Spectre #4

In "L'homme éponge," the Challengers encounter Miklos, a diver transformed into a living sponge, as his neighbor Stacy promises a cure—though it’ll cost a fortune. As Miklos ventures into the city, he begins absorbing color, sound, and even strength from the Challengers, while Stacy flees to rob a bank. Disoriented and overwhelmed, Miklos swells uncontrollably, soaking up water and growing larger, until the Challengers lure him into a lake with sedatives. After using his strange powers to extinguish a forest fire and save a child, he slips away into the ocean.

In "Le tailleur maudit," the once-renowned Romanian tailor Janus Scabroz, haunted by a past murder and tormented by his former assistant Duke Kiso, is forced into years of servitude. When Scabroz finally crafts a mysterious rescue jacket for Kiso, the line between master and victim begins to blur in ways neither man could have foreseen.

In "L'étonnant retour," Ira Quimby escapes prison by harnessing sunlight and using a spinning device to turn invisible, then reassembles his Q.I. Gang for a fresh wave of criminal schemes—only to be stopped once more by the relentless duo of Hawkman and Hawkgirl.

In "Les yeux dans la main," young Corker enters a high-stakes marble tournament not for glory, but to save his struggling mother. His prized marbles are no ordinary glass—each one a stolen eye from their cruel landlord, Mr. Ebber.

In "Le maître de la lumière," Helio manipulates events to force Bruce Gordon to become Eclipso once more, reigniting their sinister plan for global domination. With the aid of Mona and Professor Bennet, Prince Ra-Man must confront Helio’s growing power before the world falls under Eclipso’s shadow.

In "La mer des morts," Captain Bullard boards a ghost ship and learns it’s on its final voyage—haunted by the very passengers whose lives were lost in a maritime tragedy he once caused. The weight of the past rises from the waves as the ship’s cursed journey unfolds.

In "Le mystérieux docteur," the Brain, trapped in Robotman’s body, unleashes the Brotherhood in a bold assault on Elasti-Girl and Negative Man. With the Chief racing to save Robotman’s mind, a new synthetic form emerges—built from the remnants of the old, and ready to turn the tide.