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EDITED AND DESIGNED BYDean MullaneyART DIRECTOR AND CO-COVERDESIGNER Lorraine Turner
CONSULTING EDITOR Patrizia Zanotti
Lettering font based on hand-lettering by Frank Engli.
EuroComics.us
EuroComics is an imprint ofIDW Publishinga Division of Idea and Design Works, LLC
5080 Santa Fe StreetSan Diego, CA 92109
www.idwpublishing.com
Distributed by Diamond Book Distributors1-410-560-7100
ISBN: 978-1-63140-065-0
First Printing, December 2014
IDW PublishingTed Adams, Chief Executive Officer/Publisher
Greg Goldstein, Chief Operating Officer/President
Robbie Robbins, EVP/Sr. Graphic ArtistChris Ryall, Chief Creative Officer/Editor-in-Chief
Matthew Ruzicka, CPA, Chief Financial Officer
Alan Payne, VP of Sales
Dirk Wood, VP of MarketingLorelei Bunjes, VP of Digital Services
THANKS TO:
Diana Schutz, Greg Goldstein, Dana Renga, Bob Schreck,Scott Tipton, Justin Eisinger, and Alonzo Simon.
1970 Cong S.A., Switzerland.Corto Maltese and Hugo Pratt Cong S.A.
Art 2014 Casterman, Bruxelles.Translation 2014 Dean Mullaney and Simone Castaldi.
All rights reserved.
The IDW logo is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. All rights reserved.The EuroComics logo and colophon is a trademark of The Library of American Comics, LLC.
All rights reserved. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the comic strips inthis publication may be reprinted without the permission of the publisher. No part of this book may be
reproduced or transmitted in any form, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or byany information and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Printed in Korea.
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UNDER THEOF
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SIGNCAPRICORNA CORTO MALTESE Graphic Novel
Translated by Dean Mullaney and Simone Castaldi
An imprint of IDW PUBLISHING
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Chapter ONE:
The Secret of
Tristan Bantam
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CORTo MALTEse was relaxing on the quietveranda of the JavA InN in paramaribo,
dutch GuiANA. even in repose, it wasobvious that he was [a man of destinY.]
With a deliberate gesture HE lit one of those thincigars that are only smoked in Brazil or New
Orleans--as if he were performing foran invisible Audience.
SUDDenly the SHow wasinterRupted
MyApologies
TOEverybody,
My:
My ApologiES toyou, too, if you
want.
What's the MatTer?Don't you feEl well/
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Get lost, youbastard. I don'twant to see youhere anymore,Jere-miah!
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Its been a long timesince I Felt well andunfortunately there's
nothing you can doabout it.
I never said I wantedto do anything about it...
so far as I'm concerned,you can go to helL@
Someone who speakshis mind! I'll try to
follow your Advice.Goodbye!
You're right,Corto Maltese.
A touchy character,that Jeremiah.
PRofesSor StEineR?
Yes, ProfESsoRStEiner of the
UnivErsity of PrAgUe.
He wAs an importanTman. What he wroteand tAUGHT is still
the subject of studyAND rEsearCh.
hE wasn't always like this. Therewas a time when professo
Jeremiah Steinerbelonged to a
distinguished elitesought after bythe very best of
internationalsociety.
All that's left for meto do is moderate hisgreat thirst for rum
and keep him awayfrom here for a fewhours.
with all he drank from Prague toParamaribo, however, He has no morethirst for philosophical
knowledge.
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HerEs a nEw aspecT oF YOURPERSONALity. you never struckme as the charitable type. Doyou DO it FOr his OWN GoOdoR because he doesnt pay
for WHAT HE Drinks?
YOU judgE others based onyour own view, Corto Maltese.
But this time youre wrong.I have the HiGhEST ESTEem for
Professor Steiner.
Good Day!Is this Madame
Javas Inn?
My NAME is
THEN you KNEW My FatherRonald Bantam?
RONALD BANtAM?You are the son of
Ronald Bantam?
Your FATHER was a dearfriend and his death
saddens me.
YES, Maam. My fathertold me a lot about you
before he died.
Ahem! Pardon me, [Madame Java,]but I see that youre busy at themoment. IlL go down to the port
and have a look at my boat.
very welL.IlL see you
tonight.
I amMadAMe Java.
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