Backlist Nerbini Albi grandi avventure

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The main purpose of this page is to quickly identify the first, second, third reprints of issues from Nerbini's "Albi grandi avventure" series, based on the backlist printed on the back covers. As well as getting an idea of when the various prints were published.

Print

Chronological Publication by Year

Most of the lists and indexes that deal with Nerbini's pre-war album releases focus on the character to which the album is dedicated. Like album series: "Topolino", "Mandrake" and on. The origin of these albums are the weekly newspaper "Topolino (Mickey Mouse)" and the supplement series "Supplemento TOPOLINO". The idea was to reuse the stories (and the printing plates) that were serialized in these magazines, and use them in albums - which remained in the newsstands until they were sold out, unlike the newspaper-like ones which were replaced when a new issue came out.

This page focuses on a chronological overview, to help recognize different prints and variations of the albums that contain stories with Mandrake.

1933

In an interview (Linus, nr 12, March 1966) by Franco De Giacomo Mario Nerbini said the first issue was printed in summer 1933 but sold poorly, but then the second edition was a success. Supporting this is an ad in the "TOPOLINO Supplemento" issue from July 30, 1933: Soon Topolino will publish... Topolino contro Wolp, il terribile brigante del West. And then in the issue og October 8, 1933: Next week buy... Topolino contro Wolp, il terribile brigante del West, followed by the issue from November 8, 1933: Great success has achieved... Topolino contro Wolp, il terribile brigante del West.

There are known only about 10-15 copies of this album, all marked with "October 1933". Most collectors today assume that no album was printed in the summer of 1933 and that the October issue was the first to be printed.

Cover gallery

# Date on the cover Series Story title price note
1 1933, October Topolino "Topolino contro Wolp" L. 0,50
2 1933, Christmas Topolino "Le avventure eroicomiche di Topolino aviatore" L. 0,70
3 1933, Christmas/New Year Pisellino "Le burle di Pisellino" L. 0,50

  • issue 1

  • issue 2

  • issue 3

1934

From the newspaper-like "Topolino" two more characters were added to the album series: "Cino e Franco (Tim Tyler's Luck)" and "Annibale (Just Kids)".

# Date on the cover Series Story title price note
4 1934, May Topolino "Topolino e Orazio nel castello incantato" L. 0,50
5 1934, July Topolino "Topolino e Piedidolci cavallo da corsa" L. 0,50 3 variants with price printed in blue, red and one without price
6 1934, August Cino e Franco "Sotto la bandiera del Re della jungla" L. 1,00
7 1934, September/October Annibale "Lupo di Mare" L. 0,50
8 1934, September/October Topolino "Principe Azzurro alla caccia del terribile gigante" L. 0,50
6b 1934, Christmas/New Year Cino e Franco "Sotto la bandiera del Re della jungla" L. 1,00

According to the ad in issue 104 of Topolino (from December 23, 1934)) the second "Cino e Franco" album, "La misteriosa fiamma della Regina Loana", is released. But it is uncertain whether copies were ever printed with December 1934 on the cover. Since there are albums with January 1935 printed on the cover, it would be unusual to make a new print only weeks after the first came on the market. There is also something about how the albums in landscape format were stapled together. In the middle of January 1935, these are with cardboard covers that are stapled together in the middle of the album. Before this time, the cover was made of the same paper as the rest of the album and stapled together with two staples on the far left.[footnotes 1]

In 1934 (October 14) Nerbini released a new newspaper-like magazine, "L'Avventuroso". The first issue printed various US and Italian comics: "Gordon (Flash Gordon)", "Radio Patrol (Radio Patrol)", "L'Agente Segreto X-9 (Secret Agent X9")", "Dal deserto alla jungla", "Il cacciatore de serpenti", "Jim, l'uomo della jungla (Jungle Jim")".

Cover gallery

  • issue 4

  • issue 5

  • issue 6

  • issue 7

  • issue 8

  • issue 6 - II print

1935

First half year

# Date on the cover Series Story title price note
9 1935, January Cino e Franco "La misteriosa fiamma della Regina Loana" L. 1,00
10 --- Topolino "Topolino contro il pirata e contrabbandiere Gambadilegno" L. 1,50 first issue with cardboard cover
2 variants - with and without price on the cover
11 1935, January Topolino "Topolino poliziotto e Pippo suo aiutante" L. 1,00
12 1935, February Vari "Il cacciatore di serpenti" L. 0,50
13 1935, February Vari "Dal deserto alla jungla" L. 0,50
14 1935, March Radio Pattuglia "Radio pattuglia della polizia" L. 1,00
8b 1935, April Topolino "Principe Azzurro" L. 0,50
10b Topolino "Topolino contro il pirata Gamba di Legno" L. 1,00
11b 1935, April Topolino "Topolino poliziotto e Pippo" L. 1,00
15 1935, April Agente Segreto X9 "Il Dominatore" L. 1,50
16 1935, April Jim della Giungla "Jim, l'eroe della foresta" L. 1,00
17 1935, April Mandrake "L'uomo del Mistero" L. 1,50
18 1935, April - May La piccola Betta "L'avventura di Betta" L. 0,70
6c 1935, April Cino e Franco "Sotto la Bandiera del Re della Jungla" L. 1,00
4b 1935, May Topolino "Topolino e Orazio nel castello incantato" L. 1,00
5b 1935, June Topolino "Topolino e Piedidolci cavallo da corsa" L. 1,00
2c Topolino "le avventure eroicomiche di Topolino aviatore" L. 0,50
19 1935, June Vari "Il Gaucho Nero (Avventure Sud Americana)" L. 0,50
20 1935, June Topolino "Avventure di Topolino alla caccia del bandito Pipistrello" L. 1,00

Cover gallery

  • issue 9

  • issue 10

  • issue 11

  • issue 12

  • issue 13

  • issue 14

  • issue 11 II print

  • issue 15

  • issue 16

  • issue 17

  • issue 2 III print

  • issue 19

  • issue 20

Second half year

# Date on the cover Series Story title price note
21 1935, July Cino e Franco "La Pattuglia dell'Avorio" L. 1,50
22 1935, July Radio Pattuglia "Il mistero del galleggiante" L. 0,50
23 1935, July/August Topolino "La brigata Topolino al Lago Polveroso" L. 1,00
24 1935, August Vari "Il fidanzato scomparso" L. 0,50
25 1935, August/September Radio Pattuglia "La distruzione degl' "Intoccabili"" L. 1,00
16b 1935, September Jim della Giungla "Jim, l'eroe della foresta" L. 1,00
26 1935, September Vari "Bill, il cacciatore dell'Alaska" L. 0,50
27 1935, September Cino e Franco "La tribù degli Uomini Leopardi" L. 1,20
28 1935, September/October Agente Segreto X9 "Il Mistero dei Fucili Silenziosi" L. 1,00
29 1935, October Vari "Il richiamo della jungla" L. 0,50
30 1935, October Jim della Giungla "La fine di Pietro il "Tigre"" L. 1,00
17b 1935, October Mandrake "L'uomo del Mistero" L. 1,20
31 1935, October/November Vari "Lo strano Abitatore dell'isola del Tesoro" L. 1,00 back-list: Mandrake not listed
32 1935, October/November Agente Segreto X9 "L'affare Marten" L. 1,00 back-list: Mandrake not listed
33 1935, November Jim della Giungla "Jim contro Cho-Fang" L. 1,00 back-list: Mandrake not listed
34 1935, December Radio Pattuglia "I filibustieri dell'ippodromo" L. 1,00 back-list: Mandrake not listed
35 1935, December Cino e Franco "Una strana avventura tra i Gorilla L. 1,50 back-list: Mandrake spelled as Mandracke
36 1935, December Vari "Nel paese delle faccie bruciate" L. 1,00
37 1935, December Gordon "Il razzo celeste del Dr. Zarro" L. 2,00
24b 1935, December Vari "Il fidanzato scomparso" L. 0,70

In 1935 Nerbini sold the rights for printing "Topolino" to the publisher Mondadori. The last "Topolino" issue (# 136) by Nerbini was released on August 4. Nerbini released a new newspaper-like magazine based on "Tim Tyler's Luck", "Il Giornale di Cino e Franco". The first issue printed: "Una strana avventura di Cino e Franco tra i gorilla" by Lyman Young, "Tom il fantino" by G. Fantera and G. Vitelli, "Gianmarco e i contrabbandieri" by Carlo Cossio, "Annibale (Just Kids)" by A. Carter and "Pisellino".

1936

First half year

# Date on the cover Series Story title price note
38 1936, January Agente Segreto X9 "I falsari Marbury" L. 1,00 back-list: Mandrake spelled as Mandracke
39 1936, January Gordon "Nell'impero di Ming" L. 1,50
40 1936, January Gordon "Re Gordon" L. 2,00
35b 1936, January Vari "Nel paese delle faccie bruciate" L. 1,00
5d 1936, January Cino e Franco "Sotto la bandiera del Re della Jungla" L. 1,50 back-list: issue 5d price L. 1,00 !
41 1936, February Mandrake "Il mistero della casa da gioco" L. 1,00 same back-list as issue 5d
42 1936, February Vari "La valigia di diamanti" L. 0,50
43 1936, February Vari "Il leone bianco" L. 1,00 back-list: issue 16b price L. 1,00 !
44 1936, March Vari (Mignon) "Il Gringo" (Lo straniero) L. 0,50
45 1936, March Cino e Franco "Nel favoloso regno del passato" L. 1,50
46 1936, March Vari (Mignon) "Robinson Crusoè" L. 0,50
30b 1936, March Vari "Lo strano Abitatore dell'isola del Tesoro" L. 1,20 back-list: issue 5d price L. 1,00 !
6c 1934, March Topolino "Principe Azzurro alla caccia del terribile gigante" L. 0,70
47 1936, April Annibale "Lo zio milionario" L. 1,00
48 1936, April Radio Pattuglia "L'enigmatico caso della ferrovia sotterranea" L. 1,00
49 1936, Vari "Shirley Temple" (la sua vita, i suoi films e...) L. 0,50 Not a comic book
50 1936, April Vari (Mignon) "I pirati del Mar Rabbioso" L. 0,50
19b 1936, May Topolino "Avventure di Topolino alla caccia del bandito Pipistrello" L. 1,00 variants with blue and red/blue backlist
46b 1936, May Vari (Mignon) "Robinson Crusoè" L. 0,50
51 1936 Vari (Mignon) "L'uccisore di Tigri" L. 0,70
52 1936, May Vari (Mignon) "Le avventure di Ciuffettino" L. 1,00 back-list as "Ciuffettino"
53 1936, May Jim della Giungla "Il diario rivelatore" L. 1,00
41b 1936, (February) Mandrake "Il mistero della casa da gioco" L. 1,00
54 1936, May Cino e Franco "Il falso stregone" L. 1,50
55 1936, June Radio Pattuglia "Nelle maglie della giustizia" L. 1,20
56 1936, June Agente Segreto X9 "La sparizione di Philip Saw" L. 1,00 back-list as "La sparizione di Philis Svax"
49b 1936, Vari "Shirley Temple" (la sua vita, i suoi films e...) L. 1,00 Not a comic book
57 1936, June Vari "I naufragatori misteriosi" L. 1,00
58 1936, June Vari "Il figlio rapito" L. 0,30
59 1936, June Vari "Romolo nel Regno della Fantasia" L. 0,50
60 1936, June Vari "La piccola Buby" L. 0,30

Second half year

# Date on the cover Series Story title price note
61 1936, July Agente Segreto X9 "I gioielli del principe Abdullah" L. 1,00
62 1936, July Mandrake "Il mostro di Passo Tanov" L. 1,50
63 1936, July Vari "I contrabbandieri dello scoglio del diavolo" L. 0,30
64 1936, July Vari "Tony il saltimbanco" L. 0,30
65 1936, August Cino e Franco "Il messaggero del deserto" L. 2,00
66 1936, August Gordon "Re Gordon contro Ming" L. 1,50
67 1936, August Jim della Giungla "L'idolo della jungla" L. 1,00
68 1936, September Vari "Uragano di fuoco" L. 1,00
69 1936, September Vari "La regina d'Atlanta" L. 1,50
70 1936, September Vari "Le avventure di Saetta" L. 1,20
71 1936, October Vari (Annibale) "La banda del "Drago Rosso"" L. 1,50
72 1936, October Cino e Franco "Il ritorno della pattuglia dell'avorio" L. 1,50
73 1936, October Vari "Bob Star il poliziotto dai capelli rossi" L. 1,00
74 1936, October Vari "L'anfibio di acciaio" L. 0,50
75 1936, November Vari "Nell'impero degli Incas" L. 2,50
18b 1936, December Vari "Il Gaucho Nero (Avventure Sud Americana)" L. 0,70
76 1936, December Vari "Il mistero della miniera" L. 0,80
77 1936, December Agente Segreto X9 "L'inafferrabile "astuto"" L. 1,00
78 1936, December Cino e Franco "L'elefante bianco" L. 1,00
49c 1936, Vari "Shirley Temple" (la sua vita, i suoi films e...) L. 0,80 Not a comic book
79 1936, December Vari "Lo spirito dell'isola" L. 0,70

1937

First half year

# Date on the cover Series Story title price note
80 1937, January Gordon "Il mare del mistero" L. 1,50
81 1937, January Vari "La città sotto i ghiacci" L. 1,00
82 1937, January Cino e Franco "Il misterioso Tom Beros" L. 1,50
5e (1936, January) Cino e Franco "Sotto la bandiera del Re della Jungla" L. 1,50
83 1937, Vari "Romolo nella stratosfera" L. 0,70
84 1937, February Radio Pattuglia "Il romanzo della piccola Gloria" L. 0,80
85 1937, February Radio Pattuglia "Gli scassinatori di casseforti" L. 1,50
86 1937, February Vari "Gli evasi della Guiana" L. 1,20
87 1937, March Agente Segreto X9 "L'aereo fantasma" L. 1,00
88 1937, March Vari "Una sensazionale scoperta" L. 1,00
89 1937, March Mandrake "Il cammello d'argilla" L. 1,50
90 1937, April Cino e Franco "Il mercante d'avorio" L. 1,20
91 1937, April Agente Segreto X9 "La vendetta di Giulia Queeny" L. 1,00
92 1937, April Jim della Giungla "Il Triangolo Viola" L. 1,20
93 1937, May Vari "Il brillante rubato" L. 0,50
94 1937, May L'Uomo Mascherato "L'Uomo Mascherato" L. 2.00
95 1937, June Vari "Il marinaio misterioso" L. 0,70
96 1937, June Bob Star "Il caso Milton Dela" L. 1,50
97 1937, June Bob Star "L'idolo Verde" L. 1,50
98 1937, June Vari "La voce della montagna" L. 0,80

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1938

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1939

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1940

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1941

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1942

Note

  1. ↑ About the two staples on the 1934 issues: When comparing photos of these albums in landscape format, the pins are placed identically on the albums. Something that one can expect when the same machine was used to staple these together. But there are some exceptions, as on "Sotto la bandiera del Re della jungla" from January 1935. One can also see this on the three variants of the "Topolino e Piedidolci cavallo da corsa" issue. The one with "Cent 50" in blue ink looks most original. The one with "Cent 50" in red ink has the staples placed different, and it also exists a copy with 3 staples. The one without the price on the cover looking more like the "Sotto la bandiera del Re della jungla" issue, but not identically. For these albums, the usual stapler for the "Stabiilimente Grafici Vallecchi" printing house does not seem to have been used.

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