Diabolik

Diabolik is a series of cartoon Italy, created in 1962 by the sisters Angela and Luciana Giussani.

This series was initially published in Milan with the format pocket and was drawn by Gino Marchesi then by other draftsmen of which Sergio Zaniboni, Paolo Ongaro, Alarico Gattia, Lino Jeva, Floriano Bozzi and well of others. In France, it was published in small size of 1966 with 1980.

History

Diabolik is a professional criminal, accompanied in his adventures by its mistress, Eva Kant. He is pursued by his appointed police officer, the Ginko inspector.

Influences

The success of Diabolik generated a multitude of clones of which some, like Kriminal, were drawn by Magnus.

Reviews

  • Diabolik 1st series : 51 numbers of August 1966 in December 1969. 2 collections.

  • Diabolik 2nd series : 76 numbers of March 1970 in April 1975. Initially monthly, the review passes semi-monthly to N°49.
  • Diabolik 3rd series (known also under the name Collection Diabolik : 80 numbers of May 1975 in April 1980.
  • Giant Diabolik : 6 numbers of May 1977 in March 78. Format 20x28 cm.

NB: The collections of Diabolik are entitled: Diabolic the .

Other supports

Cinema

Diabolik was adapted in 1968 in the film Danger: Diabolik! realized by Mario Bava with John Philip Law (which also played Doctor Justice) in the role titrates, Marisa Mell in Eva Kant and Michel Piccoli playing the Ginko inspector.

A new film adaptation is in project, but nothing was still revealed about it.

Novels

There does not exist less than 10 French novels on Diabolik of which here the list:
  • Master key of four
  • Thunder Diabolik
  • No holidays for Ginko (exists with two different covers)
  • the eight strokes of midnight
  • Thirty degrees in London
  • Tiercé in the massacre
  • Two beautiful handles and thirteen
  • For which is these snakes
  • the Venetian fondue
  • the spider of Scamadale
They all are signed Al Giussani, the creative ones of the character and are more violent one than the data bases

Televised series of animation

The cartoon was adapted in televised series of animation, diffused on M6. This grinding was arranged considerably to pass near a young public: Diabolik is not any more one criminal of coolness and work for the good.

In Italy

The character knows there a considerable success with republications of the old numbers and quantity of derived objects. There exists also over there a powerful club of fans called the Club Diabolik which publishes itself of the republications of numbers or the new data bases (with the agreement of Astorina the editor).

See too

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