Day of the Black Sun (Code Xiii)

A man washes ashore near an old couple's house, barely alive. When he comes to, he has forgotten everything, including his name. The only clues to his identity: a key sewn into his clothes, a bullet wound to the head - and the number XIII tattooed on his shoulder. A meagre start to reconstruct one's self. Before XIII even begins to investigate, though, his past catches up with him, and it is anything but ordinary. The trail is thin and the body count high, but XIII needs to know. Even if, as the outlines of a massive conspiracy start to appear, some of the truths uncovered seem unpleasant.

Initially serialized in Spirou magazine in 1984, XIIIA" was created by Jean Van Hamme, the author behind ThorgalA" and Largo WinchA"-the latter in comic and book form as well as on the big screen,A" and William Vance, illustrator of the bestsellers Howard Flynn,A" Bruce Hawker ,A" Bruno BrazilA", Bob MoraneA" and Marshall Blueberry.A"