Umberto Sammarini
Umberto Sammarini | |
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Born: | 1944 |
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Died: | December 17, 2018 |
Nationality: | Italian |
Occupation: | Artist and Cover artist |
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Umberto Sammarini (also known as USam and U. Sam.) is an Italian comic book artist.
Biography
Umberto Sammarini did work for Fratelli Spada late 60s and early 70s. He drew several covers and stories for Spada's Avventure Americane - L'Uomo Mascherato and Il Vascello - Mandrake series, being, at the time, one of the artists working for the Alberto Giolitti Studios in Rome. He also drew on some stories of the medieval "Lancelot" French comics and on some issues of the Italian "Isabella" and "Storie Blu" as well as covers for the series "Terror", the last three titles being 70's/80's "adult" comics. He also drew some stories for the science-fiction comic "Alika".
Mandrake work by Umberto Sammarini
Fratelli Spada stories
Year | Original title | Pages | note |
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1968 | "Il congresso dei maghi" | 24 | hidden signature |
1969 | "La clinica del dottor Mefix" | 24 | hidden signature |
Fratelli Spada covers
Mandrake Albi de Il Vascello - nouvo serie
Editions des Remparts covers
Mandrake - Mondes Mystérieux
Original art by Umberto Sammarini for Mandrake covers (Mandrake motif only)
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Project of cover