Eugenio Juan Zappietro, better known by his pseudonym Ray Collins (born February 29, 1936), is an

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retired

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. Among his best-known works are '' Precinto 56'' and ''

Yor the Hunter ''Yor the Hunter'' (original: ''Henga el cazador'') is an Argentine comics, Argentine comic series created in 1974 by writer Eugenio Juan Zappietro, Ray Collins (pseudonym of writer Eugenio Juan Zappietro) and artist Juan Zanotto. It appeared for t ...

''.

Biography

Zappietro was born in

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on February 29, 1936. He began his writing career at the age of 23, encouraged by Julio Anibal Portas of Abril publishing, who suggested that he should use an American pseudonym.

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commissioned him his first

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, Precinto 56, which had a police theme and was drawn by Jose Muñoz. In 1967, he was a finalist in

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's Planeta Award with his novel ''Time to Die''. In 1974, he created the comic

along with the artist

Juan Zanotto Juan Zanotto (Giovanni Zanotto, September 26, 1935 – April 13, 2005) was an Italy, Italian-born Argentina, Argentine comic book artist who worked both in Europe and Argentina. Biography Born in Cuceglio, in the province of Turin (Piedmont), ...

. The comic was also published in the Italian magazine

Lanciostory ''Lanciostory'', sometimes spelled as ''Lancio Story'' or ''LancioStory'', is a weekly comic magazine published in Rome, Italy, from 1975. History and profile ''Lanciostory'' was created in 1975 by Editrice Lancio to target the adult audience i ...

beginning with its first issue (#0) in 1975. The 1983 Italian film

Yor, the Hunter from the Future ''Yor, the Hunter from the Future'' ( it, Il mondo di Yor, lit=The World of Yor) is a 1983 science fiction fantasy film directed by Antonio Margheriti and starring Reb Brown, Corinne Cléry, Luciano Pigozzi, and John Steiner. The film was an Ital ...

was based on the comic. He also created the series ''The Vikings'' with Arturo del Castillo for the magazine "Tit-Bits" in 1975. Beginning in 1979, he continued the comic ''Dennis Martin'', with drawings by Lito Fernandez.

Personal life

Besides been a comics writer, Zappiero also worked as a

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and as the director of the police museum in his hometown San Martin.

References

External links

"Ray Collins, biografía del hombre invisible" by Ivan de la Torre, Tebeosfera, 2003
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zappietro, Eugenio 1936 births Living people Writers from Buenos Aires Argentine comics writers