Gianluigi Bonelli
Italian comic book author and publisher (1908-2001)
Giovanni Luigi Bonelli (22 December 1908 – 12 January 2001) was an Italian comic book author and publisher, best remembered as the co-creator of Tex Willer in 1948, together with artist Aurelio Galleppini.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Gianluigi Bonelli (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Dec 22, 1908, died Jan 12, 2001.1
Companies
- Sergio Bonelli EditoreFounder8
Career
Occupation: comics writer, comics artist, writer, publisher, editor.4
- Date not recordedFounded Sergio Bonelli Editore3
Bonelli was born in Milan. He founded Casa Audace Editrice, later to be known as Sergio Bonelli Editore, in 1940.
In 1948, he created Occhio Cupo and Tex Willer (both drawn by Galleppini). Tex Willer is among the most popular characters of Italian comics, with translations into numerous languages all around the world.
He wrote several early episodes of Zagor (issues #6–10, 13–14). Bonelli remained to supervise the production of Tex until his death in Alessandria. His son Sergio Bonelli (1932–2011) was also a comic book writer, as well as a publisher of comics.
From Wikipedia’s article on Gianluigi Bonelli (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Personal life
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- 1WikidataGianluigi Bonelli on Wikidata
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- 8WikidataSergio Bonelli Editore, Founder
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