Tintin Journal. EO 1965. Lefranc. The Borg Mystery. Casterman. Winter. Alps. Snow. Vintage Skiing. Venice. Sixties Comic.

Lefranc: The Borg Mystery.
Jacques Martin.
Casterman.
Original edition 1965.
Good condition despite slightly rubbed corners and spine (see photos).
Writings on the back and back cover (see photos).
Very clean interior (see photos).
BDM 2025 value: 1000 Euros.

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Third album in this series created in 1952 in the TINTIN JOURNAL, THE BORG MYSTERY, takes up the theme of a global threat present in the first two albums.
Journalist Lefranc attempts to arrest Axel Borg, who is linked to a mysterious virus that has hit a Swiss village. While the village is quarantined, Lefranc pursues Borg from the Swiss mountains to the canals of Venice.

The magnificent snowy scenery, the winter alpine atmosphere, the ski chases, the ambushes in Venice, the clear, precise and realistic drawings make this album one of the classics of Franco-Belgian comics.

Jacques Martin (1921-2010) worked from 1946 for the weekly BRAVO!
In 1948, he joined Le JOURNAL TINTIN where he worked alongside HERGÉ and E.P. JACOBS.
In 1948 he created the ALIX series (period of Roman antiquity), then in 1952 the LEFRANC series.
In 1953 he joined the HERGÉ studios and until 1972 participated in the scenarios and sets of 5 TINTIN albums (The Sunflower Affair. Coke in stock. Tintin in Tibet. The Jewels of the Castafiore. Vol 714 for Sidney)
At the same time, he continued his own creations and some of ALIX's albums created controversy regarding the supposed homosexuality of his hero.
Furthermore, in the midst of the Algerian War, the albums LA GRIFFE NOIRE and LES LEGIONS PERDUES were banned in France for inciting hatred and violence.

In the early 1980s, J. MARTIN turned his attention to other historical periods. With JHEN for the Hundred Years' War, ARNO for the Napoleonic era, and ORION, which takes place in ancient Greece.
From 1992, almost blind, J. MARTIN abandoned drawing to devote himself to screenplays.
In total, he contributed to the creation of 120 albums published in 20 million copies and translated into 15 languages.

His mastery of technical drawing, particularly in the architectural style, combined with the historical accuracy and epic aspect of his albums make him one of the masters of the clear line style and a giant of classic comics.



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