European Western Comic Books ~ Gli Audaci Serie Speciale

 

These are books produced to convey stickers, balloons and toys to newsstands. Series I: horizontal albums with the reissue of Bill of the Marines and Suan Bill by Guido Buzzelli (16 black and white pages with color covers). Series II: (8 black and white pages with color covers). Two different #15s. Series III: (8-12 black and white pages with color covers). Series IV: debuts with “Nel Paese dei Balocchi” which re-proposes material taken from Cinema Adventure Fables. Inside the stories "It Happened One Day, In the World of Toys" and "Fior di pesco", written by F.T. Raom and designed by Ferb. They are followed by some mini albums taken from series designed by Buzzelli (8-16 black and white pages with color covers. Series V: The Sheriff Without a Gun (8 black and white pages with color covers). See the other Gioggi publications produced to convey games and gadgets to newsstands: Giochi Nuovi (circa 1982), Miciolino supplement (1982), Fantasie Gioconde (1983), Carosello di Giochi (1984), Luna Park (1984), Gioia dei Piccolu (1993). The Bold Special Series Year a first run publication: 1982 #1 issued in 1982 to #28 in 1989.

At least 89 books were released divided into at least five series. Series I Supplement to Gli Audaci - Junior Periodical Editions #1 (1982) - #24 (1982) Series II Supplement to Gli Audaci - Gioggi Editore #1 (1983) - #20 (1983) Series III The Bold - Gioggi Editore #1 (1986) - #7 (1986) Series IV The Bold presents - Gioggi Editore #1 (1987) - #10 (1987), Series V The Bold Indomito - Gioggi Editore #1 (1989) - #28 (1989).

The series was published by the GFB Publishing House under the direction of Edoardo Rovelli in Rome, Italy.

 Titles

01 (00.00.82) - "Lo sbarco" (The Landing)
02 (00.00.82) - "La mascotte del reparto" (The Mascot of the Department)

03 (00.00.82) - "Verso l'Italia" (Towards Italy)
04 (00.00.82) - "La battaglia" (The Battle)
05 (00.00.82) - "Tra i partigiani" (Among the Partisans)
06 (00.00.82) - "Il trionfo dei Marines" (The Triumph of the Marines)
07 (00.00.82) - "La guerra in Oriente" (The War in the East)
08 (00.00.82) - "La pagoda millenaria" *The Millennial Pagoda)
09 (00.00.82) - "La fuga" (The Escape)
10 (00.00.82) - "Caposaldo n.7" (Stongpoint #7)
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13 (00.00.82) - "Grande pioggia" (Apaches) (Great Rain (Apaches)
14 (00.00.82) - "La caverna maledetta" (Apaches) (The Cursed Cave (Apaches)
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17 (00.00.82) - "Sulla strada per Green-Tawn" (Apaches) (On the Way to Green-Tawn

                        (Apaches)

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20 (00.00.82) - "La cattura del Rosso" (Apaches) (The Capture of the Red (Apaches)
??? (00.00.82) - "La fine del Rosso" (Apaches) (The End of the Red (Apaches)
23 (00.00.82) - "La stella del River Saloon" (Apaches) (The Star of the River Saloon

                          (Apaches)
24 (00.00.82) - "La vittoria di Susan Byll" (Apaches) (Susan Byll’s Victory (Apaches)

Serie II
03 (00.00.83) - "Lupettino" (Lupettino)
06 (00.00.83) - "Lupettino" (Lupettino)
15 (00.00.83) - "Cuor di Leone" (Lionheart)
15 (00.00.83) - "Ore liete" (Happy Hours)
17 (00.00.83) - "Avventure allegre" (Many Adventures)
18 (00.00.83) - "La corsa" (The Race)
19 (00.00.83) - "Fantasie gioconde" (Joyful Fantasies)
20 (00.00.83) - "Rumba Kid" (Rumba Kid)

Serie III
02 (00.00.86) - "Caccia mortale!" (Deadly Hunt)
07 (00.00.86) - "Il massacro" (Apaches) (The Massacre (Apaches)

Serie IV
01 (00.00.87) - "Nel Paese dei Balocchi" (In the Land of Toys)
05 (00.00.87) - "Il massacro" (The Massacre)
10 (00.00.87) - "Robin Hood" (Robin Hood)

Serie V
21 (00.00.89) - "Lo Sceriffo Senza Pistola" (The Sheriff Without a Gun)
27 (00.00.89) - "Indomito" (Indomitable)
28 (00.00.89) - "Indomito" (Indomitable)