''Biancaneve'' is an Italian erotic comic book, created in 1972 by Renzo Barbieri and Rubino Ventura (pseudonym of Giuseppe Pederiali) and illustrated by Leone Frollo. The series, published by

Edifumetto Edifumetto was an Italian publishing house of comics, founded by Renzo Barbieri. It was started in 1972 and folded in 1993. The majority of their publications were digest- or pocket-sized adult comics known in Italy as ''fumetti''. Popularity pea ...

, was based on ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'', however soon lost most of its connections with the original story. The series chronicles the sexual adventures of the title character in a world of magic and monsters. Biancaneve (Snow White) remains a virgin under attack during the first four issues of the series, however, after losing her virginity in volume 5, she becomes increasingly addicted to sex. The comic has lasted for 94 issues, distributed in four series: #1-2, #1-12, #1-12, #1-68. It has also been published in other countries, like France, where it was published as ''Contes malicieux'', by Elvifrance, and Brazil, where it was published as ''Branquela'', by (a subsidiary of Editora Três), and Denmark, where it was published as ''Snehvide og de 7 frække dværge'', by Forlaget Holme (a subsidiary of

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). Alessandro Biffignandi painted all the covers for the series, claiming it was his favorite title to work on. The comics inspired two films, '' La principessa sul pisello'' (1976), directed by

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and starring Susanna Martinková, and ''Biancaneve & Co'' (1982), directed by

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and featuring starlet Michela Miti with

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, Gianfranco D'Angelo and

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. The latter was also released in English as ''Snow White and 7 Wise Men''.

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