Tex Willer LU #165: Blokada
Tex and his companions switch boats to evade the river police and reach Ottawa before the conspirators destroy the evidence that could clear Jim Brandon.
In The Blockade, the final instalment of the Athabasca Lake story, Tex Willer and his companions head for Ottawa to clear Jim Brandon’s name. The Canadian Mounted Police colonel has escaped from prison, but his conviction still stands. If the river police catch him, he will be sent back before he has a chance to expose the conspiracy.
With help from friends of the river pirate Marc Larouche, the group switches boats to cover its tracks and evade police checkpoints. Meanwhile, the people who had Brandon convicted have a chance to destroy the evidence. Every delay on the river gives them more time, turning the journey to Ottawa into a race to secure proof of Brandon’s innocence.
Claudio Nizzi and Fernando Fusco split the finale between the waterways and Ottawa, where the conspiracy leads to kidnappings and murders. Tex has to reach the people and evidence that could clear Brandon before the conspirators get to them.
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