Valentina in the stove
Third edition
Editor: Milano Libri Edizioni
publication date: november 1979
cover price: Lire 10.500 (€ 5,42)
Cover: Guido Crepax
contains the following stories:
Valentina
“Baba Yaga”
publication date: 1971
pencil and story: Guido Crepax
Valentina is almost run over by a mysterious old woman.
Only the intervention of Philip Rembrandt, with the power of Neutron, prevents the car from killing her.
The woman apologizes and offers them a ride, speaking of a premonition.
She acts like a witch and asks Valentina for a personal item, taking a hook from her stockings.
The next day the woman visits her in the studio and invites her to visit her home.
her model, Tony, immediately recognizes her as an "old dyke".
The witch's house is full of old and strange objects and the woman is waiting for her naked.
Valentina gives her a strange photo shoot, obeying her every request.
Valentina is increasingly conditioned by the woman.
When two mysterious men attack her and Philip, they inject her with a mysterious drug.
Valentina begins to see strange things, like the doll that the witch gave her, Annette, come to life.
A man dies after she takes a picture of him on the street and the same fate falls to his model Rowena.
When Philip believes her and wants to inspect her camera, the latter disappears.
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Valentina
"Bluebeard"
publication date: 1971
pencil and story: Guido Crepax
Valentina dreams of being Barbablù's last wife.
Upon awakening, he begins to confuse the Annette doll with Annuska, Philip's Russian lover.
The witch lures her back into her house and has Annette whip her (so she makes Valentina believe).
Valentina's suggestion continues and the photographer becomes Baba Yaga's lover.
The witch invites Philip to save her, in exchange he will have to give her a son.
Neutron defeats her with his power and puts her to flight, freeing Valentina.
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Valentina
“Annette”
publication date: 1972
pencil and story: Guido Crepax
Valentina is again attacked and drugged in the street.
Baba Yaga returns to the attack, together with a mysterious old man.
Valentina returns to her power, so much so that she leaves to her the son Mattia.
Philip becomes suspicious and follows her into the witch's house.
They find Teresa, Mattia's nanny, tied and dead to the ceiling.
Valentina finally seems free from Baba Yaga's control.
In the basement they find Rowena's body, strangled with the film of her camera.
The witch manages to separate Valentina from Philip, aided by two Dungeons.
Valentina again submits to Baba Yaga and is taken by the Queen of the Dungeons.
The queen wants to make Mattia her new Supreme, while she will leave Valentina to Baba Yaga.
Philip manages to prevent this, but the Ironborn, enemies of the Dungeons, intervene.
Baba Yaga seems to have power over them too, but Valentina rebels and forces her to make them escape.
The ascent is daring and confused, but Valentina's family is saved and Baba Yaga seems to die.
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