I Classici Del Fumetto Nr: 01 Corto Maltese

She offers Corto a fortune. He refuses.

“A German U-boat,” Rasputin whispers. “The U-196 . It vanished in ’18. But three months ago, a Malay pearl diver found it. Not on the seafloor, Corto. Inside a cave on a cliffside. A hundred meters above the water.” I Classici del Fumetto Nr 01 Corto Maltese

Corto raises an eyebrow. “The war is over, old friend. Let the Kaiser keep his rust.” She offers Corto a fortune

Rasputin is pinned by a falling torpedo. Lady Venetia clings to a stalactite. Only Corto stands calm, holding Achille under one arm. “The U-196

His name is Corto Maltese. And he is already late for an appointment with destiny.

He hands it to the boy.

But Corto is faster. He doesn’t grab the Egg. He grabs the U-boat’s keel and kicks a loose stone. The stone flies into the Egg’s field – and hovers, perfectly still, defying gravity.