Spirou Album #170

This hefty 624-page French-language album from Dupuis packs in a wonderful variety of strips, with the cover promising "des dizaines de vedettes" — dozens of beloved characters — alongside a special spotlight on Les Schtroumpfs. The cover itself is a cheerful scene set in the Smurf village, with its distinctive mushroom houses, where a group of little blue Smurfs are calling out to one of their own who wanders off in wide-eyed bewilderment. At 624 pages, this 1984 collection offers an generous sampler of the best European comics had to offer through the Spirou weekly.