Johann und Pfiffikus #12

Volume 12 of Carlsen's beloved German-language series brings Johann und Pfiffikus into "Die Nacht der Zauberer" — the Night of the Sorcerers — and Peyo's cover sets a wonderfully eerie tone. A glowing pentagram traced on the ground holds center stage, with young Pfiffikus crackling with mysterious energy at its heart while Johann sits bound nearby, and a tiny Smurf watches wide-eyed from the foreground — all observed by a crowd of shadowy onlookers in the background. Colorist Nine Culliford gives the scene a vivid, candlelit atmosphere that makes this 1998 edition a genuinely atmospheric entry in the series.