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European Western Comic Books – Arrembaggio > Il Tricolore ALBO TRICOLORE! > IL TRICOLORE! (Il corsaro senza nome - I due Bill - Il sole degli Incas > Il Piccolo Robinson - Il Ribelle del Deserto - Abissi Ardenti)

 

Tricolor Collection - (The Corsair Without a Name - The Two Bills - The Sun of the Incas - Little Robinson - The Desert Rebel - Burning Abyss)

A publication which was sold on newsstands in a golden register format with two horizontal columns which allow it to be divided into three strip format registers.

At least 17 issues came out, the first eight of which have the TRICOLOR REGISTER header! and the other eight as IL TRICOLORE! Each comic book published a different character. The first series presents The corsair Without a Name (CN) drawn by Sergio Bazzana, The Two Bills (DB) drawn by Pini Segna and The Sun of the Incas (SI) with the reporter-explorer Dick Russel by Sergio Bazzana. Announced, but not found #9 with "La vendetta dei corsari" (CN), "Il tradimento di Morris" (DB) and "Dick to the rescue" (SI).

The second series which, at least for the first number, continues the numbering which resumed in 1950 by S.T.E. Giulio Vannini with IL TRICOLORE headboard!. In addition to The Sun of the Incas (taken from the previous series), followed by The Green Triangle (#6/8), he published The Little Robinson and The Rebel of the Desert, followed by Ardent Abyss (AA) (#8). Announced, but not found the #9 “In the realm of the unknown” (AA).

This collection was published by MTE in Brescia, Italy under the direction of T. Magrini and G. Valgoglio. Issue #1 was released on December 25, 1948, and issue #9 was released on June 15, 1950. Each issue contained 32 black and white pages with color covers/

Titles

Serie I

The Corsair With No Name

01 (25.12.48) - “Un duca corsaro” (A Corsair Duke)

02 (01.01.49) - “All’assalto di Maracajbo” (The Assault on Maracajbo)

03 (29.01.49) - “La presa del Forte (The Taking of the Fort)

04 (05.02.49) - “Gli occhi verdi” (The Green Eyes)

05 (00.00.49) - “Guerra sul mare” (War on the Sea)

06 (12.03.49) - “La marcia su Panama” (The March on Panama)

07 (03.04.49) - “La prigione stregata” (The Haunted Prison)

08 (12.04.49) - “La punizione di Dona Hermosa” (The Punishment of Dona Hermosa)

 

The Two Bills

01 (25.12.48) - “L’incontro” (The Meeting)

02 (01.01.49) - “La sfida dei cento dollari” (The Hundred Dollar Challenge)

03 (29.01.49) - “Geronimo all’agguato” (Geronimo Lurking)

04 (05.02.49) - “Il rapimento di Miss Anna” (The Kidnapping of Miss Anna)

05 (00.00.49) - “La vallata degli scheletri” (The Valey of the Skeletons)

06 (12.03.49) - “Il tesoro di Pat” (Pat’s Treasure)

07 (03.04.49) - “Alle prese con Farrel” (Tackling Farrel)

08 (12.04.49) - “La fine di Farrel” (The End of Farrel)

 

The Sun of the Incas

01 (25.12.48) - “Un giornalista esploratore” (An exploratory journalist)

02 (01.01.49) - “La città di pietra” (The City of Stone)

03 (29.01.49) - “Verso un mondo perduto” (Towards a Lost World)

04 (05.02.49) - “Gli dei rossi” (The Red Gods)

05 (00.00.49) - “La legge di Rhoga Rho” (The Law of Rhoga Rho)

06 (12.03.49) - "Caccia per la vita” (Hunt for Life)

07 (03.04.49) - “Libertà o schiavitù” (Freedom of Slavery)

08 (12.04.49) - “Guerra preistorica” (Prehistoric War)

 

Serie II

The Sun of the Incas

01 (09) (01.02.50)

02 (00) (00.00.50)

03 (11) (01/15.03.50) - “Il tesoro del mondo perduto” (The Treasure of the Lost World)

04 (00) (16.03.50)

05 (13) (01/15.04.50) - “Liberazione” (Liberation)

 

The Green Triangle

06 (06) (15.04.50)

07 (07) (16/31.05.50) - “Il ratto di Liora” (The Abduction of Liora)

08 (08) (01/15.06.50) - “La fine del triangolo verde” (The End of the Green Triangle)

 

Little Robinson

01 (09) (01.02.50) - “Lotta sui tetti” (Fight on the Roofs)

02 (00) (00.00.50) - “Sperduti sul mare” (Lost at Sea)

03 (00) (01/15.03.50) - “L’isola deserta” (The Desert Island)

04 (00) (16.03.50) - “Il mango cavo” (The Hollow Mango)

05 (05) (01.04.50)

06 (06) (15.04.50)

07 (07) (10.05.50)

08 (08) (15.06.50) - “Lo sbarco dell’aereo ovvero Mosé all’opera” (The Landing of the Plane or Moses at Work)

 

The Rebel of the Desert

01 (09) (01.02.50) - “Il piccolo Robinson” (Little Robinson)

02 (00) (00.00.50) - “I cavalieri di Kirsa” (The Knights of Kirsa)

03 (00) 01/15.03.50) - “Sangue e tortura” (Blood and Torture)

04 (00) (16.03.50) - “Il mercante di schiave” (The Slave Trader)

05 (05) (01.04.50) - “Il palazzo incantato” (The Enchanted Palace)

06 (06) (15.04.50) - “Nelle grinfie di Omar” (In the Clutches of Omar)

07 (07) (10.05.50) - “La sconfitta di Omar” (The Defeat of Omar)

 

Fiery DEpths

08 (08) (15.06.50) - “Il mistero dei dischi volanti” (The Mystery of the Flying Saucers)

 

The Desert Rebel Series II

09 (09) (00.00.50) - “I due della Legione” (The Two of the Legion)

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