Skorpio #12

In the shadowed streets of a city where wealth breeds secrets, a series of murders unfolds—each victim a wealthy figure, each death marked by a cryptic card bearing the zodiac symbol of the slain. With no clear motive and no traceable clues, the pattern grows colder, more deliberate, as the killer leaves behind only the symbols and silence.

In "L'attentato," four partisans plan a daring sabotage against a German troop train en route to Calais, their fate hanging on a single explosive act in the shadow of war. The tension builds with quiet precision, each page charged with the weight of resistance and the fragile hope of defiance.

In the year 3001, three men wake from a thousand-year hibernation to find a world shattered by atomic war, its survivors scarred by radiation and wary of those untouched. As they navigate a ruined Earth where trust is a dangerous luxury, their past and present collide in a fragile, uncertain new reality.

In the dusty frontier town of Springville, Hatfield faces off against a bold young challenger in a high-stakes card game that’s less about luck and more about nerve. With every deal, the tension builds—this isn’t just a test of skill, but of reputation, and the stakes could change everything.

In "Una bella età," a group of elderly friends, tired of their constrained lives, dream of escape—until one of them hatches a bold, unlikely plan. With no money and no clear way out, their desperation takes a surprising turn. Written and drawn with quiet wit, this 1978 tale from Skorpio #12 unfolds with a premise as simple as it is striking: what happens when age meets audacity?