Steve Ditko - Les archives des années 50 #[1]
In "The Menace of the Maple Leaves; La menace des feuilles d'érable," written by Joe Gill and Tristan Lapoussière and illustrated by Steve Ditko, a blind orphan named Susi finds solace in her imaginary friend Grulla in the remote Bavarian Alps. When Grulla suddenly becomes real and departs with a mysterious promise, a surprising adoption by a couple named Grulla—led by an eye surgeon—upends her world. The story, featuring Ditko’s distinctive art in both interior and cover, blends quiet wonder with an uncanny twist, all rendered in the evocative style of his 1950s work.
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Little Susi, blind from birth, and no one willing to adopt her, lived in an orphanage in the Bavarian Alps. But she had an imaginary playmate, Grulla, who kept her company. Then one night, Grulla took form, told her he was going away, but would return with a surprise. Soon a couple came to the orphanage to adopt and chose Susi: the couple was named the Grullas, and the husband was an eye surgeon!
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