Carlo Cossio (1 January 1907 – 10 August 1964) was an Italian comic artist and animator.

Life and career

Born in

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, Cossio started his career in 1928 as animator, realizing several short films in collaboration with his brother Vittorio. He debuted as comic artist collaborating with the children magazine ''Cartoccino dei piccoli'', and then he got a large success with the comic book series ''

Dick Fulmine Dick Fulmine is the title character of an action comic book series. He was created in 1938 by the sports journalist (writer) and Carlo Cossio (artist). Background The character, an Italian-American, is an undercover agent of the Chicago police, ...

'', he co-created with in 1938.Luciano Secchi. "Cossio, Carlo". ''Enciclopedia Mondiale del Fumetto''. Editoriale Corno, 1978. p.261. In the following years Cossio created and illustrated several series including ''Furio Almirante'', ''Buffalo Bill'', ''Kansas Kid'', ''Tanks pugno d'acciaio'', ''X-1'', ''La Freccia D'Argento''. In 1955 he decided to retire, making only an occasional return to comics shortly before his death for the comic book series '' Kolosso''. He died of cancer in Milan on 10 August 1964, aged 57 years old.Luciano Secchi. "Cossio, Carlo". ''Enciclopedia Mondiale del Fumetto''. Editoriale Corno, 1978. p.261.

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