Sirius: L'Épervier Bleu (The Blue Sparrowhawk), plate no. 22 (numbered 86) in Indian ink, coloured pencil and white gouache highlights from the episode "Les Pirates de la stratosphère" (The Pirates of the Stratosphere) published in the journal Spirou no. 586 on 7 July 1949. Eric, Larsen and Sheba are prisoners on the stratospheric aircraft carrier. The Gangsters hesitate between throwing them overboard or shooting them (the texts are printed and pasted). Dimensions: 31.9 x 44.7 cm.