Stelio Fenzo (3 September 1932 – 8 April 2022) was an Italian comic book artist.

Biography

After considering a career as an architect, he began writing comics in 1947. He joined the magazine ''L'Asso di Picche'', becoming an assistant and friend to

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and publishing his first work, ''Indocina''. He began working for ''Giornale illustrato'' in 1948 and '' Il Vittorioso'' in 1950. In 1952, Fenzo left for England and worked for

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and

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for ten years. In 1962, he returned to Italy and created numerous series with Hugo Pratt, such as ''Capitaine Cormorant'' and ''Kiwi''. In 1968, he turned to

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, many of which were adapted into French, such as ''Contes Satyriques'', ''Culbutant'', ''Histoires Sanglantes'', ''Outre-Tombe'', and others. Fenzo also collaborated with the Catholic magazine ''Il Giornalino'', creating series such as ''I racconti del Saloon'' and ''Amar-Singh''. He also adapted classic novels such as '' Kim'' and ''

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''. Stelio Fenzo died in

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on 8 April 2022 at the age of 89.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fenzo, Stelio 1932 births 2022 deaths 20th-century Italian male artists 21st-century Italian male artists Italian comics artists Artists from Venice