Zagor Original #59: Sveti idol

In Sveti idol (The Sacred Idol), Zagor and Chico are taken aboard the Red Witch against their will. The ship is bound for Little Africa, a small volcanic island. They have to fight off sharks on the way, and reaching land brings no respite. Eruptions and a clash with the islanders await them, and Zagor has to face a giant octopus.

Guido Nolitta takes the adventure from the deck to dry land and back towards the water. Each setting changes the danger: out at sea there is nowhere to retreat, while on a volcanic island even solid ground offers little reassurance. In the encounter with the octopus, Franco Donatelli uses the difference in scale between Zagor and his opponent to show how little room there is for error.

Little Africa is the focus of this instalment in a longer sea adventure. Zagor and Chico begin as unwilling passengers on a ship whose destination has been decided for them. Once ashore, they have to find their own way through dangers beyond the crew’s control. The voyage continues in Brodolom (Shipwreck).