Benito Jacovitti

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Benito Jacovitti

Benito Franco Jacovitti (born March 9, 1923 in Termoli , † December 3, 1997 in Rome ) was an Italian cartoonist and children's book illustrator .

Life

As early as 1939 Jacovitti published his first comics in "Il Vitorioso". In 1940 his series “Pippo” appeared there for the first time, which ran until 1967 and is considered one of his most famous. In 1941 he created “Il Barbiere della Prateria”, in 1944 “Chicchirichi”, then “Raimondo il Corsaro Dipinto”, and in 1950 “Pasqualino e Pasqualone”. He also created comic versions of Pinocchio, Ali Baba and Don Quixote. 1957 appeared in the youth supplement "Giorno dei Ragazzi" of the Milan daily newspaper Il Giorno for the first time the western parody Cocco Bill , his most successful comic series. The series about a cowboy who takes action against all sorts of criminals and is accompanied by his chain-smoking horse is characterized by an unbridled humor. The drawings contain numerous absurd details. In 1975/76 5 volumes of the series were published in German by the Gevacur publishing house in Zug , Switzerland. In 2002/2003 the German-Italian 26-part cartoon series of the same name was produced.

Also for “Giorno dei Ragazzi” Jacovitti started the reporter series “Tom Ficcanasco” in 1957 and in 1958 the science fiction comic “Gionni Galassia”. In 1968 Jacovitti created “Zorry Kid” for “Corriere dei Piccoli”, easily recognizable as a Zorro variant. More comics by Jacovitti include a. Jack Mandolino (1967) and the wordless “Kamasutra” (1983), which was created in collaboration with Marcello Marchesi and contains bizarre things about sex. The comic also appeared in Germany, but was temporarily indexed there because of its sexual representations. Cocco Bill last appeared in "Il Giornalino".

Trivia

His fascist -minded father chose his first names for him.

Jacovitti said he loved blonde women, jazz, the sea and cigars. He also worked as a publisher and teacher.

The humor of his comics is reflected in his private life. According to his daughter, he occasionally ran around wearing glasses without glasses in order to be able to explain to astonished contemporaries that it was easier for him to scratch his eyes. According to his daughter, there was a warning sign on his property that read "Beware, biting llama".

Works in German

  • Cocco Bill (Gevacur, Zug, 1975–1976)
    • Volume 1: Cocco Bill buys 7 cold killers (Contains the 48-page cover story from 1968/69)
    • Volume 2: Cocco Bill and the Ghost Train (Contains: Cocco Bill and the Ghost Train (44 p., 1969), Tierischer Errtum (2 p., 1972) and a short story about another character Jacovittis, a little man named TARALLINO (2 S., 1972))
    • Volume 3: Cocco Bill against crooks and bandits (Contains: Cocco Bill versus crooks and bandits, 44 p., 1971) and Cocco Bill in Teufel und Pistolen (4 p., 1972)
    • Volume 4: Cocco Bill against crooks and midgets (Contains: Cocco Bill against the great unknown (24 p., 1970), Cocco Bill and the Lilliputs (20 p., 1970), Red Corn (2 p., No year. RH is a minor character from Cocco Bill), Zik Zak Zorrykid (2 p., 1972. This is not a Cocco Bill story, but a story about the title character he created in 1968.))
    • Volume 5: Cocco Bill: Red Corn and the Chickens with the Red Eye / Cocco Ding Dong! Wild West Musical in D minor by Jacovitti) (Contains: Cocco Bill and ... .. the chickens with the red eye (35 pages, 1969), Cocco Dingdong! Wild West Musical in D minor by Jakovitti (14 pages, 1970 )
  • The end of the rock filler gang . Brönner Kinderbuchverlag , Breidenstein KG, Frankfurt a. M. 1972

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personal data
SURNAME Jacovitti, Benito
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jacovitti, Benito Franco (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian comic artist and children's book illustrator
DATE OF BIRTH March 9, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Termoli
DATE OF DEATH 3rd December 1997
Place of death Rome