Die neuen Abenteuer der Barbarella

Jean-Claude Forest’s iconic space-faring heroine Barbarella returned for a new era with this 1971 German-language series from Bertelsmann, a single issue that expanded her psychedelic, erotic sci-fi adventures beyond the original French albums. Forest, the character’s creator and primary artist, brought his signature fluid linework and whimsical, liberated sensibility to this standalone chapter. Though brief, it marked a key moment in Barbarella’s international reach, introducing her to a new audience during the height of the 1970s counterculture.