Antonio Canale (25 February 1915 – 15 October 1991) was an Italian comic writer and artist, also known under the pen name Tony Chan.

Life and career

Born in

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, Canale started his career at very young age as assistant of

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. He made his official debut in 1937, collaborating with

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to the series ''La piuma verde'', published in ''

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''. In 1945 he drew the Bonelli's series ''Yorga'', and in 1946 he co-created with Cesare Solini his best known work, the superhero comics series '' Amok''.Sergio Badino. ''Conversazione con Carlo Chendi: da Pepito alla Disney e oltre''. p. 7. Tunué, 2006. In the following years Canale collaborated with

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, drew stories of ''

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'' and '' Kolosso'', and created several series including the western-themed ''Kirby Flint'' and ''Hiawatha'' for ''

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''. In 1977 he illustrated the graphic novel ''Terra maledetta'' (script by

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). In the 1980s he collaborated with the comic magazines ''

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'' and ''

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''.

References

External links

Antonio Canale
at ''

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