Bob Morane #3

In "Paddornas hus," Bob Morane and Bill Balantine stumble upon a chilling mystery in the Swedish countryside when they nearly hit a young woman seemingly under a trance—her fate tied to a boatman with a frog's head. As they unravel a local legend about the vengeful "Paddans dotter," Aude de Machelouve, and her connection to the sinister South American cult known as Dödens paddor, they plunge into a swamp where the living are hypnotized and the dead may not be truly gone. Written by Henri Vernes and illustrated with haunting precision by William Vance—whose dynamic pencils and inks define the cover and interior—this 1981 adventure blends folklore, suspense, and surreal dread in a tale that lingers long after the final page.