the moment when it seems most plain

So last year I got a couple of the French Biggles comics for my amusement, but I haven't written any of them up properly. This one is probably of most interest to at least some of you, being a proper Biggles vs von Stalhein adventure with a fairly lively plot (the other one, promisingly titled Biggles contre von Stalhein, actually only has a little bit of EvS, admittedly commanding the palace guard in a South American revolution where Biggles is on the side of the revolutionaries, but with only a few appearances in the story). Anyway, I gave my French a workout to read them. This one, incidentally, is the one where the drawing of EvS with that colourful cravat comes from: the artist has clearly heard that he's a snappy dresser and is having fun with it. It's also the one where Biggles and EvS very nearly get shipwrecked together. In general the plot only makes sense if you don't think about anything at all, but it is very well equipped with explosions, vehicular adventures, dramatic escapes, chases and secret bases, so who cares :-D

( Biggles retrouve von Stalhein in detail )