Corto Maltese Ballad of the Salt Sea (1996) comic books
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Issue #2
$6.00
$4.00
Story, art and cover by Hugo Pratt, translated by Ian Monk. A rare English translation of this classic and influential comic strip from Italy, and incidentally, the first actual comic books (rather than graphic novels) published by NBM. Soldier of fortune Corto Maltese is stranded on an uncharted island with two children and a band of pirates. Maltese and the two lost children are captured by hostile, cannibalistic natives and taken to the witch doctor. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #5
$6.00
$6.00
Story, art and cover by Hugo Pratt, translated by Ian Monk. A rare English translation of this classic and influential comic strip from Italy, and incidentally, the first actual comic books (rather than graphic novels) published by NBM. Soldier of fortune Corto Maltese is stranded on an uncharted island with two children and a band of pirates. As World War I gets underway, life on the pirate island gets increasingly dicey, and the arrival of Japanese soldiers doesnt improve the situation. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #6
$6.00
$6.00
Story, art and cover by Hugo Pratt, translated by Ian Monk. A rare English translation of this classic and influential comic strip from Italy, and incidentally, the first actual comic books (rather than graphic novels) published by NBM. Soldier of fortune Corto Maltese is stranded on an uncharted island with two children and a band of pirates. As the pirate band is increasingly torn by inner dissent, Corto comes to suspect the mysterious link between the children and the pirate leader. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
