Gibba (

pen name A pen name or nom-de-plume is a pseudonym (or, in some cases, a variant form of a real name) adopted by an author and printed on the title page or by-line of their works in place of their real name. A pen name may be used to make the author's na ...

of Francesco Maurizio Guido; 18 December 1924 – 7 October 2018) was an Italian

animator An animator is an artist who creates images, known as frames, which give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, and video games. Animat ...

who made several erotic cartoons in the 1970s and 1980s. He died, aged 93 on 7 October 2018 in

Albenga Albenga (; ) is a city and ''comune'' situated on the Gulf of Genoa on the Italian Riviera in the Province of Savona in Liguria, northern Italy. Albenga has the nickname of ''city of a hundred spires''. The economy is mostly based on tourism, loc ...

Filmography

*''Scandalosa Gilda'' (1985) only the animated sequence for the erotic Italian film by

Gabriele Lavia Gabriele Lavia (born 10 October 1942) is an Italian actor, film director and theatre director. Biography Lavia was born in Milan, Lombardy. Since 1970 he has had roles in nearly thirty films and television programs. He is known for his appear ...

*" E Tanta Paura" (1976) designed the erotic cartoon sequence for the giallo/poliziotteschi by

Paolo Cavara Paolo Cavara (4 July 1926 – 7 August 1982) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He is best known for collaborating with Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco E. Prosperi on the 1962 mondo film ''Mondo Cane'', and for directing the ficti ...

. Released in the US as "Plot of Fear" *''Il Racconto della giungla'' (1974) Italian-Romanian co-production (with

Victor Antonescu Victor Antonescu (; September 3, 1871, Antonești, Teleorman County – August 22, 1947, Bucharest) was a Romanian politician. He served as Minister of Justice from 4 January 1914 to 11 December 1916 and from 14 November 1933 to 1 February 193 ...

from the

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

n side), also known as ''Robinson Crusoe'' *''

Il Nano e la strega (Translation: ''The dwarf and the witch'', French title: ''Zizi PanPan'', English title: ''King Dick'') is a 1975 Italian-French adult animated film directed by Gibba (although credited to Gioacchino Libratti) and was a co-production between Mont ...

'' (1975) - released in the U.S. as ''King Dick'' and ''Zi Zi Pan Pan'' *''L'ultimo Sciuscià'' (1946) - The only example of a Neorealistic Animated Film

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* 1924 births 2018 deaths People from Alassio Italian film directors Italian animated film directors Italian erotic artists Italian comics artists Italian animators Pseudonymous comics artists {{animator-stub