pencil and story: Vittorio Giardino

Max Fridman, a French-born Swiss trader and adventurer, leaves for Spain in 1938, looking for a friend.
In fact, his friend Guido hasn't given any news to his wife for several months and she, worried, asks his friend to look for him.
Major Guido Treves, of the international brigades deployed in the Spanish civil war against Franco, has disappeared after an argument with a Russian commissioner.
Max meets a Belgian journalist during the trip to Barcelona, Claire Blon.
Arrived in Barcelona Max immediately comes into conflict with the police and the Russian secret services, who are hiding something about Major Treves.
Despite his old friendships, born during his previous trip to Spain as a fighter, Max only discovers that his friend has disappeared after a trip to the front.
Thanks to the help of Claire Blon, Max gets a pass to the front.
Historical portrait of the Spanish civil war, without apparent alignments, but with "rotten apples" on both sides.
The historical character of Giardino, protagonist of many of his stories, constantly maintains his lucidity.