''Carnera'' is an
Italian
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comic book series created by publisher and writer Tristano Torelli and graphically rendered by illustrator
Mario Uggeri
Mario Uggeri (17 February 1924 – 8 March 2004) was an Italian comic artist, illustrator and painter.
Life and career
Born in Codogno, after getting a degree of technical engineer at young age Uggeri was an actor and a production designer in a s ...
. It originally run from 1947 until 1950.
History and profile
The comics were inspired by the figure of Italian boxer
Primo Carnera
Primo may refer to:
People
*DJ Premier (born 1966), hip-hop producer, sometimes goes by nickname Primo
*Primo Carnera (1906–1967), Italian boxer, World Heavyweight champion 1933–1934
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, who had already graphically inspired another comic character,
Dick Fulmine.
[Maria Grazia Perini. "Carnera". ''Enciclopedia Mondiale del Fumetto''. Editoriale Corno, 1978. p.238.] Set in the contemporary United States, each issue was a self-contained episode and recounted the imaginary life of the boxer, between sport successes and battles against the organized crime.
[Maria Grazia Perini. "Carnera". ''Enciclopedia Mondiale del Fumetto''. Editoriale Corno, 1978. p.238.]
The comic book series debuted on April 15, 1947 and was published until March 25, 1950. Franco Paludetti, Camillo Zuffi, Nino Puglisi, Nini Segna, Piero Sartori,
Dario Guzzon EsseGesse was an Italian team of cartoonists, most famous for their Western (genre), Western comics, which were popular in the 1950s. The comics were translated to French language, French, Serbo-Croatian language, Serbo-Croatian, Turkish language, T ...
and
Giovanni Sinchetto EsseGesse was an Italian team of cartoonists, most famous for their Western (genre), Western comics, which were popular in the 1950s. The comics were translated to French language, French, Serbo-Croatian language, Serbo-Croatian, Turkish language, T ...
alternated as illustrators. Other series were presented in the appendix of each issue, including
Mario Uggeri
Mario Uggeri (17 February 1924 – 8 March 2004) was an Italian comic artist, illustrator and painter.
Life and career
Born in Codogno, after getting a degree of technical engineer at young age Uggeri was an actor and a production designer in a s ...
's ''Ravengart'' and
Paolo Piffarerio
Paolo Piffarerio (August 27, 1924 – June 30, 2015) was an Italian comics artist and animator.
Biography
Born in Recanati, the son of a silversmith and a seamstress, Piffarerio studied at the Brera Academy, where he met Gino Gavioli. In 1953 Ga ...
's ''Carlin''.
Starting from 1953 the series was translated into German.
See also
Other comics series created by Tristano Torelli:
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Il Piccolo Sceriffo
''Il Piccolo Sceriffo'' (i.e. "The Little Sheriff") was an Italian comic book series created by writer Tristano Torelli with illustrator Camillo Zuffi and later developed by numerous authors. It originally ran from 1948 until 1966.
History and p ...
'' (1948–1966)
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Sciuscià
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'' (1949–1956)
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Italian comics titles
1947 establishments in Italy
1950 disestablishments in Italy
Defunct comics
Comics magazines published in Italy