Hercule #21

Oct 1981 · Arédit-Artima · 5 FRF

🌐 French edition · synopsis shown in English

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“Explosion de l'âme”

"Explosion de l'âme" delivers a gripping, morally charged chapter in the Hercule series, spotlighting Black Lightning as he confronts the Slime Killer—a masked figure exacting brutal justice in Suicide Slum. Written by J. M. DeMatteis and illustrated by Gérald Forton, the story unfolds with tense personal stakes, as the vigilante's true identity ties back to one of Black Lightning’s students, Jonathan Davis. The cover by Jim Starlin captures the issue’s electric atmosphere, making this 1981 5 FRF release a standout in the series.

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writer J. M. DeMatteis · artist, inker Gérald Forton · cover Jim Starlin

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writer J. M. DeMatteis

artist, inker Gérald Forton

cover pencils, inks Jim Starlin

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Black Lightning stops the Slime Killer, a masked vigilante killing criminals in Suicide Slum who happens to be the father of one of his students, Jonathan Davis.

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