''Neutron'' is an Italian

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series and the name of the eponymous main

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created in

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Guido Crepax Guido Crepas (15 July 1933, in Milan – 31 July 2003, in Milan), better known by his pen name Guido Crepax, was an Italian comics artist. He is most famous for his character '' Valentina'', created in 1965 and very representative of the spirit of ...

. The series eventually became '' Valentina''.

Publication history

The first ''Neutron'' story, ''La curva di Lesmo'' was published in the magazine in ''

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'' in May

. The series was centered on the superhero Neutron, and his fiancée Valentina was featured as a supporting character. The following story, ''I sotterranei'' published in February 1966, explored the origins of its main character, but subsequently became demoted to a peripheral character, as the series briefly was entitled ''Neutron/Valentina'', and eventually ''Valentina'' by the end of

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Fictional character biography

Neutron is the alter ego of Philip Rembrandt, an art critic who since his youth has had the ability to paralyse people simply by meeting their gaze. He is revealed to be the descendant of a subterranean race from the city of Komyatan. As an amateur investigator, Neutron solves some bizarre mysteries, but the few stories ultimately served as an introductory prequel for the photographer Valentina Rosselli, who became the main protagonist of stories of a different genre, and one of the most famous European comics characters. The characters Valentina and Philip had a son named Mattia.

Sources

''Linus'' publications
JB index

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