A Spirou and Fantasio Adventure Tome 9
The dictator and the mushroom

Accompanied everywhere by his friend Fantasio and his pet squirrel Spip, Spirou is an adventurous reporter who fights ail manner of villains in every corner of the world. After the Marsupilami causes a series of disasters, Spirou and Fantasio finally resolve to bring the strange animal back to its birth place, Palombia. Unfortunately, it's a nation in turmoii they find upon their arrivai. The military is all-powerful, rumours of impending war are growing and a ruthiess tyrant has seized power.
To counter the dictator's plans, the two adventurers' only weapon is the Count of Champignac's latest outrageous invention : a mushroom extract that makes metals go soft...