El sulfato atómico
El sulfato atómico is a 1969 comic written and drawn by Francisco Ibañez for the Mortadelo y Filemón comic series. It is the first long story of the series and the first appearance of the T.I.A. secret agency.
Publication history
The comic strip was first published in the Gran Pulgarcito magazine, issues #1 to 23. It was republished in issue 1 of the Ases del Humor the same year.Plot
Professor Bacterio has created a sulfate intended to eliminates pests from the field. However, the lotion has just the opposite effect: it considerably enlarges the animals, so it represents a serious danger to humanity.Worst of all, a bottle of the sulfate was stolen by agents of the Republic of Tirania. There rules the dictator Bruteztrausen, who wants to dominate the world. Mort & Phil must go to Tirania and recover it.