1997-Sep-18 History of Italian Comics
Quadratino has been published by the newspaper Il Corriere dei Piccoli for boys from 1910 to 1911. The first version of the character has appeared in 1909, the same newspaper, in the story entitled The tragic history of the triangle and the square. The series told the surreal stories of the mischievous Quadratino, Grandma Mathematics, Trigonometry and the guardian; in every episode of the eponymous protagonist of the series is punished for his bad behavior with the transformation of his head in a rectangle, a triangle or in another geometric figure; at the end of the story, after understanding of his sins, the head returns to its normal shape.
Mr. Bonaventura is a cartoon character created in 1917 by the imagination of Sto (Sergio Tofano) and appeared on the pages of the Corriere dei Piccoli for several decades until 1953. Bonaventura, with a characteristic red tail coat and bowler hat, baggy white pants and the faithful dog dachshund at his side, was the eccentric hero of adventures who saw him almost always penniless millionaire beginning and the end.
Kit Carson is a character in the comic western Tex, published by Sergio Bonelli Editore, designed by Gian Luigi Bonelli and realized graphically Galep. Its name is inspired by a famous historical figure of the West, Kit Carson (1809-1868).
Cocco Bill is a fictional character created by Benito Jacovitti and protagonist of numerous comics stories made in 1957; has had television transpositions.
Tex Willer is the main fictional character of the Italian comics series Tex, created by writer Gian Luigi Bonelli and illustrator Aurelio Galleppini, and first published in Italy on 30 September 1948.
Diabolik is a fictional character created in 1962 by Angela and Luciana Giussani. His adventures are published by the publishing house in Milan Astorina.
Valentina is an Italian comic strip series, created in 1965 by the Italian artist Guido Crepax and concluded in 1996.
Corto Maltese is a cartoon character created by Hugo Pratt in 1967 and protagonist of the comic book series Corto Maltese
Sturmtruppen is a comic strip created by Franco Bonvicini, better known as Bonvi is a satirical depiction of World War II seen through the eyes of the German shock troops
Alan Ford is a comic book about the adventures of a cranky group of secret agents, the TNT Group. created by the mind of Max Bunker (Luciano Secchi) and Magnus pencil (Roberto Raviola).
Lupo Alberto ("Alberto the Wolf") is an Italian comic book series created by Guido Silvestri (Silver) in 1974.
Pimpa is an Italian comic book series drawn by Altan, starring a dog drawn big red polka dots, with his tongue hanging out often.
Bobo is a satirical comic strip Sergio Staino, created 1979, the protagonist of the strips is precisely Bobo, a kind of alter ego of Staino same, even though physically resembles the philosopher Umberto Eco.
Massimo Zanardi is a cartoon character created by Andrea Pazienza. It appears for the first time in the Yellow School, the 1981 comic book published on the magazine Frigidaire.
Martin Mystère is the protagonist of an Italian comic book created by writer Alfredo Castelli and artist Giancarlo Alessandrini, it was first published in Italy in 1982.
Dylan Dog is a fictional character, the protagonist of the register in horror comic Dylan Dog, published by Sergio Bonelli Editore and built by Tiziano Sclavi (also based on the character of John Silence of the English writer Algernon Blackwood)
