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Bilbolbul

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Bilbolbul
Publication information
FormatText comics
Genre
Publication date1908-1933
Creative team
Created byAttilio Mussino

Bilbolbul is an Italian comic strip series created by Attilio Mussino.

Background

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The comic feature Bilbolbul was published in the children's magazine Il Corriere dei Piccoli from 1908 to 1933.[1] It is commonly considered Italy's first comic.[1][2] Its main character, Bilbolbul, is an African kid who interprets everything literally—including the most common metaphors and expressions—with bizarre and surreal effects.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Luigi F. Bona. Fumetto - characters e disegnatori. Electa, 2005.
  2. ^ Claudio Gallo, Giuseppe Bonomi. Tutto cominciò con Bilbolbul: per una storia del fumetto italiano. Perosini, 2006.
  3. ^ B.P. Boschesi, Manuale dei fumetti, Mondadori, 1976, pp.27-28.