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- ↑ Jess Nevins, Pulp Heroes, F.
- ↑ Jess Nevins, On Yellow Peril Thrillers Archived 2006-06-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Le Maitre de L'Invisible, book 16, Voyage à travers Mars.
- ↑ Le Maitre de L'Invisible, book 23, La Guerre des Robots.
- ↑ Le Maitre de L'Invisible, book 1, Le Vol de la Bomb Atomique.
- ↑ Le Maitre de L'Invisible, book 34, Lîle aux Monstres.