pulps
El tigre y la mariposa
This Spanish-language pulp magazine contains two spy stories featuring agents for the CIA. "Brigitte en acción" (Brigitte in Action) by Lou Carrigan opens with an intimate scene between spy Brigitte Montfort (alias Baby), a CIA special agent, and Angelo Tomasini (Number One), described as "the best spy of all times." Their romantic interlude at Villa Tartaruga in Malta is interrupted by an urgent radio message. The narrative shifts to Number One's solo infiltration of a house in Izmir, Turkey, where he must retrieve something from a safe. After reconnaissance indicates danger, he proceeds alone despite Brigitte's concerns, scaling the villa's wall. The intrusion triggers armed guards; Number One employs combat skills and firearms to fight through multiple defenders, killing and wounding several, before entering the house and ascending the stairs while guards pursue him upstairs. The narrative breaks off mid-action. The issue also contains "El tigre y la mariposa" (The Tiger and the Butterfly), which presents a brief philosophical premise about domesticating tigers with beautiful butterflies.