondu in the same cell. The chaos unfolds with classic slapstick flair, as the pair’s innocent misadventure spirals into a prison mix-up.