Spirou and Fantasio are back to Palombia, in order to free the Marsupilami there. Once they're there, it turns out that the general Zantas, who instaured a military dictatorship in this country, is Zantafio, Fantasio's cousin. He's all ready to invade the neighboring country of Guaracha. What if the last mushrooms based gas invented by the Count of Champignac could defeated him?
Tropes associated with this story include
- Banana Republic: Palombia is a fictional latin American military dictatorship.
- Putting on the Reich: Uniforms
◊ worn in Zantafio's Palombia resemble those of Fascist Spain. - Ripped from the Headlines: The '50s marked the begining of juntes in Latin America, that lasted until The '80s (first in Columbia).
- Trading Bars for Stripes: Zantafio proposes it to Spirou and Fantasio. First they nearly lynch him, then they accept so they can plot against him more easily.
