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THE WORLDS OF MARTIN MYSTERE
Incurably curious. Some call him an archeologist, some a scientist,
some an explorer and some The Detective of the Impossible , because of his
investigations in the great, unsolved enigmas which haunt Our Dear Old Earth.
Perhaps, the definition which most suits Martin Mystère is an incurably
curious person .
In fact, Martin manages to discover secret and stimulating aspects everywhere,
not only in the impenetrable South American forests or in the African deserts
but also in an alley just around the corner, in an object bought from a
second-hand dealer, in a chat with a stranger in the subway.
By going about with Martin Mystère, you will make the acquaintance
of his inseparable friends: his assistant Java, a Neanderthal man
who has survived extinction; his fiancèe Diana, wise counsellor
with her feet well on the ground; Inspector Travis of the New York
Police Force; and Chris Tower, Commanding Officer at the mysterious
base of Elsewhere; Kut Humi, Spiritual Master of the Detective
of the Impossible, and many other extraordinary characters.
Above all, you will meet with a world full of fascinating enigmas, of which
we will present a brief run on this page.
Still more mysteries
UNEXPLAINABLE EVENTS
Together with Martin Mystère, you will run across events upon which
science and historiography try, in vain, to shed light. You will find out
the causes for the explosion that destroyed a vast area of the Tunguska
basin in 1908; you ll discover the mysterious origins of the Etruscan civilization;
you ll learn the truth about the discovery of America and live over again
little-known episodes of remote and recent history.
CREATURES OF NIGHTMARE
Together with Martin Mystère, you will meet the Loch Ness monster
and Moha-Moha, his fierce Australian "cousin"; you ll discover
the frightening links between the alchemist Konrad Dippel and Frankenstein's
monster; you ll know the true nature of the Werewolf, the Vampire, the Golem;
you'll visit the caverns of alchemists and witches; you ll evoke demons
and ghosts.
LEGENDARY HEROES
Together with Martin Mystère, you will run into King Arthur and his
Knights of the Round Table; you ll meet Saint Nicholas and Roland, Charlemagne's
paladin; you ll discover Santa Claus surprising identity; you ll visit the
fantastic realm of the Little People, you ll meet the monsters and heroes
of mythology and religions from all times and countries.
IMPOSSIBLE INVENTIONS
Together with Martin Mystère, you will stay in an elegant hotel where,
in only twenty-four hours, you ll spend a whole month relaxing; you ll verify
the consequences of the invention of anti-gravity paint; you ll meet time
and space travellers. You ll rediscover the "forgotten sciences"
of antique civilizations; you ll examine "impossible" objects
like the sophisticated "Antikythera Mechanism" or the unnerving
"Orfyrreus Wheel".
MYSTERIOUS PLACES
Together with Martin Mystère, you will visit the many mysterious
places that are scattered over the earth: from Stonehenge to Ayers Rock;
from the Pyramids of Teotihuacan to those in Gizah; from Hanging Rock to
Macchu Picchu. You will discover the secret of Rennes Le Chateau, the Templar
treasure of Gisors; the enigmatic fortresses of the Cathares; the obscure
vaults of Gothic cathedrals; the dolmen of Carnac and Apulia.
LOST BOOKS
Together with Martin Mystè re, you will be able to decrypt impossible
secret codes; decipher antique scriptures, learn unknown alphabelts. You
will be able to enter the lost Alexandria Library, the impossible Library
of Babel, the immense Libraries hidden amongst the snowy m ountain-tops
of Tibet or the labyrinthine "Biblioteca Nacional" of Buenos Aires.
You will read magic books of imaginable powers, such as the legendary Book
of Thot, the evil Necronomicon and the extraordinary Book of Power .
IMAGINARY WORLDS
Together with Martin Mystère, you will be able to visit fabulous
"lost worlds": Agarthi, the impenetrable underground headquarters
of the "King of the World"; the invisible "Altierjinga"
of the Austalian aborigines; the legendary Avalon and Peter Pan s Never-never-land,
the inaccessible "City of Ethereal Shadows"; the fantastic "Land
without colours"; the mythical "Father Gianni's Reign"; the
lost continents of Atlantis and Mu; you ll also make the acquaintance of
the unusual inhabitants of the many "Unknown dimensions" that
invisibly surround the Earth, and even the haunters of the mysterious territory
known as "the hereafter".
THE REAL WORLD
Together with Martin Mystère, you will become acquainted with our
real world: places, events in history and in the news, traditions, myths,
legends are all reconstructed with documentary rigor.
FANTASTIC OBJECTS
Together with Martin Mystère, you will handle King Arthur s magical
sword, Excalibur; you ll discover the Graal and the true nature of the Spear
of Longinus; you ll confront with the tenebrous powers of the "Skull
of Destiny"; you ll penetrate the hiding-place of the "Ark of
the Covenant".
ENIGMATIC CHARACTERS
Together with Martin Mystè re, you will discover unrecorded details
about the life of Moses and Cristopher Columbus, William Shakespeare and
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Leonardo da Vinci and Jorge Luis Borges. You will
meet the sinister black sorcerers at the service of Adolf Hitler; you ll
meet Kaspar Hauser, Casanova and the Man in the Iron Mask; you ll even run
into lliterary characters, such as Sherlock Holmes, Peter Pan, Alice and
her Wonderland.
POWERS OF THE MIND...
Together with Martin Mystè re, you will discover the incredible and
unknown powers that are hidden in the human mind: telepathy and telekinesis,
foresight, Out-of-Body Experiences, automatic writing, psychometry: an unforgettable
journey throughout the world of ESP.
POWERS OF MAGIC
Together with Martin Mystère, you will face the powers of white and
black magic; you ll meet wise Australian sorcerers and diabolic Voodoo priests;
you ll run into satanic sects longing for the advent of the Antichrist and
into their heroic and unshakable rivals. You ll live over again the forgotten
rituals of the Egyptians and Druids; you ll take part in the mysteries of
Mitre, you ll enter the Sibyl's cavern, Orpheus's Temple, Merlin the Magician
s shelter.
SECRET SOCIETIES
Together with Martin Mystère, you will encounter the invisible powers
that secretly scheme behind the scenes. Templars and Teutons, laical and
religi ous brotherhoods, esoteric societies that guard ancient and mortal
secrets from the mists of time; modern multinationals that pull the wires
of extremely intricate plots; mysterious controllers who, step by step,
follow the evolution on the world's politic al scene. Groups that secretly
work to annihilate or defend free will; ambiguous characters who, hidden
in the shadows, behave as discreet and powerful puppeteers.
UFOs
Together with Martin Mystère, you will attend to close encounters
of the second and third type; you'll meet incredible forms of life; you'll
travel with them through the immensity of space, you'll discover the influence
of alien presences on the history of man.