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Issue: Corto Maltese #5
Publication Date: January 1987
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Issues: #5 of 8 Issues
Title: In Africa
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagNBM
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Indicia Publisher:
On Sale Date: 1987
Volume: 5
Pages: 100
ISBN: 0918348382
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $8.95 USD
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Content Items: 6 (4 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: Color cover; Black and White interiors (#6 Full Color)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11" (21.6 cm x 27.9 cm)
Paper Stock: Cardstock cover
Binding: Softcover
Publishing Format: Graphic Novels
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Corto Maltese in Africa

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Hugo Pratt; Bhob (cover designer)
Inker(s): Hugo Pratt
Colorist(s): Bhob
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Corto Maltese
Character(s): Corto Maltese
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Pages: 1
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introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Didier Platteau
Penciller(s): Hugo Pratt
Inker(s): Hugo Pratt
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Corto Maltese
Character(s): Corto Maltese; Hugo Pratt (photograph); Lawrence of Arabia (photo of Peter O'Toole); Cush
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Reprint Notes: From 1978 European originals
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Includes map of WWI in Africa.
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In the Name of Allah the Merciful

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Hugo Pratt
Penciller(s): Hugo Pratt
Inker(s): Hugo Pratt
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Corto Maltese
Character(s): Corto Maltese; Cush; El Oxford; Prince Abdul; Abdullah Pacha; Caid
Synopsis: Maltese, El Oxford and Cush set out to rescue Prince Abdul from the Turks. They destroy most of a fortress and are rescued by Scottish troops.
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Reprint Notes: From 1978 European originals
Miscellaneous
Pages: 20
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The Coup de Grace

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Hugo Pratt
Penciller(s): Hugo Pratt
Inker(s): Hugo Pratt
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Corto Maltese
Character(s): Corto Maltese; Cush; Captain Bradt [Juda O'Leary]; Simon O'Leary; The Mad Mullah
Synopsis: Bradt has Cush thrown in jail for drinking. Bradt tells his story to Maltese and reveals he's the Irish revolutionary Juda O'Leary who betrayed his brother to the English. The Mad Mullah attacks and kills everyone but Maltese who's rescued by Cush.
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Reprint Notes: From 1978 European originals
Miscellaneous
Pages: 20
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More Romeos, More Juliets

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Hugo Pratt
Penciller(s): Hugo Pratt
Inker(s): Hugo Pratt
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Corto Maltese
Character(s): Corto Maltese; Cush; Shamael the wizard; Harg, Cush's brother; Ras Yaqob; Rhomah, Cush's brother; Fala Mariam
Synopsis: Maltese gets caught between two tribes that are fighting over the missing Fala Mariam who's been kidnapped by a madman.
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Reprint Notes: From 1978 European originals
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Pages: 20
Disclose Notes: Very loosely based on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
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The Leopard-Men of the Rufiji

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Hugo Pratt
Penciller(s): Hugo Pratt
Inker(s): Hugo Pratt
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Corto Maltese
Character(s): Corto Maltese; Lieutenant Tenton; Captain MacGregor; Corporal Mungo; Dave Brukoi [Big Tom Tom]; Kapitan Lothar Slutter; Sahad El Cairo; Sgt. Saxon; Lt McNott
Synopsis: Maltese helps the Leopard Men recover the gold they were promised from the wrecked German ship, the Konigsberg, after they were betrayed by Sgt. Saxon.
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Reprint Notes: From 1978 European originals
Miscellaneous
Pages: 20

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