Mario Faustinelli (8 November 1924 – 31 July 2006) was an Italian

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and

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. Faustinelli was born in

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in 1924. After the end of

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, Faustinelli, along with artists

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, Ivo Pavone, and

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, moved to

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in search of work; they became known as the "Venice Group."Comic creator: Hugo Pratt
/ref> In 1945 Faustinelli, along with Pratt and Alberto Ongaro, created the character "

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" ("Ace of Spades"). Faustinelli later became the editor of ''Asso di Picche'' magazine, and continued to write the series. Faustinelli returned to Italy in 1957. He co-write the script for the 1961 film, ''The Adventures of

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.'' In 1964 he created the character and comic strip '' Kolosso'' with artist Carlo Cossio. Kolosso is a likeable, muscular giant who is sent in different ages, through a

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used by his opponent. He is often accompanied by the weak but intelligent Ferruccio. Other artists who have worked on Kolosso are Franco Paludetti, Antonio Canale and Carlo Porciani. In 2004 a new series of Kolosso stories was published by Editrice If. Faustinelli died in

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after a long illness.

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