Born today Franco Oneta
Born today Franco Oneta
Franco Oneta (23 November 1934 – 11 January 2016) was born in Casalbuttano and began in the comic field at the early age of 15 in 1949. His first work was for the Milanese publisher Pasquale Giurleo, drawing the character ‘Trottolo’, that later became ‘Trottolino’ when published by Bianconi. He cooperated with Messaggero dei Ragazzi between 1958 and 1964, illustrating series like ‘Spiritello’, ‘Anacleto’, ‘Pallino’, ‘Giuggola e Lenticchia’ and ‘Robin Poot’. For adventurous comics, he cooperated with the publishing house Casarotti, where he worked alongside Pietro Gamba on ‘Billy Rock’. He contributed stories to the weekly magazine Jolly for AVE, and he drew ‘Capitani Coraggiosi’, ‘I Ragazzi della via Paal’ and humorous stories like ‘Gendarme 00’ for Esploriamo of Editrice la Scuola.
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