Tora Torapa

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Spirou et Fantasio #23 Tora Torapa
Cover of the Belgian edition
Publisher	Dupuis
Date	1973
Series	Spirou et Fantasio
Creative team
Writer(s)	Fournier
Artist(s)	Fournier
Original publication
Published in	Le Journal de Spirou
Issue(s)	#1801 - #1824
Date(s) of publication	1972
Language	French
ISBN	ISBN 2-8001-0327-2
Chronology
Preceded by	L'abbaye truquée, 1972
Followed by	Tembo Tabou, 1974

Tora Torapa, written and drawn by Fournier, is the twentythird album of the Spirou et Fantasio series, and the author's fourth, following the Spirou retirement of André Franquin. The story was initially serialised in Spirou, before its publication as a hardcover album in 1973.

Contents 1 Story 2 Background 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Story

In Tora Torapa, Spirou, Fantasio, The Count, Itoh Kata and Zorglub are all gathered at Champignac, when The Triangle appears again, this time to kidnap the scientist with a dubious past, Zorglub. The heroes manage to shoot a tracking device into their abducted friend, and eventually trace the movements of the kidnappers to the island of Tora Torapa, in the past the location of an old base used by the Zorglub network. There, Triangle number one Papa Pop is waiting with evil plans for world domination, but which he needs Zorglub to set into effect.

[edit] Background

In this album, Ororéa is introduced.

Papa Pop's henchman Mac Ravash bears strong resemblance to comics writer and Spirou magazine editor Yvan Delporte.^[1]

In the airport, airline hostess Natacha is seen leading the boy Benoît Brisefer.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Spirou official site album index (French)