Skorpio #31

In a race against time to clear his name, a weary detective crosses paths with Jo, a determined woman from the countryside tracking a man who promised her marriage and then vanished. With only 24 hours to prove his innocence, he finds himself drawn into her quiet but urgent quest—where trust is fragile and every step could make or break them both.

In the dusty frontier town of Skorpio, the sudden death of the blacksmith—found scalped and pierced by an arrow—sparks a tense investigation. The sheriff, sharp and relentless, questions the townsfolk with quiet precision, unraveling secrets one wary confession at a time.

A year after her husband’s death, the widow’s psychoanalyst takes a dangerous turn, enlisting hired hands to eliminate both Scorpio and Father Flanagan. With tensions simmering and loyalties tested, the past refuses to stay buried.

In the brutal chaos of the Dieppe landing, a German soldier and the Canadian regiment’s bagpipe player find themselves drawn into a fleeting, silent moment amidst the gunfire and smoke—two men on opposite sides, united by a single, unexpected instant. Written by Luis Videla and lettered in typeset, "Il tedesco che amava la cornamusa" captures a rare stillness in the midst of war, where music and shared humanity cut through the noise.

In "Progetto Friday," a secretive radar-blinding alloy powers a prototype fighter known as the "phantomite," but its inventor's son faces a dangerous choice when gambling debts push him to steal the formula. With high stakes and a legacy on the line, the line between loyalty and survival blurs in this tense, grounded tale.

In "La strana storia," Honeywell plays a dangerous game of loyalty and deception, aiding the revolutionaries at Trenton while secretly serving Washington—only to be betrayed and hanged as a British spy. The story unfolds with quiet tension, probing the cost of service and the fragile line between hero and traitor.

In "Ronar," the eponymous traveler is taken by the enigmatic Masters of Time, who seek to alter his mind—though just how, and why, remains shrouded in mystery. This 1978 sci-fi tale from Skorpio #31 unfolds with quiet urgency, placing Ronar at the mercy of forces far older than he is.