Franco Caprioli (5 April 1912 – 8 February 1974) was an Italian comics artist, comics writer, illustrator and painter.

Life and career

Born in

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, Caprioli began his career as a

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painter, before making his professional debut as an illustrator in 1937, in the comics magazine ''Argentovivo''. In 1939 he started collaborating with ''

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'', for which he created the popular series ''Gino e Piero'' and ''Piero il mozzo del sommergibile''. He later collaborated with other important publications, notably ''

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'', in which he created the critically acclaimed series ''La tigre del Bengala'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In the early 1970s he realized comic adaptations of classic adventure novels for ''

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''. He also collaborated with international publishers, including

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and Éditions Aventures et Voyages. He died of heart attack on 8 February 1974, aged 61.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Caprioli, Franco Italian comics artists Italian comics writers 1912 births 1974 deaths People from the Province of Rieti