Il Giornalino is an Italian comics magazine published in Italy.
 A cover of Il Giornalino. | |
| Founded | 1924 |
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| Country | Italy |
| Based in | Milan |
| Language | Italian |
History and profile
editIl Giornalino was founded by the Catholic publisher Edizioni San Paolo of Alba in 1924.[1]
During its history, the magazine has published the Italian translation of numerous American and European comics series, such as Looney Tunes, The Smurfs, Lucky Luke, Popeye, Iznogoud, Hanna-Barbera's characters, Asterix and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It also featured adaptations of famous novel and literary works, including The Betrothed, Robinson Crusoe, Gargantua and Pantagruel, Hamlet and others.[2]
Original characters published on the pages of Il Giornalino include Capitan Erik, Commissario Spada, Dodo & Cocco, Jack Speed, Larry Yuma, Micromino, Nicoletta, Petra Chérie, Piccolo Dente, Pinky, and Rosco & Sonny.[2]
Authors who worked for Il Giornalino include Dino Battaglia, Carlo Peroni, Benito Jacovitti, Attilio Micheluzzi, Ferdinando Tacconi, Luciano Bottaro, Franco Caprioli, Sergio Toppi, Tiziano Sclavi, Giorgio Cavazzano, Alfredo Castelli, Lino Landolfi, Daniele Panebarco, Massimo Mattioli, Sergio Zaniboni.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "l Giornalino. Rivista dal 1924". altervista (in Italian). 2 March 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ a b c Gianni Bono. "Il Giornalino". Guida al fumetto italiano. Epierre, 2003. pp. 922–932.