Jonny Quest Sulla Cordigliera (translated from Italian: Jonny Quest on the Mountain Range) is an Italian children's book written by Vezio Melegari and released in July 1971. The story takes place on the Andes mountains in South America.
The book was only released in Italian; it did not have an English release.
Premise[]
Plot summary[]
Contents[]
| Original Italian title | English translation | Page |
|---|---|---|
| Presentazione | Presentation (Introduction) | 9 |
| Due Ragazzi e un Cane | Two Boys and a Dog | 13 |
| Il "Prince of Darkness" | The "Prince of Darkness" | 21 |
| Il Complotto | The Plot | 27 |
| Il Rapimento | The Abduction | 33 |
| Quel Curioso di Bandito | Bandit's Curiosity | 41 |
| Prigioniero! | Prisoner! | 49 |
| Nel Deposito Abbandonato | In the Abandoned Warehouse | 57 |
| La Liberazione | The Rescue | 65 |
| Partenza! | Departure! | 71 |
| Uragano ai Tropici | Hurricane in the Tropics | 77 |
| Un Castello Sulle Ande | A Castle in the Andes | 85 |
| Chateau-La-Valliere | Chateau-La-Valliare | 91 |
| Un Triplano per Race | A Triplane for Race | 101 |
| Il Duello | The Duel | 109 |
| Addio Cordigliera! | Goodbye Mountains! | 117 |
Appearances[]
Characters[]
- Dr. Gregory
- Bruce Wayne
- Lou Redfox
- Baron Francois-Marie de la Valliere
- Julio
Locations[]
- Andes mountains, South America
Objects[]
Vehicles[]
- Prince of Darkness, a secret jet that Race test flies
Notes/trivia[]
- The book does not have an ISBN or UPC. It has the catalogue number "9736" on the back cover.
- Unlike the English-language children's books released in the 1970s, this one prominently includes Hadji.
- About 123 pages.[1]
- Books size is about 26.5 cm x 19 cm.[1]
- The book contains a story similar to the episode Shadow of the Condor.
- An artist is not credited. A page in the back states (translated from Italian): "This volume was printed in the month of July of the year 1971 in the graphic workshops of Verona of the publisher Arnoldo Mondadori." (Original: "Questo volume e stato impresso nel mese di luglio dell'anno 1971 nelle officine grafiche di verona dell'editore arnoldo mondadori")
Goofs and inconsistencies:
- Dr. Quest introduces himself as a professor at the University of Chicago.
- Hadji's name is spelled "Haji" throughout.
- Race's flight suit has his name written as "Roger R Bannon", but his middle initial is "T".
Gallery[]
Cover
Cover with ruler showing the length of about 26.5 cm
Front and back cover
Title page
Contents page
Example pages 22-23
Example pages 28-29
Example pages 68-69
Example pages 110-111
Example pages 114-115
Example page of Jonny and Hadji
Example page of the Prince of Darkness
End pages
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External links[]
- Jonny Quest Sulla Cordigliera on Classic Jonny Quest - includes a story summary