No-one would expect German spies to be out in the Scottish Highlands on a cold night in 1942… but that did not stop Rory MacLean from tightly clutching his BSA standard No. 1 Model air rifle. As an owl’s hoot broke the eerie stillness, Rory tensed then tutted at himself for being so foolish.

But soon the young Home Guardsman would see something startling coming out from between those moss-covered trees…

Story: George Low

Art: Carlos Pino

Cover: Carlos Pino