''Skorpio'' is a weekly anthology comic magazine published in

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

since 1974 to 1996 and in

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

since 1977 onwards.

History and profile

''Skorpio'' was created in July 1974 by Ediciones Record, with Alfredo Scutti serving as editorial director and

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), ...

as artistic supervisor. It is named after a character created by writer Eugenio Zappietro (under the pen name Ray Collins) and artist Ernesto R. Garcia Seijas. Because of the artistic freedom it granted, the magazine attracted all the major Argentine comic artists of the time. The magazine got an immediate success. Notable series which were introduced in the magazine include '' Bárbara'' by Ricardo Barreiro and

, '' Yor the Hunter'' by Zappietro and Zanotto, and ' by

Carlos Trillo Carlos Trillo (May 1, 1943 – May 8, 2011) was an Argentine comic book writer, best known for writing the '' Cybersix'' comics. Biography Born in Buenos Aires, Trillo began a prolific career as writer at the age of 20, penning his first story fo ...

and

Enrique Breccia Enrique Breccia (born 1945) is an Argentine comic book artist and writer. Biography Enrique Breccia, the son of noted comic artist Alberto Breccia, drew his first work in 1968, when together with his father illustrated '' Vida del Che'' ("Life ...

. ''Skorpio'' also republished and repopulized Argentine classic comics such as '' Mort Cinder'', '' Sergeant Kirk'' and '' El Eternauta''. The magazine eventually closed in Argentina in 1996.

The Italian version

The Italian version of the magazine was launched in Italy in 1977 by Lancio Editore (now Editoriale Aurea), the same publisher of '' Lanciostory''. Initially devoted almost entirely to the Argentine productions, since the early 1980s the Italian magazine gradually started including Italian and French-Belgian comics, and more rarely also American comics. A weekly collection series, ''Raccolta Skorpio'', is published from 2000.

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History and profile

The Italian version

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