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Corto Maltese Tarot      2007 Hugo Pratt      Italy                                                   Art Medium: Pen and washes of brushed ink or possibly watercolour. Description: Corto Maltese is a comic book series featuring a complex sailor-adventurer. It was created by Italian comic book writer and illustrator Hugo Pratt, beginning in 1967 and continuing through to 1989. The hero of the comics is Corto Maltese, a laconic sea captain adventuring during the early first two decades of the 20th century. He is portayed as a "rogue with a heart of gold", and his tolerance of and sympathy with the underdog leads him into various troubles.