Marco Rota (; born 18 September 1942) is an

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Disney comic artist who served as editor-in-chief of

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from 1974 to 1988.

Life and career

Rota was born in

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. His first comic work, , was published in 1958 in the magazine . During the 1960s, he drew stories of Superman and Batman, as well as

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. Rota made his first Disney comic using the Mickey Mouse character in 1971. He would go on, however, to work primarily with Donald Duck and Scrooge McDuck stories. His best-known Disney-related work is Andold "Wild Duck" Temerary, Donald's dark age Scottish alter ego; as well as the 1984 story ''From Egg to Duck'' ( it, Buon compleanno, Paperino!, , Happy birthday, Donald!), Donald's biography. In addition to working with established characters, Rota also does original work. As of 2012, he works for the

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publisher Egmont.

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Marco Rota
at the Lambiek Comiclopedia 1942 births Living people Artists from Milan Italian comics artists Italian comics writers Disney comics writers Disney comics artists {{Europe-comics-creator-stub