Corto Maltese: The Early Years #1

Corto Maltese: The Early Years — IDW Publishing

Issue: #1

This short adventure tells the backstory of Corto Maltese first meeting Rasputin at the end of the Russo-Japanese War in 1905. The protagonist of this tale is not the 18-year-old Corto but Rasputin—a deserter from a Siberian rifle regiment—and the writer Jack London, who was a war correspondent in the region at that time. London is already friends with Corto and introduces the sailor to the unpred...

Creators: Lorraine Turner, Hugo Pratt, Simone Castaldi, Dean Mullaney, Patrizia Zanotti

Characters: Captain Rasputin, Corto Maltese, Jack London