Corto Maltese #[1]

This black-and-white softcover edition collects the first adventure of Hugo Pratt's iconic sailor-adventurer, Corto Maltese, originally serialized in 1967. Set in the South Pacific during World War I, the story introduces key characters like the enigmatic Pandora Groovesnore, the villainous Raspoutine, and the monk Le Moine as Corto becomes entangled in a search for treasure and a lost civilization. This is the early, monochrome printing of the tale that launched the legendary series, later published in color by Casterman.