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. It was first published between 1964 and 1966.

History and profile

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" and was intended as an ironical parody of the

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, another "straightforward hero" type.Gianni Bono. "Kolosso". ''Guida al fumetto italiano''. Epierre, 2003. pp. 1141-2.Maria Grazia Perini. "Kolosso". ''Enciclopedia Mondiale del Fumetto''. Editoriale Corno, 1978. p.510. Several writers and artists alternated, notably

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, Antonio Canale, Carlo Cossio, Carlo Porciani and Franco Palaudetti. Originally set thanks to the ploy of a time machine, the stories eventually spanned from prehistory to future. Published by Casa Editrice Gli Amici in an eponymous comic book series, 104 issues were released until April 1964. The 105th episode was eventually published in 1971, in the magazine ''Ploff!''.

References

{{Reflist Italian comics titles Italian comics characters Comics characters introduced in 1964 1964 comics debuts 1966 comics endings Adventure comics