Suske en Wiske #166

Number 166 in Willy Vandersteen's beloved Belgian series brings "De maffe maniak" — and the cover sets a lively, unsettling tone right away. A shaggy, grey creature lurks at the left edge of the frame, leveling a long horn or blunderbuss at three startled figures: Suske in his blue outfit, the rotund Lambik dressed in yellow, and Wiske in her distinctive red skirt and white bonnet, all scrambling across a rocky outdoor landscape. It's a wonderfully energetic scene from the Geerts-and-De Rop creative team that captures everything fans love about this enduring Dutch-language adventure strip.