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not a hero with omnipresent supernatural powers.
In fact, his abilities only awaken in certain difficult
situations and require the delicate balance between
body and mind that cannot be maintained for long.
Such experiences often leave him exhausted and
confused. They save him from the burden of solitude and leave him with the feeling of belonging to
his adoptive tribe, profound feelings of friendship
and understanding of others.
Ned is not a cold-hearted executioner for whom the
end justifies the means. Even though violence often
surrounds him and emergencies force him to make
quick decisions, Magic Wind always respects his
adversaries. He is even generous enough to forgive
them if he sees that they can be redeemed.
Gianfranco Manfredi’s Magic Wind is monthly
graphic novel adventure series from SAF, set on
the American Frontier in the late 1800’s. Through
over 100 issues to date, the wide ranging series has
followed the journey of Private Ned Ellis, who the
Indians call “Magic Wind.”
Magic Wind (alias Ned Ellis) is an ex-soldier who
was victim of a political-military plot. Barely surviving an explosion of an armored freight car, set
up by a gang of corrupt soldiers and arms traffickers, and in between life and death, he is taken in by
Lame Horse, an old Lakota shaman. Interpreting
the indications he received in a vision, the old man
sees in Ned an emissary of the Big Spirit.
Welcome among the Indians, Ned is reborn. Haunted by a harrowing past that comes back to him in
fragments and sometimes threatens to overwhelm
him, and running toward a future that is frequently
unsettling and appears menacing to the Indians,
Magic Wind lives the double role of warrior and
shaman. He struggles with flesh and blood adversaries, as well as with enemies even more dangerous and lethal then men -- ghosts, evil spirits and
mysterious creatures that cannot be confronted with
traditional weapons.
He must constantly seek new resources in the secret powers of Indian magic. Still, Magic Wind is
Book #75: HUMAN TORCHES
Somewhere in the Rockies, under the jurisdiction
of Judge Morris, there is a small town where cases
of human spontaneous combustion are occurring.
The judge enlists the aid of Magic Wind and Poe
to investigate, and they find themselves embroiled
in mystery, sorcery, exorcisms, superstitions and
all too real nightmares seemingly sprung from the
darkest Middle Ages.
Read a 12-page excerpt of this extraordinary 94page story on the following pages!
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THIS IS THE
FORK WE’VE
BEEN LOOKING FOR.
ACCORDING TO
MRS. MORRIS’ INSTRUCTIONS,
FROM THIS POINT ON IT
SHOULD BE ONLY
ONE ROAD...
...THAT SHOULD PREVENT US
FROM GETTING LOST. BUT
WE WON’T REACH TOLEDO
BEFORE SUNSET.
GOOD...
WHAT...?
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TRUE, WE HAVE
ONLY TWO HOURS
OF DAYLIGHT LEFT...
BUT TONIGHT IS A
FULL MOON, SO WE
SHOULD BE ABLE
TO SEE THE
PATH.
N-NO...
NED!
WHAT THE
HELL...?
2
NED!...
ARE YOU
OKAY?
YES... I’M
OKAY...
SEVEN... THERE
WERE SEVEN...
AND ANOTHER
FOUR WILL
BURN...
SEVEN?
FOUR?... WHO
WILL BURN?
WHO, NED?
COME ON,
LET’S GO!
3
I DON’T
KNOW, POE...
I DON’T
KNOW.
GONZALES,
SOME RESPECT,
PLEASE! YOU ARE
IN A SACRED
PLACE!
I KNOW...
I JUST TOOK
A SIP TO GET
WARM.
I THOUGHT I WAS
CLEAR... BUT IF
THE THREE OF
YOU ARE STILL
HERE IT MEANS
I WASN’T CLEAR
ENOUGH...
NOW, DOCTOR
GRIS... FORGIVE ME,
BUT WE ARE STILL
WAITING FOR YOUR
ANSWER.
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...BUT IT ISN’T SO. ON THE
CONTRARY, IN A CERTAIN
SENSE I’M GRATEFUL TO
YOU... BECAUSE BY RETIRING TO THIS DESERTED
MISSION I FINALLY COULD
DEVOTE MYSELF TO
MY STUDIES.
MAYBE YOU THINK I’M
IRRITATED ABOUT HOW
YOU GOT RID OF ME
WHEN YOU THOUGHT
YOU DIDN’T NEED ME
ANYMORE...
NO. I’M NOT DENYING YOU MY HELP
BECAUSE OF RESENTMENT. THE
TRAGIC END OF THOSE THREE MEN
IS PAINFUL TO ME, AND I WOULD
HAVE AVOIDED IT IF
I COULD.
HER MURDER IS THE
ORIGIN OF THE SPELL
THAT HITS EVERY
FULL MOON. I’M
SORRY FOR YOU.
BUT IT’S TOO LATE, NOW.
JUANITA SHOULD HAVE BEEN
EXORCIZED, NOT KILLED.
I WARNED YOU!
FOR... US? BUT...
ALL OF TOLEDO
IS THREATENED.
5
DOCTOR GRIS
KNOWS EVERYTHING... HE READ IT
IN OUR EYES... OR
MAYBE HE’S KNOWN
IT ALL ALONG...
GRIS JUST
WASTED OUR
TIME! WE SHOULD
HAVE BEEN BACK
BEFORE SUNSET.
I SHOULDN’T HAVE
LISTENED TO YOU
THAT NIGHT! I WAS
OVERCOME WITH GRIEF
FOR MY DAUGHTER’S
DEATH...
STOP IT,
ALTUNA! I’M
ALREADY
NERVOUS
ENOUGH!
LET’S QUICKEN
OUR PACE...
THE MOON IS
ALMOST FULL.
THAT SCARES YOU,
DOESN’T IT? WELL,
TOMORROW NIGHT
THE MOON WILL BE
COMPLETELY FULL AND...
WE COULD BE HIT BY
THE CURSE IN
TOWN...
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YES,
YOU ARE
RIGHT...
I’M GOING BACK
TO THE MISSION,
AMIGOS... AND I’LL
STAY THERE UNTIL
SUNRISE!
...BUT EVIL
SPIRITS HAVEN’T
ANY POWER
ON SACRED
GROUND!
I’M NOT KEEN
ABOUT SLEEPING
IN A COLD MONK’S
CELL, BUT...
GONZALES,
WAIT!...
IT’S OUT OF THE
QUESTION! MY WIFE
WILL BE ANXIOUS IF
I DON’T RETURN
TONIGHT!
DO AS YOU LIKE,
ALTUNA. NO ONE IS
WAITING FOR ME AT
HOME. I HAVE NO
OBLIGATIONS TOWARD
ANYBODY.
DAMN!
MY GLOVES...
I MUST HAVE LEFT
THEM AT THE
MONASTERY. THAT
PUTS AN END TO
THE QUESTION...
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LET’S GO!
ALL RIGHT,
YOU WIN...
WHAT
ARE YOU
LOOKING
AT, POE?
OVER THERE...
THERE ARE TWO
MEN... CHASING
AFTER A THIRD
ONE!
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THE VIRGIN
SAINT! I’M
SAFE NOW!
C’MON, YOU
TWO! HURRY!
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I’M COMING...!
OH NO! THE
CURSE!
MY
HANDS...
MONTERO!
G-GGH...
10
MADRE
DE DIOS!
WE’RE TOO
LATE, POE!
IT’S
HORRIBL E!
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WHAT?! WHO
THE HELL
ARE THEY?
NED!
TAKE IT!
YOU’RE
WASTING
YOUR TIME!
STOP!
IT’S TOO LATE
TO HELP HIM!
JUST SHOOT
HIM!
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“Magic Wind” is SAF’s regular monthly publication. More than 100 books
have been published so far, totaling over 11,000 comic pages.
Book #102: THE RETURN OF AIWASS
Book #104: ESCAPE FROM HELL
An ancient ritual artifact is stolen from the Smithsonian in Washington. The relic in question is a
golden claw that was uncovered during an archaeological dig in the snake-shaped Serpent Mound.
Uncertain as to what this mysterious claw was even
used for, the archaeologists are further mystified as
to who would want to steal it. And why? But the
Secret Service immediately suspects that this is
somehow connected to the Black Vault, an occult
sect of conspirators thought to have been eradicated long ago, but which has now reformed with a
mysterious new leader. While Poe is summoned to
the capital to lend a hand in the investigation, Magic Wind – who has been having unsettling, baffling
visions of death – rushes to Serpent Mound to halt
the excavations because down there, underneath
the ancient mound, there lurks a terrible hazard.
Seems the wellspring the archaeologists have uncovered in the Serpent’s head is actually the gateway to Hell.
Hordes of demons and ghastly creatures are preventing Magic Wind from escaping the underground labyrinth known as the Reign of the Ancient Ones. But he is also in a race against time
because the Great Exit Door is about to open, and
if the necromancer Aiwass manages to cross the
threshold before him, Ned would be trapped forever in the reign of the Dead. Meanwhile in Providence, Poe uncovers a clue that might lead him
to Aiwass. It’s the story of Adam Stewart, a mysterious Vampire hunter who vanished into thin air
long ago. What could link this enemy of Evil to this
Necromancer, who brazenly flaunts his allegiance
to Absolute Evil? Soon all will be revealed in a final, furious battle.