Chico Kolor #3: Indijanac zvani Chico

In Indijanac zvani Chico, Zagor’s friend looks back on the time he lived among the Sioux. They welcome him as one of their own and give him the nickname “Mustachioed Piglet.” Chico is keen to show that he can handle the same everyday tasks as his hosts, but he soon discovers that good intentions count for little on a hunt. Even a rabbit is beyond him.

A bigger misunderstanding follows when Chico mistakes an initiation rite for a surprise party. Everyone else knows what the ceremony means and what is expected of him. Chico turns up with something entirely different in mind. The joke is that readers can see he is preparing for the wrong occasion long before he realises anything is amiss.

Guido Nolitta gives the lead to a Western hero who cannot rely on hunting skills or quick reflexes. Gallieno Ferri makes the most of Chico’s movements and expressions: the more seriously he sets about hunting, the funnier it is when he fails. This episode from Chico’s past finds more amusement in his efforts to fit in than in any feat he might have hoped to boast about.