Created by Armando Monasterolo, it was a quarterly
journal published by the Journal Hokahey from July 1979 to April 1982, 12
numbers in the format 130 X 180 black and white, 96 pages. The comic book
featured Josélito Heralde a young matador who is driven against his will into
the Mexican Revolution and experiences all kinds of adventures between Mexico
and the United States, alongside his friend the American journalist Nick
Dundee. Mexico Matador Joselito is at the peak of glory when he suffers an
accident. That's when he meets Nick Dundee, the type of journalist on the
lookout for anything to make a scoop. Although he is sent packing, they will
have to meet again because Joselito's career is on the decline while the
Mexican Revolution is raging. He wants revenge for the bullfights organizer who
has fired him, Joselito is involved in an assassination attempt to kill the
current Mexican president. Pursued by
the police, he is forced to join the ranks of Emiliano Zapatta even as he
condemns their violence. The first episodes are extremely dense with characters
with finesse and are well drawn, as the series continues it falls into the
classic duet of the adventurer and his stooges an awkward balance. Despite this, Joselito remains an excellent
series, which unfortunately is not appreciated at its true value.
Armando
Monasterolo was born in 1921 in Turin, Italy. This writer / designer had been working on
Robin Hood for Fleetway (in Thriller Comics translated into Oliver at Imperia),
Capitan Giaguardo and Daniel Boone (1945) for Taurini editions. He produced
illustrations for various publishers such as SAS, Paravia or SEI. In 1949, he signed for Boldness The predatory
and Harry Fox for Arc editions. The following year, he made it Giustiziere del
West for Audace monitoring Graziella in 1951 to subalpino. He signed Ultimo dei
Mohicani It Giornalino in 1952, translated by The Last of the Mohicans in the
pocket of Imperia Prairie editions. From 1954 he produced cinéromans for
Scolaro, which were so much in vogue. For Torelli editions, he wrote a few
episodes of Pecos Bill, Manrico and Sigfrido (1957). He wrote and drew in Acom Kid Colt 45 in
1965-67 and he produced numerous erotic stories in the years 1965-75. He wrote and drew Naruto and Hook (Biondo Rampino
e) in Lanciostory in 1970 (published in France in Great West pocket) and
Josélito for Araldo editions. He provided some stories to Lug editions as
Delgadito in Special Zembla, or the Lion Baroud Four Faceless Riders in Mustang
(scenario A Mazzanti). He died prematurely in 1978 in Pietra Ligure.
Alfio Ticci is
the younger brother of Giovanni Ticci (Tex Willer), born in 1944 in
Montereggioni (Siena), Italy. He worked
for Lug editions, the Giolitti studio and CEPIM Bonelli. He collaborated with his brother on Tex
Willer and drew in Collana Rodeo The Esploratore Scomparso from Livingstone in
1978 (published in The Indomitable 7: Livingstone Find My Journal) and several
episodes of Josélito in 1979, in a style quite close to that of his
brother. More recently, he worked on
Penna, Pennini e Pennarelli G. Brunero and a eroe per amico (1998).
Luigi Merati
was born in Milan December 13, 1944. He began in 1960 by working on comics on
the lives of explorers to the Instituto Missioni Estere. He directed episodes of the series for Dardo
Eroica in 1970, graphically created Kosmos for Mondadori and produces erotic
tapes for Edifumetto. In 1977, he joined the team of designers Bonelli Editore:
and illustrates Josélito, Mister No, Il Piccolo store (Miki). He worked for
Vietnam Eden editions and works on various comics such as westerns Corrier Boy
Willy West in 1978-79 (text Cannata) and Tiramolla. In the 1990 he abandons comics
to devote himself to illustration (De Agostini, Curcio and other publishers). Recently, he drew again: Diabolik ("Un
piccolo imprevisto", 2002) and Dolores in Special Rodeo (texts JM Laine).
Vicenzo Monti
was born January 10, 1941 in Milan. A first assistant to Montanari on Goldrake
in 1967, he then carried the marchesa for Candida Edifumetto in 1970 and other
bands for adults and stories for various titles Universo editions (Intrepido,
Il Monello) before drawing with Montanari and alone, Alamo for Lanciostory Kid
(published in Karacal, and Alamo West Super Kid Sagédition). Subsequently, he worked for Bonelli editions,
with Mister No, Joselito (an episode in 1973), Ken Parker (with Bruno Marraffa,
and an episode in 1979). In 1979, he designed Lungo Fucile and signed many
covers on other securities as of Missaglia brothers Gil and from 1982 he became
a regular cartoonists on Tex Willer. Monti died February 15, 2002.
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