The story centers around smugglers and pirates in the World War I-era Pacific Islands. The character debuted in the serial Ballad of the Salty Sea, one of several Pratt stories published in the first edition of the magazine Sergeant Kirk in July 1967.
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. Born in Valletta on the island of Malta on 10 July 1887, the son of a sailor from Cornwall, and a gypsy from Seville. The series features Corto Maltese, an enigmatic sea captain who lives in the first three decades of the 20th century. The comics are highly praised as some of the most artistic and literary graphic novels ever written and have been translated into numerous languages and adapted into several animated films. It was created by the Italian comic book creator Hugo Pratt in 1967.
Corto Maltese was originally created for Batman: The Dark Knight Returns.Though Superman managed to divert the missile to an empty desert before it detonated, the warhead served its purpose: to disrupt all electronics and communications in the Western Hemisphere, and to cause mass chaos in the aftermath. However, once Superman's presence in Corto Maltese was confirmed, the Soviets retaliated by launching a nuclear missile at the U.S. President to intervene in subduing the uprising. Due to rising tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, which supported the rebels, Superman was dispatched by the U.S. Corto Maltese was the site of a rebel uprising against the government, which was backed by the United States.
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