European Western Comic Books ~ Aquila Bianca

Aquila Bianca

(White Eagle)

This comic book series dealt with a sexy heroine of the house of Giurleo, she is the princess of the Beaver and Soomawes tribes. She lives her adventures with the faithful Ervo Lip and the white hunter Rugby. Texts were written by Gian Giacomo Dalmasso, and the artwork and drawings were done by Enzo Magni (Ingam) and Carlo Savi (starting with #24). The publisher created a distinctive lok for each character.

The series began with issue #1 on March 16, 1949 and ended with #28 on Spetember 28, 1949. It was published in Milan, Italy by Casa Editrice A.R.C. under the direction of Pasquale Giurleo and each issue consisted of only 8 black and white pages with color covers.

Titles

01 (16.03.49) - “Il figlio dei castori” (The Son of the Beavers)
02 (23.03.49) - “Urlo nella foresta” (Scream in the Forest)
03 (30.03.49) - “Il mistero della cascata” (The Mysterious Waterfall)
04 (06.04.49) - “I padroni del fuoco” (The Masters of Fire)
05 (21.04.49) - “La carica dei bisonti” (The Charge of the Bisons)
06 (28.04.49) - “La via di ritorno” (The Way Back)
07 (05.05.49) - “Sul sentiero di guerra” (On the War Path)
08 (12.05.49) - “L’arrivo dei visi pallidi” (The Arrival of the Pale Faces)
09 (19.05.49) - “Trofeo di scalpi” Tropy of Scalps)
10 (26.05.49) - “La danza del fuoco” (The Fire Dance)

11 (02.06.49) - “Il segreto dello stregone” (The Sorcerer’s Secret)
12 (09.06.49) - “Il clan dei ribelli” (The Rebel Clan)
13 (16.06.49) - “La valanga di pietra” (The Stone Avalanche)
14 (23.06.49) - “La morte del vecchio Castoro” (The Death of the Old Beaver)
15 (30.06.49) - “Il caribou d’argento” (The Silver Caribou)
16 (07.07.49) - “Il miraggio dell’oro” (The Golden Mirage)
17 (14.07.49) - “I padroni della Valle Nera” (The Masters of the Black Valley)
18 (21.07.49) - “Rocce Insanguinate” (Bloody Rocks)
19 (28.07.49) - “La sorgente avvelenata” (The Poisoned Spring)
20 (04.08.49) - “Il trionfo di Uklavara” (The Triumph of Uklavara)

21 (11.08.49) - “Una donna fra gli orsi” (A Woman Among Bears)
22 (18.08.49) - “La prova del fuoco” (The Trial by Fire)
23 (25.08.49) - “Il valico aperto” (The Open Pass)
24 (01.09.49) - “La morte misteriosa” (The Mysterious Death)
25 (08.09.49) - “Una partita a poker” (A Game of Poker)
26 (15.09.49) - “Il ritorno di Mente Astuta” (The Return of Cunning Mind)
27 (22.09.49) - “Il supplizio di Ervo” (The Torture of Ervo)
28 (29.09.49) - “Il salto dalla roccia” (The Jump from the Rock)