| Bilbolbul | |
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| Publication information | |
| Format | Text comics |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | 1908-1933 |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Attilio Mussino |
Bilbolbul is an Italian comic strip series created by Attilio Mussino.
Background
The comic feature Bilbolbul was published in the children's magazine Il Corriere dei Piccoli from 1908 to 1933. It is commonly considered Italy's first comic. Its main character, Bilbolbul, is an African kid who interprets everything literally—including the most common metaphors and expressions—with bizarre and surreal effects.
References
- ^ Luigi F. Bona. Fumetto - characters e disegnatori. Electa, 2005.
- Claudio Gallo, Giuseppe Bonomi. Tutto cominciò con Bilbolbul: per una storia del fumetto italiano. Perosini, 2006.
- B.P. Boschesi, Manuale dei fumetti, Mondadori, 1976, pp.27-28.
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- Humor comics
- Italian comic strips
- Italian comics characters
- 1908 comics debuts
- 1933 comics endings
- Gag-a-day comics
- Text comics
- Fictional African people
- Black people in comics
- Child characters in comics
- Comics about children
- Male characters in comics
- Comics characters introduced in 1908
- Comics set in Africa
- Italian comics stubs