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The ''Corriere dei Piccoli'' (
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for "Courier of the Little Ones"), later nicknamed ''Corrierino'' ("Little Courier"), was a weekly
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for children published in
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from 1908 to 1995. It was the first Italian periodical to make a regular feature of publishing
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Publication history

''Corriere dei Piccoli'' was established in 1908. The first issue (24 pages, 80,000 copies) was published on 27 December 1908, with Silvio Spaventa Filippi as
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. It was founded by
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. The magazine was formally a supplement for children of ''
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'', but it was also sold separately for 0.10
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'', founded in 1906, sold for two and a half times the price.
At its acme, the magazine sold 700,000 copies. By 1970 the magazine started having financial difficulties due to rising costs and competition by other magazines and comics books. Feeling that the quaint name was partly to blame, on 1 January 1972 the publisher renamed the bulk of the magazine ''Corriere dei Ragazzi'', which hopefully would be more appealing to teenagers. The name ''Corriere dei Piccoli'' survived as the title of a thin supplement of the publication, aimed at the younger readers, but after a few months it became an autonomous magazine again. ''Corriere dei Ragazzi'', later renamed ''Corrier Boy'', ceased publications in 1984. The last issue of ''Corriere dei Piccoli'' was dated 15 August 1995.


Contents

Throughout its history, the ''Corrierino'' published material in many genres: stories in comic strip format, illustrated tales and novels (usually in half-page to two-page weekly installments), educational material, feature columns, humor, news, reviews, readers' letters, puzzles, board games, and more. Although comic strips had been published before in Italian children’s magazines—''
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cartoon—the ''Corriere'' was the first to make them a regular feature and the first to commission original Italian artwork as well as using American strips.''Encyclopedia of Italian Literary Studies''
ed. by Gaetana Marrone and others, (New York; London: Routledge, 2007), , p. 787. .
A typically Italian comic strip format was introduced by the ''Corrierino'' from its first issue. The full page was divided into six equal panels, in three rows. Instead of text balloons (which were already used in the US, but were considered educationally regressive by the Italian editors), the narrative and dialogue were provided by
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underneath each panel, e.g.: In time this format gave way to balloon-captioned comics, which, besides being the universal norm outside Italy, made for more lively action and dialogue, and gave more freedom to the artists in the choice of panel size and layout. Nevertheless, strips in this "Italian format" continued to make sporadic appearances throughout the life of the magazine, generally aimed at younger readers.


Influence

Besides introducing comics to Italian public, the ''Corrierino'' greatly influenced four generations of Italians, and played a significant role in the career of many Italian artists and writers, such as Giana Anguissola,
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and many more.


Comics series

Comics which appeared in the magazine include: * ''
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Bilbolbul ''Bilbolbul'' is an Italian comic strip series created by Attilio Mussino. Background The comic feature ''Bilbolbul'' was published in the children's magazine ''Il Corriere dei Piccoli'' from 1908 to 1933. It is commonly considered Italy's fir ...
'' * '' Gianconiglio'' * '' Italino'' * '' Lady Love'' * ''
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'' * '' Marzolino Tarantola'' * '' Nick Carter'' * ''
L'Omino Bufo ''L'Omino Bufo'' is an Italian comic strip created by Alfredo Castelli. Background The comics started in 1972 and it was first published by the comics magazine ''Il Corriere dei Ragazzi The ''Corriere dei Piccoli'' (Italian for "Courier of t ...
'' * '' Pier Cloruro de' Lambicchi'' * ''
Pimpa Pimpa or ''La Pimpa'' is an Italian comic strip, created by Francesco Tullio Altan, whose main character is a red-spotted female dog. The comic strip was published by the comics magazine ''Corriere dei Piccoli'' from 1975 until 1995; from 1987 i ...
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Quadratino ''Quadratino'' is an Italian comic strip series created by Antonio Rubino. Background ''Quadratino'' was published by the children magazine ''Il Corriere dei Piccoli'' from 1910 to 1911.Franco Fossati, "Quadratino", in ''Fumetto - characters ...
'' * '' Re di Picche'' * ''
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Sor Pampurio ''Sor Pampurio'' is an Italian comic strip series created by Carlo Bisi (1929-1978). Background Started in 1929, the comic strips were published, with some breaks, by ''Il Corriere dei Piccoli'' until 1978.Paolo Gallarinari (cured by), ''Un ma ...
'' * '' Tarzanetto'' * ''
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See also

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* Other contemporaneous magazines for children published in Italy: ** ''
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(1906-1927), weekly. ** '' Lo Scolaro'' (1912-1972), weekly; educational. ** ''
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'' (1924-), weekly;
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orientation. ** ''
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orientation. ** ''
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'', (1931-1936), weekly; Fascist propaganda. ** ''
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'' (1932-1938), weekly. ** ''
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'' (1933-1990), weekly. ** '' L'Audace'' (1934-1944), weekly. ** ''
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'' (1934-1943), weekly, for young adults. ** ''
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'' (1934-), weekly;
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characters. ** ''
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'' (1935-1998), weekly. ** ''
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'' (1937-1966), weekly; Catholic orientation. ** ''
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'' (1957-1968), weekly; supplement of daily '' Il Giorno''. ** ''
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'' (1967-1989), monthly. ** ''
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'' (1965-), monthly; leftist orientation. *
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* Some contemporaneous European children's magazines: ** '' Spirou'' (1938-),
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weekly. ** ''
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