 A cover ofIl Giornalino. | |
| Founded | 1924; 101 years ago (1924) |
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| Country | Italy |
| Based in | Milan |
| Language | Italian |
Il Giornalino is anItaliancomics magazine published inItaly.
Il Giornalino was founded by the Catholic publisherEdizioni San Paolo ofAlba in 1924.[1]
During its history, the magazine has published the Italian translation of numerous American and European comics series, such asLooney Tunes,The Smurfs,Lucky Luke,Popeye,Iznogoud,Hanna-Barbera's characters,Asterix and theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It also featured adaptations of famous novel and literary works, includingThe Betrothed,Robinson Crusoe,Gargantua and Pantagruel,Hamlet and others.[2]
Original characters published on the pages ofIl Giornalino includeCapitan Erik,Commissario Spada,Dodo & Cocco,Jack Speed,Larry Yuma,Micromino,Nicoletta,Petra Chérie,Piccolo Dente,Pinky, andRosco & Sonny.[2]
Authors who worked forIl Giornalino includeDino 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]