Fletcher Hanks : œuvres complètes #[nn]

In "Stardust et l'assassinat du président des États-Unis," the enigmatic hero Stardust confronts a deadly assembly of criminals, trapping them in mid-air as they are forced to face the haunting specters of every life they’ve taken. With a blend of cosmic power and grim justice, Stardust delivers a spectacle of retribution that blurs the line between punishment and spectacle.

In "Tabu et les trafiquants d'esclaves," Tabu, gifted with a heightened sixth sense and extraordinary abilities after saving a witch doctor, takes on a band of slave raiders terrorizing the jungle. Armed with his powers and the loyalty of wild animals, he unleashes a relentless campaign of justice, culminating in a shocking transformation that turns him into a living tree-vine to bring the raiders to ruin.

In "Stardust et le raz-de-marée," the enigmatic hero Stardust confronts the mad scientist known as the "Demon," whose terrifying device threatens to drown New York City in a monstrous tidal wave. With the city on the brink and the Demon’s cruelty laid bare, Stardust must act fast to turn the weapon against its creator and prevent catastrophe.

In this pulpy 1940s sci-fi gem from Fletcher Hanks’s complete works, Space Smith and Dianna find themselves stranded on Venus after a detour from their Mars mission—only to be captured by the planet’s enigmatic robot scientists, who have sinister plans for Dianna’s transformation into one of their feline-featured Leopard Women.

Tiger Hart swings into action when Queen Hilda is captured by the villainous Turk the Terrible, who demands the legendary Solinoor diamond in exchange for her freedom. With daring leaps and a heart of gold, the hero races to save her before the price of peace becomes too steep.

In "Fantomah et la cité d'or," the mysterious guardian of the jungle, Fantomah, confronts a group of looters who have uncovered a sacred city deep in the wilds. With a wave of her power, she transforms the intruders into grotesque insect men and commands them to return to the world they came from.

In "Fantomah et les super-gorilles," the jungle’s guardian Fantomah confronts a mad scientist whose serum has turned the great apes into hyper-intelligent beasts. With a firm hand and a clear conscience, she neutralizes the threat, letting the gorillas reclaim their natural state—then vanishes into the wild.

In "Whirlwind et l'invasion martienne," Carter pulls a stranded Earth pilot, Brenda Hale, from a Martian ambush, uncovering a chilling plot: Mars plans to conquer Earth and turn it into a colony. As the threat looms, Carter must decide how far he’ll go to protect a planet he’s only just begun to understand.

In "Fantomah et les œufs de sauriens," Fantomah confronts Mundoor, a man who awakens giant reptiles from eggs aboard a fallen asteroid, seeking to bend them to his will. With her formidable powers, she shatters his hypnotic grip and sends the creatures, their master, and the asteroid hurtling into the void.

In "Fantomah et le démon de la jungle," a man raised by a python succumbs to madness after eating strange jungle berries, becoming the Jungle Demon bent on stealing the jungle’s gems. Fantomah intervenes, curing him of his frenzy and guiding him and his python guardian, Powerhouse, to a secluded plateau to live in peace.

In "Fantomah et les voleurs de diamants," the mysterious Fantomah confronts a ruthless gang exploiting a jungle village for diamond labor. With her signature blend of justice and eerie power, she liberates the enslaved people and sends the criminals to the Secret Pit of Jungle Horrors, where their fate is sealed in a transformation no one can escape.

In "Fantomah et le temple du lac turbide," the jungle’s ancient secrets stir when Mr. X steals a mystical headpiece, unleashing a boiling mud-pit that threatens to flood the surrounding wilds. Fantomah, guardian of the untamed realm, intervenes—transforming the thief into a creature of mud and sealing him beneath the earth, where he must dwell in eternal darkness.

In "Fantomah et les panthères de Manhattan," the jungle mystic Fantomah confronts Mark Lord, a madman who has seized 50,000 giant royal panthers to unleash chaos upon New York City. With her signature blend of ancient power and fierce resolve, Fantomah reverses his plan—returning the beasts to their natural realm and transforming Lord into a caveman to face their wrath.

In "Big Red McLane à la recherche de Sally Breen," the larger-than-life adventurer Big Red sets off for Frisco on a mission to find his former fiancée, Sally Breen. His search takes a sudden turn when he accidentally breaks a boxer’s jaw during a sparring session, landing him in the ring as a last-minute replacement.

In "Fantomah et le mystère des griffes de feu," the jungle trembles under the threat of a mad scientist’s fiery claws, which strike fear into both people and beasts. When Fantomah intervenes, she uses the weapon’s own power to turn the tide—leaving the scientist to face the terror he unleashed.

Fantomah confronts Arco, the jungle's rogue scientist whose "Scarlet Shadow" strikes fear into the native tribes, in this gripping 7-page tale from Fletcher Hanks’s *Œuvres Complètes*. As the ancient mummy metes out justice, the line between science and sorcery blurs in the heart of the wild.

In "Stardust contre la cinquième colonne," the cosmic hero Stardust descends to Earth, horrified by the devastation and chaos below, particularly the shadowy operations of the Fifth Column in New York. Determined to halt the spread of conflict, he takes action in a world teetering on the edge of collapse.

In "Fantomah et le blitz transatlantique," Fantomah confronts a European military plot to undermine democracy by launching an airborne assault from African and South American bases. With a touch of magic, she empowers African lions to fly, turning them into aerial defenders, and sends the surviving invaders crashing onto a hidden Brazilian plateau where prehistoric dinosaurs still roam.

Fantomah faces a terrifying threat when the Vahines, warrior tiger-women from Wildmoon Mountain, unleash a rampage across the jungle with a deadly mission: the eradication of all other women. With the wild beasts turned against them, Fantomah channels the jungle’s fury to halt the invasion, sealing the Vahines away in a moonstone prison and sending it hurtling into the red planet.

In "Fantomah et la revanche de Zomax," the jungle's guardian Fantomah faces off against Zomax, a tormented scientist whose rage has driven him to unleash a monstrous tidal wave meant to wipe out all wildlife. With her mystical powers, she turns his weapon against him, confronting the fury of nature he sought to control.

In "Stardust contre Slant Eyes," the hero Stardust races to thwart the villainous Slant-Eye’s audacious plan to steal Fort Knox’s $20 billion gold stash. Though he arrives too late to prevent the assault, Stardust outsmarts the criminals, immobilizing them for arrest—before delivering Slant-Eye to a monstrous fate at the hands of the golden Octopus of Gold.

In "Fantomah et les araignées géantes," the jungle's ancient guardian Fantomah faces a new threat when the would-be conqueror Org uses a mysterious drum to enslave a herd of giant spiders. With her wits and will, she shatters his spell, turning his ambition against him in a moment of brutal justice.