Writer: Claude-Jacques Legrand
Artist: Edmundo Ripoll
 

20th century archeologist Jason Spell is recruited to become a member of "Delta Hand 28", an operative unit of the Time Brigade, a time-travelling organization from the 40th century.  "Delta Hand 28" receives its order from the Thumb, a super-computer.  Its members are Khanor (the Operations Leader), the beautiful Varna Zelton, Spell, and the intelligent chimpanzee Minus.  In the second series, starting with ep. 11, the heroes discover that the Brigade is secretly controlled by a group of Immortals who have been on Earth since prehistoric times.  They originate from Mu, the Solar System's tenth planet which was destroyed in a civil war.

 

The Stories from "Futura" Magazine   1. Les Policiers du Temps [The Policemen Of Time] (FU No. 1, 1972)  2. La Mission de l’Agent Brent [Agent Brent’s Mission] (FU No. 2, 1972)  3. L’Incident de Venlo [The Venlo Incident] (FU No. 3, 1972)  4. Les Statues Surgies du Passe [The Statues Out Of The Past] (FU No. 4, 1972)  5. Mister B (FU No. 5, 1972)  6. La Nuit des Temps [The End Of Time] (FU No. 6, 1972)  7. Jason le Viking [Jason The Viking] (FU No. 7, 1973)  8. Tyrannosaurus Rex (FU No. 8, 1973)  9. La Mort Pourpre [The Purple Death] (FU No. 9, 1973)  10. Les Temps Bibliques [Biblical Times] (FU No. 10, 1973)    Second Series:  11. Le Naufragé du Passe [Castaway In The Past] (FU No. 19, 1974)  12. Les Origines de l’Homme [The Origins Of Man] (FU No. 20, 1974)  13. Les Convicts de Botany Bay [The Convicts Of Botany Bay] (FU No. 21, 1974)  14. Depuis Combien de Millenaires [For How Many Millenia] (FU No. 22, 1974)  15. Le Grand Maitre du Temple [The Temple’s Great Master] (FU No. 23, 1974)  16. Le Souvenir du Néant [The Memory Of The Void] (FU No. 24, 1974)  17. Mu… Le Continent Perdu [The Lost Continent Of Mu] (FU No. 25, 1974)  18. Le Bouton Rouge [The Red Button]  (FU No. 26, 1974)

 
 

Publishing History   Brigade Temporelle -- a series possibly influenced by science fiction author Poul Anderson's notorious Time Patrol stories -- was published in "Futura" Nos. 1-10 and 19-26.  FOR MORE ON "FUTURA", .    The Immortals   The Authors    FOR MORE ON CLAUDE J. LEGRAND .  FOR MORE ON EDMOND RIPOLL .