European Western Comic Books – Carioca

 

Carioca

This comic book featured several characters: Carioca by Gino Gavioli; Biribu by A. Lavezzolo and G. Perego; History of Rome and The Adventures of Piccolo Alpino by M. Goldsmith; Ciccio and Arturo, Zeffirino and Orsetto and Giacomone by Enver (Enwer) Bongrani; Abele and Abelardo and Lasagna and Chestnut by Leone Cimpellin. For the first five issues, the album measures 12 x 22 cm, as it has a small booklet to cut out and detach in the lower part (12 x 7 cm), which features two adventure stories illustrated by Paolo Piffarerio and Pini Segna. In one corner, a curious “Cine-photo in motion” illustrated by Piffarerio. From issue no. 6, it has a comic strip of Jim Turbine attached.

The series was issued in 1954 with issue #1 being released in August and ending with issue #8 in March 1955.

Titles

01 (00.08.54) - "L'assalto degli Irocheni" (albetto da ritagliare) (The Irocheni Assault) (Cut-Out Booklet)

02 (00.09.54) - "Il mercante di bare" (albetto da ritagliare) (The Coffin Merchant) (Cut-Out Booklet)

03 (00.10.54) - "Le avventure di Ray Ranger Il tesoro dei Kiowai" (albetto da ritagliare) (The Adventures of Ray Ranger The Treasure of the Kiowai) (Cut-Out Booklet)

04 (00.11.54) - "Drumbo" (albetto da ritagliare) (Drumbo) (Cut-Out Booklet)

05 (00.12.54) - "Il passo del diavolo" (albetto da ritagliare) (The Devil's Pass) (Cut-Out Booklet)

06 (00.01.55) - “La fiamma bianca” (The White Flame)

07 (00.02.55) - “Il sentiero delle ombre” (The Shadow Trail)

08 (00.03.55) - “La tana del Falco” (The Hawk’s Den)