This
Italian comic book series was created in 1959 from the American Zorro TV series
starring Guy Williams and were based on the adventures of the California hero
and protector of the poor and oppressed. The series was created by the editor
Gabriele Gioggi and drawn at first by Guido Buzelli who was followed by other
artists.
Guido
Buzzelli was born in Rome, Italy on July 27, 1927. He was one of the most
famous of all Italian designers. Son of an artist, he preferred comics to
painting, he joined, at eighteen years of age the Argentovivo weekly staff. After
World War II he works, among others, on a number and ALEX DELLO SPAZIO and BILL
DEI MARINESB by Edizioni Diana, and some episodes of ZORRO for the editor
Gabriele Gioggi. He had numerous covers for Famous necklace Heroes of
'Adventure and IMPAVIDO series. Over the following years he worked in the UK,
Spain and France. In 1965, he returned to Italy, where he devoted himself to
painting, but, after several exhibitions, he resumed drawing comics. The
realization of the " Rivolta dei Racchi" (1967) awarded him the
title of "cartoon teacher". He collaborated with the French monthly
Charlie and Metal Hurlant creating the stories "I labirinti",
"Zilzelub" and " Annalisa e il diavolo", all with a
surrealistic background, translated into Italian Linus and Alterlinus. In 1973
he won for the Yellow Kid as the best comic book author in the Exhibition of
Comics at Lucca. In 1979 he produced " L'Uomo del Bengala", by Editoriale
Cepim, while in 1988 he drew TEX in an extraordinary Special Edition, the first
in the giant size of the series, entitled "Tex il grande". The last
phase of his career he sees more involved in television that no comics, both in
France and in Italy. He died prematurely on January 24, 1992.
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