Corto Maltese #3

In "The Secret of Tristan Bantam," Corto Maltese is drawn into a perilous quest when he meets the enigmatic Tristan Bantam, who seeks help uncovering the truth behind his father's obsession with the lost city of Mu. With a mysterious assassin targeting him and a guardian with hidden motives, Corto teams up with Tristan and the reclusive Professor Steiner to track down a missing sister and unravel a conspiracy buried in the past.

In "Rendez-vous in Bahia," Corto Maltese, Tristan Bantam, and Professor Steiner journey to Bahia to meet Tristan’s half-sister Morgana, a trip complicated by the sudden arrival of a fugitive named Cayenne. As tensions rise in the tropical port city, Tristan and Morgana are captured by Milner, the lawyer tasked with erasing their claim to their father’s fortune. Corto Maltese, ever the cunning survivor, turns the tables with a clever ruse, freeing his companions and handing Milner over to Cayenne for old debts.

In "Sureshot Samba," Corto Maltese finds himself drawn into a tense struggle on the Brazilian coast when a mysterious seer named Gold Mouth enlists his help to expose a brutal colonial officer. As Corto sails upriver with a band of allies, he encounters resistance from a ruthless captain and a hidden tribe led by a fearless warrior known only as Sureshot. With the stakes rising and violence looming, Corto must navigate shifting loyalties and the weight of a legacy that demands a new leader.

In "The Brazilian Eagle," Corto Maltese, Tristan, and Jeremiah set out for England, but a sudden detour leads Corto to hunt a sunken ship rumored to hold gold. Their search takes a dangerous turn when they’re captured by a German baron—only to uncover a web of deception involving Morgana, a double-crossing financier, and a secret Allied operation.

In "So Much for Gentlemen of Fortune," Corto Maltese, Rasputin, and the enigmatic Ambiguity race across the map, each holding a piece of a cryptic puzzle tied to the lost "Royal Fortune"—a Spanish galleon rumored to carry a fortune in gold. When their paths converge on a remote island, they uncover a crumbling fort, the wreck of a long-sunken ship, and a deranged lone inhabitant whose fury may be the key to the treasure's true fate.

In "The Seagull's Fault," Corto Maltese washes ashore on the remote island of Maracatoquà, injured and with his memory gone, only to be taken in by Soledad Lokäarth and her brother Jesus-Maria. As Corto pieces together fragments of his past, he uncovers the island’s haunting legacy—tied to Judas Lokäarth, a man broken by betrayal and vengeance, whose final reckoning draws Corto into a story of guilt, survival, and the weight of the past.