Giovanni Luigi Bonelli (22 December 1908 – 12 January 2001) was an
Italian comic book author and publisher, best remembered as the co-creator of ''
Tex Willer'' in 1948, together with artist
Aurelio Galleppini.
Career
Bonelli was born in
Milan
Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...
. He founded
Casa Audace Editrice, later to be known as
Sergio Bonelli Editore
Sergio Bonelli Editore (formerly CEPIM and other names) is a publishing house of Italian comics founded in 1940 by Giulio Chio (2015–present). It takes its name from its former president, comic book writer Sergio Bonelli (1932–2011), son of G ...
, in 1940.
In 1948 he created ''Occhio Cupo'' and ''Tex Willer'' (both drawn by Galleppini). ''Tex Willer'' is among the most popular characters of Italian comics, with translations to numerous languages all around the world.
He wrote several early episodes of ''
Zagor'' (issues #6–10, 13–14). Bonelli remained to supervise the production of Tex until his death in Alessandria. His son
Sergio Bonelli (1932–2011) was also a comic book writer, as well as a publisher of comics.
External links
A short biography of G. L. Bonelli and A. Galleppini
1908 births
2001 deaths
Italian comics writers
Writers from Milan
Comic book publishers (people)
Italian publishers (people)
Businesspeople from Milan
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