Spirou Album #164

This 1982 Dupuis hardcover collects a whopping 676 pages of humor, adventure, and imagination alongside 50 featured series — an impressive gathering of Belgian comics storytelling in a single album. The cover showcases a delightful Gaston strip by Franquin, following the lovably hapless Gaston as he wrestles comically with his ancient, sputtering jalopy through a sequence of panels that builds to a perfectly timed punchline. If you love Franco-Belgian comics at their warmest and most inventive, this 164th Spirou album is a generous, joyful package.