Born today Raffaele Paparella

Born today Raffaele Paparella

Raffaele Paparella (26 December 1915 – 11 November 2001)  made his debut in 1936 in Asso Sportivo and La Piccola Italiana with some sports and humorous illustrations. From 1940 he worked for Il Vittorioso, where he illustrated ‘Il Terrore del Colorado’, ‘Il Segredo di Yuma’ and some episodes of ‘Marco Valli’ and the series ‘I Tre Gli’ and ‘Ted’, all written by Giovanni Luigi Bonelli. In addition, he was present in Topolino with ‘Cabiria’, ‘La Compagnia dei Sette’ and ‘Satana del Universo’, as well as in L’Audace with ‘I Conquistari dello Spazio’ and ‘I Crotiati’. Paparella also adapted novels by Salgari, such as ‘Capitan Tempesta’.

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