Short Stories vol. 4
Editor: Edizioni Nuova Frontiera srl
publication date: October 1990
cover price: Lire 12.000 (€ 6,20)
Cover: Milo Manara
contains the following stories:
Short Stories
"The Paper Man: 4 fingers"
pencil and story: Milo Manara
Western tale, which occupies a large part of the volume.
A man (vaguely reminiscent of Terence Hill) travels to the west to reach the woman he loves.
By chance he meets an old British soldier, intent on stopping the American "rebels" by himself.
They are joined by a beautiful young Indian, White Rabbit (whom, however, the young man calls "Butt in the wind").
The Indian is a prisoner of American soldiers, but the old man gets her to be entrusted to take her personally to Fort Laramie.
Upon reaching the fort, they are overwhelmed by a mad reverend (vaguely reminiscent of Bud Spencer).
At the fort they discover that the village of White Rabbit is about to be attacked by the army.
White Rabbit manages to warn them, saving many of them, but when she is about to reunite with her handsome white boyfriend, she is killed.
The story, with a sad ending, has a good pace.
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Short Stories
“A Witch in Venice (Honey VI)”
pencil and story: Milo Manara
A colleague of Honey meets a strange couple on the plane that takes him to Venice.
The old man is an exorcist, while the woman is accused of being a witch.
Taking advantage of the occasion, the director organizes a candid camera, following the couple.
The woman is stripped naked on the streets of Venice and forced to immerse herself in the canal.
The woman cannot sink, as the water level is too low, thus revealing her nature as a witch.
Honey comes to her aid and they flee to an island.
The woman admits that she is indeed a witch, but with good intentions.
Her coven is gathering to make it rain and solve the drought.
Honey is admitted to the ritual, where two masked men (one with the head of a goat, the other of a donkey) must face each other, trying to please the other first.
Honey leaves the ritual disgusted, but it starts to rain outside.
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Short Stories
“Marie-Claire”
pencil and story: Milo Manara
The only color story in the "short stories" series.
Marie-Claire finds a genie in the drawer of a console (an antique cabinet, usually placed under mirrors).
The genius takes her flying on a magical sailing ship, which bears her name.
The woman, frightened by all those pirates, runs away.
Back home however, she decides to keep the console.
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