Indiana Jones’ More Drifter Cousin: Corto Maltese

Welcome everybody! Get ready an exciting adventure that awaits! The comic book for today is Corto Maltese: Under the Sign of Capricorn. This is our second book in our new theme of Western Comics Classics.

This comic starts off with Corto Maltese reclining in Madame Java’s Inn at Paramaribo in Dutch Guiana. The caption boxes describe him as a “man of destiny”. Corto decides to go to his boat and along the way he runs into professor Jeremiah Steiner who is being roughed up by some ruffians. Corto saves Professor Steiner and then stashes him in his boat. When Corto returns to the inn a boy named Tristan Bantam is there and requests his aid. While they are discussing the situation, one of the ruffians that was beating up Steiner, attempts to assassinate Tristan. The attempt is foiled and this influences Corto's decision to help Tristan. The rest of the book follows Corto, Steiner, and Tristan as they go on various adventures.

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Music: "Sly Sky" by Telecasted.