Arturo Pérez Del Castillo (1925–1992) was a

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. Del Castillo was born in Concepcion, Chile, but moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1948. In the 1950s he worked for Aventuras, Intervalo, El Tony and Hora Cero, where he created Randall: the Killer series, scripted by

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. Del Castillo adapted the novels of

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and drew

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strips for

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and Cowboy Picture Library. His works were reprinted in Argentina, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Yugoslavia etc.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Del Castillo, Arturo 1925 births 1992 deaths Argentine comics artists Chilean emigrants to Argentina People from Concepción, Chile