Carlo Peroni (29 November 1929 – 13 December 2011), also known as Perogatt, was an Italian comic book artist. Born in

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, Peroni started his career in 1946 as a restorer and an

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painter. In 1948 he started collaborating with the children magazine ''

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'', then he worked for a number of Italian and European magazines and newspapers, such as ''

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'', '' Guerin Sportivo'', ''

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''. He also collaborated with RAI and wrote several books. Devoted to humorous comics, Peroni created, among others,

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(also known as Sonny),

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, Nerofumo, Paciocco, Ispettore Perogatt. He was also founder and author of the comics magazine ''Slurp!''.

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Italian comics artists Italian comics writers 1929 births 2011 deaths People from the Province of Ancona {{Europe-comics-creator-stub