The Specialists / Gli specialisti (Sergio Corbucci, 1969)

Very nice! Drawn by Joseph Gillain (pen name Jijé), written by his son Philippe (pen name Philip or Philipp), Hud le spécialiste was published in six issues of the short-lived French magazine Johnny, le journal de l’âge d’or in 1970. The complete run, eleven pages, can also be viewed on Johnnypassion.com, ten pages on Choualbox.com.

Original Hud-page, found on eBay, where it is currently on sale for €36,000:

Three years later, Jijé started work on a comics adaptation of Il mio nome è Nessuno, but the project was abandoned.

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