''Lanciostory'', sometimes spelled as ''Lancio Story'' or ''LancioStory'', is a weekly comic magazine published in
Rome
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Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
, from 1975.
History and profile
''Lanciostory'' was created in 1975 by Editrice Lancio to target the adult audience interested in comics who had marked the contemporary success of comics magazines such as ''
Il Monello'' and ''
Intrepido''. The first issue, #0, was released in April 1975 attached to the Lancio-edited
fotoromanzi
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magazine ''Le Avventure di Jacques Douglas''.
The magazine is published by Eura editoriale based in Rome.
The magazine initially mainly published works by South-American and especially Argentine authors, including
Carlos Trillo
Carlos Trillo (May 1, 1943 – May 8, 2011) was an Argentine comic book writer, best known for writing the ''Cybersix'' comics.
Biography
Born in Buenos Aires, Trillo began a prolific career as writer at the age of 20, penning his first story for ...
,
Juan Giménez,
Enrique Breccia,
Francisco Solano López,
Ernesto García Seijas,
Enrique Alcatena,
Eduardo Mazzitelli
Eduardo Mazzitelli (born 4 November 1952 in Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine comics writer.
Most of his comic stories, usually belonging to the fantastic or science fiction genre, were drawn by artist Enrique Alcatena: their works in ...
,
Juan Zanotto
Juan Zanotto (Giovanni Zanotto, September 26, 1935 – April 13, 2005) was an Italian-born Argentine comic book artist who worked both in Europe and Argentina.
Biography
Born in Cuceglio, in the province of Turin (Piedmont), Zanotto moved wi ...
. Italian collaborators included
Franco Saudelli,
Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri
Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri (born 29 February 1944) is an Italian comic book writer and illustrator, noted for his works of highly detailed renderings of the human form, particularly erotic images of women. He is best known for his work on the ''Druu ...
and
Massimo Rotundo. From the late 1970s ''Lanciostory'' started publishing
Franco-Belgian comics.
Notable series which were introduced in the magazine include '' Dago'', ''John Doe
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'' and "Dracula in the west
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" also published in USA by Antarctic Press.[
Each issue consists of about 6-7 episodic comics, plus several columns about cinema, sport and entertainment.][
]
See also
* List of magazines published in Italy
Notes
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1975 establishments in Italy
Comics magazines published in Italy
Italian-language magazines
Magazines established in 1975
Magazines published in Rome
Weekly magazines published in Italy