Avengers in Time

Saturday, 3 October 2026

1967, Belgian Comics: Les Aventures de Dan Cooper, Fantôme 3 ne répond plus!

In 1967, the album "Fantôme 3 ne répond plus !" was published by Le Lombard as part of the comic series "Les Aventures de Dan Cooper". Dan Cooper was created by Albert Weinberg for the youth magazine Tintin/Kuifje in 1954, as an answer to the popular Buck Danny series published in Spirou/Robbedoes. The main character is Captain Cooper, a Canadian pilot serving in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), who began his career flying a Hurricane with the 261th Squadron in Malta during the Second World War.

Fantôme 3 ne répond plus !
- full colour
- publisher: Le Lombard
- Dutch title: De avonturen van Dan Cooper, Spook 3 antwoordt niet meer ! (Le Lombard, 1967)
- never published in English
- drawings by Albert Weinberg
- story by Albert Weinberg

Dan Cooper

Pierrot and Dan Cooper

The main characters in this album are Dan Cooper, J.J. Walker, Powell, the dog Schavuit and Pierrot.

Synopsis
After a demonstration flight in Finland involving a new radar-guided missile, Dan Cooper is approached at a cocktail party by the enigmatic J. J. Walker, president and managing director of "Moonlight Pictures"…

J.J. Walker

Schavuit

Dan Cooper, J.J. Walker and Powell

Vehicles

FV214 Conqueror Tank
unidentified armoured fighting vehicle
Dassault Mirage III
Ford Galaxie 500 (1964)
Chevrolet Impala (1962)
Arado Ar 196
BAV 485 (ZiS-485 or ZiL-485)
Yakovlev Yak-12
Mikojan-Goerevitsj MiG-19
T-34 Tank
Mil Mi-1
Soechoj Soe-9
CF-5 Freedom Fighter
Volvo Amazon (Volvo 120 Series)

Arado Ar 196

BAV 485 (ZiS-485 or ZiL-485)

CF-5 Freedom Fighter

Chevrolet Impala (1962)

Dassault Mirage III

Ford Galaxie 500 (1964)

FV214 Conqueror Tank

Mikojan-Goerevitsj MiG-19

Mil Mi-1

Soechoj Soe-9

T-34 Tank

unidentified armoured fighting vehicle

Volvo Amazon (Volvo 120 Series)

Yakovlev Yak-12

Thursday, 1 October 2026

1966, Designs: Cars, furniture, electronics, clothes IV

Ghia 450 SS
- Designed by Sergio Sartorelli and Giorgetto Giugiaro (grille and front bumper) at Carrozzeria Ghia SpA, Turin, Italy, 1966
- Built by Carrozzeria Ghia SpA, Turin, Italy, 1966
- Introduced at the 1966 Salone dell'Automobile di Torino, Italy
- Based on Plymouth Barracuda components
- Engine by Chrysler: 4.5 Litre V8 (175 kW)

Ghia 450 SS

Ford Galaxie 500 Magic Cruiser
- Designed and built by George Barris at Ford Motor Company, USA, 1966
- Introduced at the 1966 New York International Auto Show, New York, USA
- Based on the Ford Galaxie 500
- The Magic Cruiser could be transformed from a fastback to a station wagon

Ford Galaxie 500 Magic Cruiser

Lounge chair model 1705
- Designed by Warren Platner, USA, 1966
- Manufactured by Knoll, East Greenville, Pennsylvania, USA, 1966

Lounge chair model 1705

Bulb table lamp
- Designed by Ingo Maurer, Munich, West Germany, 1966
- Manufactured by Design M, Munich, West Germany, 1966

Bulb table lamp

Agfa Optima Rapid 500 V
- 35mm camera using Agfa's Rapid cassette system
- Manufactured by Agfa, Giesing, Munich, West Germany, 1966

Agfa Optima Rapid 500 V

Lego catalogue West Germany 1966

Tuesday, 29 September 2026

1965, Film: Les Grandes Gueules

The French-Italian dramatic adventure film "Les Grandes Gueules" premiered in France on 22 October 1965. Directed by Robert Enrico, who also co-wrote the screenplay based on José Giovanni's novel "Le Haut-Fer", the film stars Bourvil, Lino Ventura, Jean-Claude Rolland, and Marie Dubois.

"Les Grandes Gueules" Poster

Synopsis
Hector Valentin (Bourvil), a Frenchman who has spent years in Canada trying to strike it rich, learns from his notary that he has inherited his father’s family sawmill in the Vosges. Determined to revive the dilapidated business, he returns to his native region. However, Casimir Therraz (Nick Stephanini), the owner of a rival sawmill in the village, is fiercely protective of his local monopoly and tries to buy Hector out. Undeterred, Hector refuses Therraz's offer...