The Adventures of Blake & Mortimer comic books issue 4

Volume 4 - 1st printing. Story and art by Edgar P. Jacobs. The fourth volume of a long-awaited Complete Collection that will include a wealth of extra material with each one! With "The Time Trap", first of the two titles in this fourth volume, Jacobs tackles a quintessential science-fiction trope: time travel. Dinosaurs, medieval knights and an apocalyptic future make it a fabulous adventure, and who cares if, for the first time, Olrik isn't there? "The Affair of the Necklace", on the other hand, is a pure crime story done in ultrarealistic overtones that set it somewhat apart from the rest of the series. Finally, the extra material will shine a light on the dangers of censorship at the time - from which even Jacobs wasn't safe. Hardcover, 7-in. x 12-in., 176 pages, full color. Cover price $46.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "The Francis Blake Affair!" Based on the characters created by Edgar Pierre Jacobs. Written by Jean Van Hamme. Art by Ted Benoit. Scandal breaks in the London press: There is a mole in the Intelligence Service! And it appears without a doubt, on a photograph taken by agents of MI-5, that the mole wears the face of Francis Blake! Mortimer believes that his friend has been forced to act against his will. But the initial investigations sweep away this hypothesis: Blake has opened, under an assumed name, an account fed by payments coming from the Bahamas. In a few months, he has withdrawn more than 10 times his annual pay! With MI-5 agents planning to try Blake for high treason, or to kill him if needed, Mortimer decides to find his friend before they do! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 72 pages, full color. Cover price $15.95.