Spirou #1504

In "La Diligence [partie 1]", Lucky Luke takes on his most high-stakes ride yet when he’s entrusted with guarding a gold shipment from Denver to San Francisco—proof that the Wells Fargo diligences can still be trusted. With Jolly Jumper at the reins and Hank Bully lurking somewhere in the shadows, the journey begins under the watchful eyes of a frontier that’s never been more unpredictable.

In 1757, Lieutenant Christian Vanel commands the corvette Albatroz on a rescue mission in the East Indies. When the merchant ship Estrela do Sul vanishes without a trace, Vanel and his crew land on an island ruled by ancient rituals and deadly secrets. As the captain dies suddenly, crewmen disappear, and a corrupt governor hides a conspiracy with the Kanamas tribe, Vanel must unravel the truth with the help of a young indigenous woman—before the temple of crocodiles claims him too.