Disney comics Digest V99 #59

[Ola Martinsson]

Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 16:29:51 +0300
From: Kriton Kyrimis <kyrimis at cti.gr>

Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 02:42:46 PST
From: "timo ronkainen" <timoro at hotmail.com>
To: dcomics at stp.ling.uu.se
Subject: info needed: Italian D-comics

Hi!
I am writing an article about Italian Disney comics for my zine, and I 
need info and Your help, members of DCML.
As I was reading my old Barks Collectors, I found on n:o 12/13 (1979) 
article "European
Disney Comics - A Perspective" by Horst Schroder. There was a mention 
about wartime Italian Disney-
production. During the WW II no American comis were allowed in Italy 
because of cultural autarchia
and most of them were changed into homemade substitutes. 
(Pseudo-Phantom, pseudo-Flash Gordon etc were made).
According the article, in 1941 artist Pier Lorenzo de Vita was assigned 
to redraw Gottfredson`s animal
heads and hands into humans and the strip Topolino was renamed as 
Tuffolino.
That kind of obscurity I certainly would like to see!
Does anyone in this ML have any pictorial matter on this? I`d be 
thankful if someone
could get me scanned or photocopied sample panels of this 
Topolino/Tuffolino stuff.
And any info about pre-war, wartime and early 50`s Italian D-comics is 
welcome.
Any recommendable web sites?
And, oh...was Topolinos first year 1932 or -35? Both years are mentioned 
as first year, in different sources.
thanks,, Timo Ronkainen
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Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 14:34:54 +0200
From: Botto Armando <Armando.Botto at elsag.it>
To: dcomics at strindberg.ling.uu.se
Subject: RE: Italian D-comics

TIMO:
I have some (few) examples of the Tuffolino/Topolino stuff, and I'm
willing
to send you photocopies... But I suspect you won't need them, as other
Italians on this List are very efficient when it comes to providing
scans...

As for the info about early Italian D-comics, we have the utmost experts
on
the List, and I think they can answer to you much better than I could... 
One answer, however, I can provide (just to put a little informative
content
in this message): the first issue of "Topolino" was dated Dec. 31st,
1932.
The publisher was Nerbini; in 1935 (starting from number 137), Mondadori
took over (but the numbering was not reset). The last number of that
series
of "Topolino" (also known as "Topolino Giornale") was #738, April 1949;
after that, the current series ("Topolino Libretto") started again from
#1
(and has now reached #2250 or so). 

By the way, Disney-Italia IS going to celebrate the 50th anniversary of
"Topolino Libretto"! A special booklet reprinting the first THREE issues
is
due next month (hooray!). At LuccaComics, they even said that the
reprints
may continue with the subsequent issues, if the booklet sells well...
So,
let's buy multiple copies and hope for the best...

Ciao,
Armando

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