Occupation comics artist Name Antonio Terenghi | Role Comic Book Creator | |
Born 31 October 1921 ( 1921-10-31 ) Alano di Piave Died October 26, 2014, Milan, Italy | ||
Antonio Terenghi (31 October 1921 – 26 October 2014) was an Italian comics artist.
Born in Alano di Piave, Province of Belluno to a humble family, at young age Terenghi moved with his family to Milan, where he started working as an apprentice for a grocer and a blacksmith. He began drawing comics at eight years as an autodidact. Among his best known characters, Pedrito el Drito, one of the most enduring characters in the history of Italian comics, and the bizarre Tarzanetto. He continued to produce strips up to 85 years old.
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