Vartan is an Italian comic book created and drawn by Sandro Angiolini, and published in 200 issues between October 1969 and May 1977 by Furio Viano.[1] An attempt to relaunch the publication in 1980 lasted only six issues.[1] The comic book featured the erotic adventures of its heroine, described as "white Indian", in a classic western setting.[2] The title character's name and features were loosely inspired by French singer and actress Sylvie Vartan, at the time quite popular in Italy thanks to a number of hits and television appearances.[1][3]
| Vartan | |
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| Publisher | Furio Viano Editore, 1969 – 1977 |
| Created by | Furio Viano (writer) Paolo Ghelardini (writer) Sandro Angiolini (artist) |
Vartan is one of many such characters from the Italian fumetti tradition.[4] Other female figures from the same era, and with similarly erotic preoccupations, include Zora la Vampira, Maghella, Biancaneve, Lucifera, Jacula, Yra, Jolanda de Almaviva, and Sukia.
References
edit- ^ a b c Gianni Bono. Guida al fumetto italiano. Epierre, 2003. p. 2037.
- ^ Boschi, Luca (15 March 2011). "Pravda e Francoise Hardy, di Guy Peellaert". Nova (in Italian). Il Sole 24 Ore. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ Bruschini, Antonio. De Zigno, Federico (2008). Wild west gals: the classics, the bis, the nudies and the WAI. Gingko Press GmbH, 2008. p. 82. ISBN 978-8882750695.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Castaldi, Simone (2010). Drawn and Dangerous: Italian comics of the 1970s and 1980s. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 18. ISBN 9781604737776.
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