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| 86 || 1937, March || Agente Segreto X9 || "L'aereo fantasma" || L. 1,00 || | | 86 || 1937, March || Agente Segreto X9 || "L'aereo fantasma" || L. 1,00 || | ||
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| 87 || 1937, March || '''Mandrake''' || "[[Collana Albi grandi avventure (4)|Il cammello d'argilla]]" || L. 1,50 || | | 87 || 1937, March || '''Mandrake''' || "[[Collana Albi grandi avventure (4)|'''Il cammello d'argilla''']]" || L. 1,50 || | ||
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| 88 || 1937, April || Cino e Franco || "Il mercante d'avorio" || L. 1,20 || | | 88 || 1937, April || Cino e Franco || "Il mercante d'avorio" || L. 1,20 || | ||
Revision as of 12:52, 28 October 2021
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.
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.
| # | 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 |
issue 4
issue 5
issue 6
issue 7
issue 8
issue 6 - II print
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")".
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 |
issue 9
issue 10
issue 11
issue 12
issue 13
issue 14
issue 11 II print
issue 15
issue 16
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 | |
| 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 | |
| 36 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 1936, January | Agente Segreto X9 | "I falsari Marbury" | L. 1,00 | back-list: Mandrake spelled as Mandracke |
| 38 | 1936, January | Gordon | "Nell'impero di Ming" | L. 1,50 | |
| 39 | 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 ! |
| 40 | 1936, February | Mandrake | "Il mistero della casa da gioco" | L. 1,00 | same back-list as issue 5d |
| 41 | 1936, February | Vari | "La valigia di diamanti" | L. 0,50 | |
| 42 | 1936, February | Vari | "Il leone bianco" | L. 1,00 | back-list: issue 16b price L. 1,00 ! |
| 43 | 1936, March | Vari (Mignon) | "Il Gringo" (Lo straniero) | L. 0,50 | |
| 44 | 1936, March | Cino e Franco | "Nel favoloso regno del passato" | L. 1,50 | |
| 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 | |
| 45 | 1936, April | Annibale | "Lo zio milionario" | L. 1,00 | |
| 46 | 1936, April | Radio Pattuglia | "L'enigmatico caso della ferrovia sotterranea" | L. 1,00 | |
| 47 | 1936, | Vari | "Shirley Temple" (la sua vita, i suoi films e...) | L. 0,50 | Not a comic book |
| 48 | 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 |
| 49 | 1936, May | Vari (Mignon) | "Robinson Crusoè" | L. 0,50 | |
| 50 | 1936 | Vari (Mignon) | "L'uccisore di Tigri" | L. 0,70 | |
| 51 | 1936, May | Vari (Mignon) | "Le avventure di Ciuffettino" | L. 1,00 | back-list as "Ciuffettino" |
| 52 | 1936, May | Jim della Giungla | "Il diario rivelatore" | L. 1,00 | |
| 53 | 1936, May | Cino e Franco | "Il falso stregone" | L. 1,50 | |
| 54 | 1936, June | Radio Pattuglia | "Nelle maglie della giustizia" | L. 1,20 | |
| 55 | 1936, June | Agente Segreto X9 | "La sparizione di Philip Saw" | L. 1,00 | back-list as "La sparizione di Philis Svax" |
| 47b | 1936, | Vari | "Shirley Temple" (la sua vita, i suoi films e...) | L. 1,00 | Not a comic book |
| 56 | 1936, June | Vari | "I naufragatori misteriosi" | L. 1,00 | |
| 57 | 1936, June | Vari | "Il figlio rapito" | L. 0,30 | |
| 58 | 1936, June | Vari | "Romolo nel Regno della Fantasia" | L. 0,50 | |
| 59 | 1936, June | Vari | "La piccola Buby" | L. 0,30 |
Second half year
| # | Date on the cover | Series | Story title | price | note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 1936, July | Agente Segreto X9 | "I gioielli del principe Abdullah" | L. 1,00 | |
| 61 | 1936, July | Mandrake | "Il mostro di Passo Tanov" | L. 1,50 | |
| 62 | 1936, July | Vari | "I contrabbandieri dello scoglio del diavolo" | L. 0,30 | |
| 63 | 1936, July | Vari | "Tony il saltimbanco" | L. 0,30 | |
| 64 | 1936, August | Cino e Franco | "Il messaggero del deserto" | L. 2,00 | |
| 65 | 1936, August | Gordon | "Re Gordon contro Ming" | L. 1,50 | |
| 66 | 1936, August | Jim della Giungla | "L'idolo della jungla" | L. 1,00 | |
| 67 | 1936, September | Vari | "Uragano di fuoco" | L. 1,00 | |
| 68 | 1936, September | Vari | "La regina d'Atlanta" | L. 1,50 | |
| 69 | 1936, September | Vari | "Le avventure di Saetta" | L. 1,20 | |
| 70 | 1936, October | Annibale | "La banda del "Drago Rosso"" | L. 1,50 | |
| 71 | 1936, October | Cino e Franco | "Il ritorno della pattuglia dell'avorio" | L. 1,50 | |
| 72 | 1936, October | Vari | "L'anfibio d'acciaio" | L. 0,80 | |
| 73 | 1936, November | Vari | "Nell'impero degli Incas" | L. 2,50 | |
| 18b | 1936, December | Vari | "Il Gaucho Nero (Avventure Sud Americana)" | L. 0,70 | |
| 74 | 1936, December | Vari | "Il mistero della miniera" | L. 0,80 | |
| 75 | 1936, December | Agente Segreto X9 | "L'inafferrabile "astuto"" | L. 1,00 | |
| 76 | 1936, December | Cino e Franco | "L'elefante bianco" | L. 1,00 | |
| 47b | 1936, | Vari | "Shirley Temple" (la sua vita, i suoi films e...) | L. 0,80 | Not a comic book |
| 77 | 1936, December | Vari | "Lo spirito dell'isola" | L. 0,70 |
1937
First half year
| # | Date on the cover | Series | Story title | price | note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | 1937, January | Gordon | "Il mare del mistero" | L. 1,50 | |
| 79 | 1937, January | Vari | "La città sotto i ghiacci" | L. 1,00 | |
| 80 | 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 | |
| 81 | 1937, February | Radio Pattuglia | "Il romanzo della piccola Gloria" | L. 0,80 | |
| 82 | 1937, February | Radio Pattuglia | "Gli scassinatori di casseforti" | L. 1,50 | |
| 83 | 1937, | Vari | "Romolo nella stratosfera" | L. 0,70 | |
| 84 | 1937, February | Vari | "Gli evasi della Guiana" | L. 1,20 | |
| 85 | 1937, March | Vari | "Una sensazionale scoperta" | L. 1,00 | |
| 86 | 1937, March | Agente Segreto X9 | "L'aereo fantasma" | L. 1,00 | |
| 87 | 1937, March | Mandrake | "Il cammello d'argilla" | L. 1,50 | |
| 88 | 1937, April | Cino e Franco | "Il mercante d'avorio" | L. 1,20 | |
| 89 | 1937, April | Jim della Giungla | "Il Triangolo Viola" | L. 1,50 | |
| 90 | 1937, April | Agente Segreto X9 | "La vendetta di Giulia Queeny" | L. 1,00 | |
| 91 | 1937, May | L'Uomo Mascherato | "L'Uomo Mascherato" | L. 2.00 | |
| 92 | 1937, May | Vari | "Il brillante rubato" | L. 0,50 | |
| 93 | 1937, May | Vari | "Il marinaio misterioso" | L. 0,70 | |
| 94 | 1937, June | Bob Star | "Il caso Milton Dela" | L. 1,50 | |
| 95 | 1937, June | Bob Star | "L'idolo Verde" | L. 1,50 | |
| 93 | 1937, June | Vari | "La voce della montagna" | L. 0,80 |
1938
1939
1940
1942
1942
Note
- ↑ 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.
External sources
- CollezionismoFumetti: ALBI DI TOPOLINO Nerbini
- Collezionismo Fumetti: Albi Nerbini
- Vintage Comics: Le serie ALBI NERBINI anteguerra e varie differenze !
- Fumetti classici: Gli albi Nerbini: Topolino, prima parte
- Fumetti classici: Gli albi Nerbini: Topolino, seconda parte
- Papersera: Alla ricerca delle “varianti” (perdute e non) delle edizioni Disney Nerbini