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Umberto Sammarini

Biographical information
Born:	1944
Died:	December 17, 2018
Nationality:	Italian
Occupation:	Artist and Cover artist
Website:

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
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

Mandrake #102
Mandrake #103
Mandrake #104
Mandrake #105
Mandrake #106
Mandrake #107
Mandrake #108
Mandrake #109
Mandrake #110
Mandrake #111
Mandrake #112
Mandrake #113
Mandrake #114
Mandrake #115
Mandrake #116
Mandrake #117
Mandrake #118
Mandrake #119
Mandrake #120
Mandrake #121
Mandrake #122
Mandrake #123
Mandrake #124
Mandrake #125
Mandrake #126
Mandrake #127
Mandrake #128
Mandrake #129
Mandrake #130
Mandrake #131
Mandrake #132
Mandrake #133
Mandrake #134
Mandrake #135
Mandrake #136
Mandrake #137
Mandrake #138
Mandrake #139
Mandrake #140
Mandrake #141
Mandrake #142
Mandrake #143
Mandrake #144
Mandrake #145
Mandrake #146
Mandrake #147
Mandrake #148
Mandrake #149
Mandrake #150
Mandrake #151
Mandrake #152
Mandrake #153
Mandrake #155
Mandrake #157
Mandrake #158

Editions des Remparts covers

Mandrake - Mondes Mystérieux

Mandrake #205
Mandrake #208
Mandrake #216
Mandrake #218
Mandrake #219
Mandrake #220
Mandrake #221
Mandrake #222
Mandrake #223
Mandrake #225
Mandrake #229
Mandrake #233
Mandrake #236
Mandrake #241
Mandrake #242
Mandrake #243
Mandrake #247
Mandrake #248
Mandrake #249
Mandrake #251
Mandrake #252
Mandrake #254
Mandrake #255
Mandrake #257
Mandrake #259
Mandrake #261
Mandrake #263
Mandrake #264
Mandrake #265
Mandrake #266
Mandrake #269
Mandrake #270

@@ Line 100: / Line 100: @@
 <gallery>
 Image:mmm-205.jpg|[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 205|''Mandrake'' #205]]
+Image:mmm-208.jpg|[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 208|''Mandrake'' #208]]
 Image:mmm-216.jpg|[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 216|''Mandrake'' #216]]
 Image:mmm-218.jpg|[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 218|''Mandrake'' #218]]
+Image:mmm-219.jpg|[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 219|''Mandrake'' #219]]
+Image:mmm-220.jpg|[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 220|''Mandrake'' #220]]
+Image:mmm-221.jpg|[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 221|''Mandrake'' #221]]
 Image:mmm-222.jpg|[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 222|''Mandrake'' #222]]
 Image:mmm-223.jpg|[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 223|''Mandrake'' #223]]
@@ Line 134: / Line 137: @@
 </gallery>
-===Original art by Umberto Sammarini for Mandrake covers (Mandrake motif only)===
+=== Original art by Umberto Sammarini for Mandrake covers (Mandrake motif only) ===
 <gallery perrow="6">
+Image:Ilvascellomandrake-02-105-Original-cover.jpg|[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 105]]
+Image:Ilvascellomandrake-02-111-Original-Art.jpg|[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 111]]
 Image:Ilvascellomandrake-02-122-Original-cover.jpg|[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 122]]
 Image:Ilvascellomandrake-02-125-Original-cover.jpg|[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 125]]
@@ Line 141: / Line 146: @@
 Image:Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 128-Original-cover.jpg|[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 128]]
 Image:Ilvascellomandrake-02-129-original-coverdrawingr.jpg|[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 129]]
+Image:Ilvascellomandrake-02-133-Original Art.jpg|[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 133]]
 Image:Ilvascellomandrake-02-137-Original-cover.jpg|[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 137]]
 Image:Ilvascellomandrake-02-151-Original-cover.jpg|[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 151]]
 Image:Ilvascellomandrake-02-155-Original-cover.jpg|[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 155]]
+Image:Ilvascellomandrake-02-158-Original Art.jpg|[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 158]]
 Image:Mmm-205-Original-Art.jpg|[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 205|''Mandrake'' #205]]
 Image:Ph-Mand-U.Sam-Original-Art.jpg|''Project of cover''
 </gallery>
-===Original art by Umberto Sammarini for Mandrake covers (Other motif only)===
+=== Original art by Umberto Sammarini for Mandrake covers (Other motif only) ===
 <gallery perrow="6">
 Image:Ilvascellomandrake-02-120-Original-cover,.jpg|[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 120]]
 Image:Ilvascellomandrake-02-124-Original-cover.jpg|[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 124]]
 Image:Ilvascellomandrake-02-138-Original-cover.jpg|[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 138]]
+Image:Ilvascellomandrake-02-141-Original art.jpg|[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 141]]
 Image:Ilvascellomandrake-02-157-Original-cover.jpg|[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 157]]
+Image:Mmm-208-Original-Art.jpg|[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 208|''Mandrake'' #208]]
+Image:Mmm-219-Original-Art.jpg|[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 219|''Mandrake'' #219]]
 </gallery>
-==See also==
+== See also ==
 [[Fratelli Spada stories - Easter Eggs]]
 [[Category:Artists|Sammarini, Umberto]]
 [[Category:Cover artists|Sammarini, Umberto]]

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