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Le rayon super-gamma

Le rayon super-gamma

An eye-catching background of red succeeds the sumptuous midnight blue background that featured in the screen-print “Château maudit.” Then at the height of his artistic powers, Eddy Paape made use of the recipe common to many a successful cover, bringing together in one illustration the strong points of the story. The artist who would go on to create “Marc Dacier” remembers Jean Valhardi: “The character was almost as important as Spirou. Just look at what Franquin did for him and at what Valhardi went on to become…”

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