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Malefosse - Mayam - Melmoth - Michel Vaillant - Michel Vaillant Unpublished Stories - Murena
Malefosse
(by Bardet & Dermaut)
See also: Comic Errors
1589. In France, just like in the rest of
Europe, various "flavors" of Protestantism (Calvinism, Anglicanism,
Lutheranism) break the monopoly of the Roman Catholic church - and its
power. At that time France is torn between the Catholics lead by Henry Le
Guise and his Holy League, and on the other side the duke of Navarra and the
future king Henry IV, and his German and Swiss mercenary troops. Malefosse
tells of a small episode of what is called the War of the three Henrys.
(The third is King Henry II who reigns France at that time)
Interesting story, but poorly written, and it's too bad the characters seem to
be limited to one expression.
| Nr. | Cover | Title | Story |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
De Huurling (The mercenary) |
Gunther, leader of a small group of mercenaries, is looking for someone who can heal his wounded comrade. Jeanne knows about herbs, and she will help them. But in exchange for his life she wants a life: she wants them to free her daughter Pernette, held by troops of the League in a nearby village, and soon condemned to burn. |
| 2 |  |
De aanslag (The attack) |
Henry III died. This simplifies the situation as little. Brother Jean Louvel is preparing an attempt at killing the duke of Navarra, now King Henry IV. Pernette is his willing accomplish, and Gunther and Fritz notice too late she's gone. Will they get there in time to stop her? |
| 3 |  |
De vallei der ellende (The valley of misery) |
When Gunther and Pritz take a mother and her child back to her village they find Louis again, who was left behind by Louvel. They travel on together, after Louvel. When they reach an inn they notice Louvel's horse. The owner and the men in the inn don't feel like giving them much information, and in stead set them up to be robbed while they are "busy"... |
| 4 |  |
Roetkop (Soot-head) |
A masked woman is to bring Gunther and Pritz a message in a church. Soothead tries to capture the "message", a small book, and the second time he succeeds. Now the Archangel knows of the next rendez-vous, and he tries to be there in stead of the messenger. But Pernette also knows about it, and she sends Louvel, who is happy to capture the Archangel... |
| 5 |  |
Het witte goud (The white gold) |
In an attempt to earn a little money Gunther, Fritz and Soothead enter into a pact with two other mercenaries, and decide to take part in a smuggle of salt, a very valuable product. They don't get very far though, stuck on a sandbank in the Loire the police intercepts them. One of the smugglers gets away with Soothead, but he does so for his own profit... |
| 6 |  |
Tschäggättä | Pritz and Günther accompany Malka back home, to Switzerland. She can't wait to reach her village, so she can be reunited with her daughter Ahna. But a lot has changed in her absence. Her daughter is now being taken care of by an old woman and her son, and they will do a lot to keep her, just like they want to keep the entier village under their control. Even with the help of the devil if needed... |
| 7 |  |
De maagd (The virgin) |
Pritz and Günther leave the Swiss mercenary troops they were with. On their travel they find a wounded man who asks them to bring a letter to a monastery. The letter is from King Henry IV. The letter talks of a lot of money, but to get that money they will have to help the abbess to bring supplies to a nearby city. Other want to abuse that convoy for their own plans though... |
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the top of this pageMayam
(by Desberg - Koller)
See also: Comic Errors
| Nr. | Cover | Title | Story |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
De Aardse delegatie (The delegation from Earth) |
Tyr Mayam is a planet on which technology isn't as evolved as the spiritual development. The various and varied philosophies and religions were reason enough to classify the planet as a protected ethnological area for the next 500 years. June Lenny is the juridic representative for Earth on the planet. His main interest is getting rich, soon. When his fiancée from Earth visits him, he finds that his main occupation shifts towards staying alive though... |
| 2 |  |
De tranen van de woestijn (The tears opf the desert) |
While a new religion worshipping a god called Lenny June is being born both the ambassador and the creature that killed the real Lenny's fiancé seem to be looking for the same thing: a"tear of the god Eïam". Lenny decides to try to get there first, but all three end up on the same vessel... |
Melmoth
(by Marc-Renier - Rodolphe)
See also: Comic Errors
Could be a combination of some Dickens-stories, about Sebastian Melmoth, an orphan in the England of the early 19th century.
| Nr. | Cover | Title | Story |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
De weg naar Londen (The road to London) |
A boarding-school, just before Christmas. One after one the boys are picked up by their parents, all but five. Melmoth, an orphan, is one of them. On Christmas Day Melmoth is falsely accused, and locked in the attic. He decides to run away... |
| 2 |  |
Mary Shilling | Melmoth travels from London to Redcliff, in Scotland. Along the way, in a boarding-house, his money was stolen from him. He has no choice but to work in the hotel, to earn the rest of his trip, and to pay for the room and the food. The hotel-keeper discovers that the several small thefts - including the one of which Melmoth was a victim - in his hotel seem to lead to an employee of his. He calls him tom his office, and the employee kills him. Melmoth is accused... |
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