Corto Maltese: Ballad of the Salt Sea #1

Name: Corto Maltese: Ballad of the Salt Sea #1
Brand: NBM

Jun 1997 · NBM · 2.95 USD

“Ballad of the Salt Sea”

Hugo Pratt’s *Corto Maltese: Ballad of the Salt Sea* #1, a 1997 NBM release, opens with a haunting sea tale: two children, Cain and Pandora, are taken aboard the mysterious pirate Rasputin’s ship, while Corto Maltese himself is cast adrift after a mutiny. As Rasputin commandeers a British vessel and hunts for his German allies, a sudden storm looms on the horizon. The story, written and illustrated by Pratt with full artistic control, unfolds with the same rich, evocative detail that defines his legendary work.

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writer, artist, inker Hugo Pratt · writer Ian Monk · cover Hugo Pratt

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writer, artist, inker Hugo Pratt

writer Ian Monk

cover pencils, inks Hugo Pratt

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Two children, Cain & Pandora are picked up by the pirate Rasputin. Maltese is later rescued from a raft after a mutiny. Rasputin seizes a British ship and goes looking for his German contacts when a large wave strikes.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).