European Western Comic Books – Collana Amena per Ragazzi COLLANA AMENA PER RAGAZZI (2) COLLANA AMENA PER RAGAZZI (Ronald Star - Cineracconti Western - Bill Brand - Bill Brady - Biri Gnao - La Fata Amanda)

 

ENTERTAINING SERIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (Ronald Star - Western Film Stories - Bill Brand - Bill Brady - Biri Gnao - The Fairy Amanda)

This is a series of comic books, divided into five sub-series, of which at least 11 issues (perhaps 13) were published: Since our concentration is on westerns we are only interested in Series 1 and 5.

Series I RONALD STAR/CINERACCONTI WESTERN/BILLI BRAND/BILL BRADY

No. 1 (December 21, 1955) - No. 9 (May 15, 1956)

Series 5 RACCONTI CINE-WESTERN

No. 1 (January 10, 1956)

 Series I: mainly publishes the science fiction series RONALD STAR (RS) (issues #1/4, #6/8) and the pilot BILL BRAND (BB) by Annibale Casabianca in a prestige album format. Issue# 6, with the title BILL BRAND, however, contains an episode of RONALD STAR, while in issue 9 BILL BRAND becomes BILL BRADY (BY). Issue #5 is indicated as "Western Cineracconti Series" (CW). Other series were advertised but not found: TINO VOLPINO and RACCONTI CINE-WESTERN.

These comics were published by Edizioni Economiche Romane (EER) in Rome, Italy under editor Gino Giusti. Each issue contained 16 black & white pages with color covers.

 

Titles:

Series I RONALD STAR/CINERACCONTI WESTERN/BILL BRAND/BILL BRADY

01 (21.12.55) - “Destinazione «Proxima Centauri»” (RS) (“Destination 'Proxima

     Centauri'” (RS)

02 (28.12.55) - “I conquistatori dello spazio” (RS) (“The Conquerors of Space” (RS))

03 (00.00.56) - “Il pianeta dell’orrore” (RS) (“The Planet of Horror” (RS))

04 (00.00.56) - "Il mistero della stazione spaziale" (RS) ("The Mystery of the Space

     Station" (RS))

05 (01.03.56) - "Pistole" (CW) (“Guns” CW)

06 (07.03.56) - “Le aquile” (BB) (“The Eagles” (BB)

07 (25.03.56) - “I mostri” (RS) (“The Monsters” (RS))

08 (18.04.56) - "Al di là degli asteroidi" (RS) ("Beyond the Asteroids" (RS))

09 (15.05.56) - “Contrattacco!” (BY) (“Counterattack!” (BY))

 

Serie V RACCONTI CINE-WESTERN

01 (10.01.56) –