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. Tiramolla ( English: Stretch-Spring) is a bizarre

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that resembles a

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with extensible slender body, oval face, long legs, a cylindrical head and a bow. Tiramolla has acquired the unique ability of being able to stretch as he wishes, even for several kilometers, after falling into a large container of rubber. He appeared for the first time in August 1952 as a supporting character in the comic series '' Cucciolo e Beppe'', in the magazine ''

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'', in the story "Il mistero della villa" (trad. "Mystery of the Villa"). The first cartoonist was

. On 15 July 1959, Tiramolla became the star of an independent magazine of the same name, published by

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. Umberto Manfrin joined Rebuffi in the role of writer, and later also became cartoonist with the pseudonym of Mamberto. New characters were introduced: the butler ''Saetta'', ''Ullaò the dog'', ''the "Admiral"'', ''Caucciù'', the Tiramolla's grandson in possession of the same powers of his uncle, the villain ''Mister Magic'' and other characters of satirical inspiration such as ''the accountant Rossi'' (that symbolize the Italian pedantic) and ''the Devil's Advocate'' (inspired by

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). At the regular series there were flanked almanacs, collections and reprints in an intense schedule of weekly, monthly and quarterly releases. At the end of 1980s, after the editor Giuseppe Caregaro's death, Tiramolla ended its publications. Shortly later, at the beginning of 1990, Tiramolla was re-launched under a new publisher, Vallardi, but the magazine failed to regain the previous success and finally closed in the middle of 1993. Also in 1992 Dan Videos produced ''Tiramolla Adventures'', an animated series directed by Giuseppe Laganà.

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