Corto Maltese #9
In "The Golden House of Samarkand," Corto Maltese ventures from Rhodes into a fractured post-World War I world, chasing a mythic treasure linked to Alexander the Great as a cover for a daring mission to free Rasputin. Traveling through the nascent Turkish Republic, the Soviet Union, and Reza Pahlavi’s Iran, he navigates shifting alliances and richly drawn cultures. Written by Hugo Pratt, Dean Mullaney, and Simone Castaldi, with art by Pratt and Guido Fuga, and inks by Pratt and Fuga, this issue blends historical intrigue with Corto’s signature wanderlust. The cover, by Hugo Pratt, captures the journey’s mysterious allure.
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After the "Fable of Venice", Corto is in Rhodes and begins searching for a treasure hidden by Alexander the Great in Afghanistan - a pretext to free Rasputin from a prison. To do this, he crosses three emerging states - the Turkish Republic, the Soviet Union and Reza Pahlavi's Iran - and meets various cultures.
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