Corto Maltese

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Corto Maltese ( KOR-toh mawl-TEEZ; Italian: [ˈkorto malˈteːze, -eːse]) is a series of adventure comics following the eponymous protagonist, an adventurous sailor. It was created by the Italian comic book creator Hugo Pratt in 1967. The graphic novels have been translated into numerous languages and adapted into several animated films. The series features Corto Maltese, an enigmatic sea captain who lives in the first three decades of the 20th century. He was born in Valletta on the island of Malta on 10 July 1887, the son of a sailor from Cornwall and a gypsy from Seville. In his adventures full of real-world references, Corto has often crossed with real historical characters like the American author Jack London and his nurse Virginia Prentiss, the American outlaw Butch Cassidy, the German World War I flying ace Red Baron, and many others.

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