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Angelo Raffaele Todaro

Biographical information
Born:	Fragagnano, December 17, 1945
Died:
Nationality:	Italian
Occupation:	Artist
Website:	Official website

Angelo Todaro is an Italian artist.

Biography

Born in Fragagnano (Italian Province of Taranto) in 1945, Angelo Raffaele Todaro moved to Rome in the early sixties to attend the Artistic High School. In 1967 he worked for the Fratelli Spada, drawing many stories "Mandrake the Magician" aswell as some "Phantom" stories. Also for Fratelli Spada, he did some episodes of "Rip Kirby" signed under the pseudonym of Al Todd.

After this period, he worked with the Studio Giolitti. The Studio was directed by Alberto Giolitti, an Italian artist that had done comic strips in South America and in the USA, like the well-known "Turok, son of Stone", "Star Trek" and "Gunsmoke", on which Angelo Todaro was in charge of inking.

Angelo Todaro also have worked on comics series as "FBI", "Lasso" and "Buffalo Bill" for the German editor Bastei Verlag. He made a series of albums for the Italian publisher Editore Ediperiodici under the pseudonym Paul Bennett and from the seventies to the nineties drew stories of typical Italian productions "Oltretomba", "Terror", and "Terror Blu".

Fratelli Spada stories by Angelo Todaro

1967

Mandrake

1968

Mandrake

The Phantom

"La venere della giungla"
(online), signed A. Todaro
Italy vs France

Interestingly, a panel was censored in this story when it was published in France.

1969

Mandrake

"La statuetta di carne"
(online), signed TOD
"Il nuovo vicino"
(online)
"Lo sterminatore"
signed TOD
"Il tunnel misterioso"

The Phantom

"Smeraldi irraggiungibili"
(online) signed TOD
"Una folgore dal cielo"
(online)
"Trafficanti a Hong Kong"
(online)

1971

Mandrake

"Suspence a sud-ovest delle Caroline"
"La mano malefica"
signed A. Tod
"Viaggio nel XXII secolo"
"Anonima streghe"
(online), signed A. Todaro
"La rete del Cobra"
signed A. Todaro

1972

Mandrake

D'Amico, Cambiotti, Casabianca and Lombardi are probably assistants to these stories.

1973

Mandrake

Casabianca and Lombardi are probably assistants to these stories.

The Phantom

"Attentato all'ombra"
"Lotta disperata"

Fratelli Spada covers

Mandrake - Albi de Il Vascello - nouvo serie

Mandrake - Mondes Mystérieux

External links

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-|Born= 1945
+|Born= Fragagnano, December 17, 1945
-|Died=N/A
+|Died=
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 == Biography ==
-Born in the Italian Province of Taranto in 1945, Angelo Todaro moved to Rome in the early sixties to attend the Artistic High School.
+Born in Fragagnano (Italian Province of Taranto) in 1945, Angelo Raffaele Todaro moved to Rome in the early sixties to attend the Artistic High School.
 In 1967 he worked for the [[Fratelli Spada]], drawing many stories "[[Mandrake the Magician]]" aswell as some "[[The Phantom|Phantom]]" stories. Also for Fratelli Spada, he did some episodes of "Rip Kirby" signed under the pseudonym of '''Al Todd'''.
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 Angelo Todaro also have worked on comics series as "FBI", "Lasso" and "Buffalo Bill" for the German editor Bastei Verlag. He made a series of albums for the Italian publisher Editore Ediperiodici under the pseudonym '''Paul Bennett''' and from the seventies to the nineties drew stories of typical Italian productions "Oltretomba", "Terror", and "Terror Blu".
+=== [[Fratelli Spada stories]] by Angelo Todaro ===
+====1967====
+=====Mandrake=====
+<gallery>
+Image:spada-FP-089-fr.jpg|"[[Pioggia malefica (Spada)|Pioggia malefica]]"<br>''([http://www.angelotodaro.it/index.php?cPath=117_150 online])''
+Image:spada-FP-090.jpg|"[[La vittoria di Mandrake (Spada)|La vittoria di Mandrake]]"<br>''([http://www.angelotodaro.it/index.php?cPath=117_150 online])''
+Image:spada-FP-097.jpg|"[[Safari mortale (Spada)|Safari mortale]]"<br>''([http://www.angelotodaro.it/index.php?cPath=117_150 online])''
+Image:spada-FP-099.jpg|"[[Il guerriero senza testa (Spada)|Il guerriero senza testa]]"<br>''([http://www.angelotodaro.it/index.php?cPath=117_150 online])''
+Image:spada-FP-102.jpg|"[[La regina dei rettili (Spada)|La regina dei rettili]]"<br>''([http://www.angelotodaro.it/index.php?cPath=117_150 online])''
+Image:spada-FP-104-fr.jpg|"[[Il cammeo stregato (Spada)|Il cammeo stregato]]"<br>''([http://www.angelotodaro.it/index.php?cPath=117_150 online])''
+Image:spada-FP-108.jpg|"[[L'ultimo avvertimento (Spada)|L'ultimo avvertimento]]"
+Image:spada-FP-111-fr.jpg|"[[Un salto nel passato (Spada)|Un salto nel passato]]"
+Image:spada-FP-114-fr.jpg|"[[Ladri in miniatura (Spada)|Ladri in miniatura]]"
+Image:spada-FP-115-fr.jpg"[[L'uovo del tempo (Spada)|L'uovo del tempo]]"
+</gallery>
-== Mandrake works by Angelo Todaro ==
+====1968====
-=== Stories ===
+=====Mandrake=====
-==== [[Fratelli Spada stories]] ====
+<gallery>
-{| {{table}}
+spada-FP-116-fr.jpg|"[[Il signore del gelo (Spada)|Il signore del gelo]]"
-!# !!Title !! Note
+Image:spada-FP-121.jpg|"[[Le lettere magnetiche (Spada)|Le lettere magnetiche]]"
-|-
+Image:spada-FP-124.jpg|"[[Una morsa di ghiaccio (Spada)|Una morsa di ghiaccio]]"
-|1|| "[[Pioggia malefica (Spada)|Pioggia malefica (I)]]"  ||
+Image:spada-FP-127-fr.jpg|"[[Tu ucciderai ! (Spada)|Tu ucciderai!]]"
-|-
+Image:spada-FP-130.jpg|"[[Il fantasma della piramide azteca (Spada)|Il fantasma della piramide azteca]]"<br>''([http://www.angelotodaro.it/index.php?cPath=117_150 online])''
-|2|| "[[La vittoria di Mandrake (Spada)|La vittoria di Mandrake (II)]]"  ||
+Image:spada-FP-133-fr.jpg|"[[I pirati (Spada)|I pirati]]"
-|-
+Image:spada-FP-134-fr.jpg|"[[Un rompicapo da cento milioni (Spada)|Un rompicapo da cento milioni]]"
-|3|| "[[Safari mortal (Spada)|Safari mortal]]"  ||
+Image:spada-FP-135-fr.jpg|"[[L'iceberg fantasma (Spada)|L'iceberg fantasma]]"
-|-
+Image:spada-FP-137.jpg|"[[Mandrake e il chitarrista beat (Spada)|Mandrake e il chitarrista beat]]"
-|4|| "[[Il guerriero senza testa (Spada)|Il guerriero senza testa]]" ||
+Image:spada-FP-140.jpg|"[[L'hobby del miliarderio (Spada)|L'hobby del miliarderio]]"
-|-
+Image:spada-FP-142.jpg|"[[Il mistero insolubile (Spada)|Il mistero insolubile]]"<br>''([http://www.angelotodaro.it/product_info.php?products_id=4057 some pages online])''
-|5|| "[[La regina dei rettili (Spada)|La regina dei rettili]]"    ||
+Image:spada-FP-146.jpg|"[[Mandrake e gli esseri misteriosi (Spada)|Mandrake e gli esseri misteriosi]]"
-|-
+Image:spada-FP-150-fr.jpg|"[[Il nemico nell'ombra (Spada)|Il nemico nell'ombra]]"
-|6|| "[[L'ultimo avvertimento (Spada)|L'ultimo avvertimento]]"   ||
+Image:spada-FP-156.jpg|"[[La minaccia di megafumo (Spada)|La minaccia di Megafumo]]"<br>''([http://www.angelotodaro.it/index.php?cPath=117_150 online])''
-|-
+Image:spada-FP-157.jpg|"[[Fumo contro Fumo (Spada)|Fumo contro Fumo]]"<br>''([http://www.angelotodaro.it/index.php?cPath=117_150 online])''
-|7|| "[[Un salto nel passato (Spada)|Un salto nel passato]]" ||
+</gallery>
-|-
+=====The Phantom=====
-|8|| "[[Il signore del gelo (Spada)|Il signore del gelo]]"  ||
+<gallery>
-|-
+Image:spada-TPFP-Todaro-01.jpg|"La venere della giungla"<br>''([http://www.angelotodaro.it/index.php?cPath=117_153 online])''<small>, signed A. Todaro</small>
-|9|| "[[Le lettere magnetiche (Spada)|Le lettere magnetiche]]"  ||
+Image:spada-TPFP-Todaro-01-censored.jpg|Italy vs France
-|-
+</gallery>
-|10|| "[[Una morsa di ghiaccio (Spada)|Una morsa di ghiaccio]]"  ||
+Interestingly, a panel was censored in this story when it was published in France.
-|-
-|11|| "[[Tu ucciderai (Spada)|Tu ucciderai]]"   ||
-|-
-|12|| "[[Il fantasma della piramide azteca (Spada)|Il fantasma della piramide azteca]]" ||
-|-
-|13|| "[[I pirati (Spada)|I pirati]]"  ||
-|-
-|14|| "[[Un rompicapo da cento milioni (Spada)|Un rompicapo da cento milioni]]" ||
-|-
-|15|| "[[L'iceberg fantasma (Spada)|L'iceberg fantasma]]" ||
-|-
-|16|| "[[Mandrake e il chitarrista beat (Spada)|Mandrake e il chitarrista beat]]" ||
-|-
-|17|| "[[L'hobby del miliarderio (Spada)|L'hobby del miliarderio]]" ||
-|-
-|18|| "[[Il mistero insolubile (Spada)|Il mistero insolubile]]"  ||
-|-
-|19|| "[[La minaccia di megafumo (Spada)|La minaccia di megafumo (I]])"  || signed TOD
-|-
-|20|| "[[Fumo contro Fumo (Spada)|Fumo contro Fumo (II)]]"  || signed TOD
-|-
-|21|| "[[La statuetta di carne (Spada)|La statuetta di carne]]" || signed TOD
-|-
-|22|| "[[Il nouvo vicino (Spada)|Il nouvo vicino]]"   || [+ Felmang]
-|-
-|23|| "[[Lo sterminatore (Spada)|Lo sterminatore]]"   || signed TOD
-|-
-|24|| "[[Suspence a sud-ovest delle Caroline (Spada)|Suspence a sud-ovest delle Caroline]]"  ||  [+ Felmang]
-|-
-|25|| "[[Viaggio nel XXII secolo (Spada)|Viaggio nel XXII secolo]]"  ||
-|-
-|26|| "[[Anonima streghe (Spada)|Anonima streghe]]"  ||
-|-
-|27|| "[[La rete del Cobra (Spada)|La rete del Cobra]]"  || signed A. Todaro
-|-
-|}
+====1969====
+=====Mandrake=====
+<gallery>
+Image:spada-FP-160.jpg|"[[La statuetta di carne (Spada)|La statuetta di carne]]"<br>''([http://www.angelotodaro.it/index.php?cPath=117_150 online])''<small>, signed TOD</small>
+Image:spada-FP-164.jpg|"[[Il nuovo vicino (Spada)|Il nuovo vicino]]"<br>''([http://www.angelotodaro.it/index.php?cPath=117_150 online])''
+Image:spada-FP-166.jpg|"[[Lo sterminatore (Spada)|Lo sterminatore]]"<br><small>signed TOD</small>
+Image:spada-FP-167.jpg|"[[Il tunnel misterioso (Spada)|Il tunnel misterioso]]"
+</gallery>
+=====The Phantom=====
+<gallery>
+Image:spada-TPFP-Todaro-02.jpg|"Smeraldi irraggiungibili"<br>''([http://www.angelotodaro.it/index.php?cPath=117_153 online])''<small> signed TOD</small>
+Image:spada-TPFP-Todaro-03.jpg|"Una folgore dal cielo"<br>''([http://www.angelotodaro.it/index.php?cPath=117_153 online])''
+Image:spada-TPFP-Todaro-04.jpg|"Trafficanti a Hong Kong"<br>''([http://www.angelotodaro.it/index.php?cPath=117_153 online])''
+</gallery>
-==== Covers by Todaro====
+====1971====
-<gallery perrow="6">
+=====Mandrake=====
-Image:mmm-201.jpg|<center>[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 201|Mandrake #201]]</center>
+<gallery>
+Image:spada-FP-178.jpg|"[[Suspence a sud-ovest delle Caroline (Spada)|Suspence a sud-ovest delle Caroline]]"
+Image:spada-FP-180.jpg|"[[La mano malefica (Spada)|La mano malefica]]"<br><small>signed A. Tod</small>
+Image:spada-FP-182.jpg|"[[Viaggio nel XXII secolo (Spada)|Viaggio nel XXII secolo]]"
+Image:spada-FP-188.jpg|"[[Anonima streghe (Spada)|Anonima streghe]]"<br>''([http://www.angelotodaro.it/index.php?cPath=117_150 online])''<small>, signed A. Todaro</small>
+Image:spada-FP-192.jpg|"[[La rete del Cobra (Spada)|La rete del Cobra]]"<br><small>signed A. Todaro</small>
+</gallery>
+====1972====
+=====Mandrake=====
+[[Santo D'Amico|D'Amico]], [[Giorgio Cambiotti|Cambiotti]], [[Annibale Casabianca|Casabianca]] and [[Lamberto Lombardi|Lombardi]] are probably assistants to these stories.
+<gallery>
+Image:spada-FP-193.jpg|"[[La bomba umana (Spada)|La bomba umana]]"
+Image:spada-FP-195.jpg|"[[Il ladro di progetti (Spada)|Il ladro di progetti]]"
+Image:spada-FP-197.jpg|"[[Schiacciate il Cobra (Spada)|Schiacciate il Cobra]]"
+Image:spada-FP-204.jpg|"[[Mistero allo zoo (Spada)|Mistero allo zoo]]"
+Image:spada-FP-206.jpg|"[[Gli schiavi di chiaccio (Spada)|Gli schiavi di chiaccio]]"
+Image:spada-FP-208.jpg|"[[Fantasmi del mare (Spada)|Fantasmi del mare]]"
+Image:spada-FP-209.jpg|"[[Un ospite poco gradito (Spada)|Un ospite poco gradito]]"
+Image:spada-FP-212-fr.jpg|"[[Il re de Carson City (Spada)|Il re de Carson City]]"
+Image:spada-FP-222-fr.jpg|"[[Il rapitore smemorato (Spada)|Il rapitore smemorato]]"
+Image:spada-FP-224-fr.jpg|"[[Il volto misterioso (Spada)|Il volto misterioso]]"
+Image:spada-FP-226.jpg|"[[Traffico d'oro (Spada)|Traffico d'oro]]"
+Image:spada-FP-227-fr.jpg|"[[Il ritorno di Cud il malvagio (Spada)|Il ritorno di Cud il malvagio]]"
+Image:spada-FP-228-fr.jpg|"[[La setta degli uomini lupo (Spada)|La setta degli uomini lupo]]"
+</gallery>
+====1973====
+=====Mandrake=====
+[[Annibale Casabianca|Casabianca]] and [[Lamberto Lombardi|Lombardi]] are probably assistants to these stories.
+<gallery>
+Image:spada-FP-234-fr.jpg|"[[L'ankus del dio degli elefanti (Spada)|L'ankus del dio degli elefanti]]"
+Image:spada-FP-237-fr.jpg|"[[Scorpiox il diabolico (Spada)|Scorpiox il diabolico]]"
+Image:spada-FP-238-fr.jpg|"[[Il club del disco (Spada)|Il club del disco]]"
+Image:spada-FP-239.jpg|"[[Incubo al tritolo (Spada)|Incubo al tritolo]]"
+</gallery>
+=====The Phantom=====
+<gallery>
+Image:spada-TPFP-Todaro-05.jpg|"Attentato all'ombra"
+Image:spada-TPFP-Todaro-06.jpg|"Lotta disperata"
+</gallery>
+=== Fratelli Spada covers ===
+====Mandrake - Albi de Il Vascello - nouvo serie====
+<gallery>
+Image:Ilvascellomandrake-02-085.jpg|<center>[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 85|''Mandrake'' #85]]</center>
+Image:Ilvascellomandrake-02-086.jpg|<center>[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 86|''Mandrake'' #86]]</center>
+Image:Ilvascellomandrake-02-087.jpg|<center>[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 87|''Mandrake'' #87]]</center>
+Image:Ilvascellomandrake-02-088.jpg|<center>[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 88|''Mandrake'' #88]]</center>
+Image:Ilvascellomandrake-02-089.jpg|<center>[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 89|''Mandrake'' #89]]</center>
+Image:Ilvascellomandrake-02-090.jpg|<center>[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 90|''Mandrake'' #90]]</center>
+Image:Ilvascellomandrake-02-099.jpg|<center>[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 99|''Mandrake'' #99]]</center>
+</gallery>
+====Mandrake - Mondes Mystérieux ====
+<gallery>
+Image:mmm-201.jpg|<center>[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 201|''Mandrake'' #201]]</center>
+Image:mmm-202.jpg|<center>[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 202|''Mandrake'' #202]]</center>
+Image:mmm-206.jpg|<center>[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 206|''Mandrake'' #206]]</center>
+Image:mmm-213.jpg|<center>[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 213|''Mandrake'' #213]]</center>
+Image:mmm-238.jpg|<center>[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 238|''Mandrake'' #238]]</center>
 </gallery>
+==External links==
+*[http://www.angelotodaro.it/index.php?cPath=117_150 Angelo Todaro: Some Mandrake issues online]
+*[https://www.lambiek.net/artists/t/todaro_angelo.htm Lambiek Comiclopedia: Angelo Todaro]
+*[https://www.phantomwiki.org/index.php/Angelo_Todaro PhantomWiki: Angelo Todaro]
 [[Category:Cover artists|Todaro, Angelo]]
 [[Category: Artists|Todaro, Angelo]]

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