Corto Maltese

In the early 1980s, Carlsen Comics brought Hugo Pratt's legendary globe-trotting sailor to German readers with a nine-issue series of Corto Maltese. Anchored by Pratt's distinctive, lyrical art and storytelling, the run also featured contributions from Hedda Siebel and Antoinette Gittinger, presenting the character's poetic, early-20th-century adventures to a new audience. This German edition stands as a key moment in introducing Pratt's masterwork to a wider European readership.