The book “The Daughter of the Inventor of Fireworks”, published in 2005 (Rosman, Moscow), includes three works for children: the oriental fairy tale “The Daughter of the Inventor of Fireworks”, the Gothic fairy tale “The Clockwork, or Everything is Wound Up” and the comic book fairy tale “ Jack Spring Heels." The book contains many beautiful illustrations by contemporary artists. In the homeland of the writer (F. Pullman), the fairy tales were published separately and in different years; domestic publishers have combined them into a collection, but now we present to your attention one of the fairy tales included in the collection - “Spring Heels Jack.” Spring Heels Jack, an invincible hero with springs attached to his heels, was known long before Superman and Batman, in the time of Queen Victoria . The tale begins with the epigraph “It was a dark, stormy night...” But despite the fast-paced action and intense intrigue, there is much more humor and a mocking smile here than disturbing nightmares and dark allegories.