Dino Leonetti

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Dino Leonetti
Biographical information
Born: March 3, 1937 in Florence
Died: October 24, 2006 in Rome
Nationality: Italian
Occupation: Artist
Website: n/a


Dino Leonetti (1937-2006) was an Italian artist.

Biography

Dino Leonetti attended artschool and later the Accademia di Scenografia which led to his involvement in the world of films.

He turned to drawing comics in 1962, producing episodes of the Italian version of "Mandrake the Magician". Other early strips included "L'Uomo Masherato", "Fantasm" and, with Francesco Verola, "Demoniak".

He also contributed to British comics, drawing "Dick Turpin" and "Trelawney of the Guards" via Studio Giolitti, before returning to movie work in 1965-73.

In 1974 he introduced the erotic strip 'Maghella', published in Menelik and Epiperiodeci. As his workload expanded, Leonetti set up his own studio where Roberto De Angelis, Giuseppe Barbati, Stefano Andreucci and others got their start. Leonetti also drew episodes of the "Storia di Roma" series and created the series "Flower" and "Marshall Jim" for Corrier Boy. Later produced girls' stories and illustrations for the paperback market.

Mandrake Stories by Dino Leonetti

Year Original title Pages note
1967 "Minaccia microscopia" 24
1968 Requiem per un mago 24

Original drawings (First pages only)