Aurelio Galleppini Inedito vol. 1 - Periodo Nerbini (prima di Tex)
| Aurelio Galleppini Inedito vol. 1; Periodo Nerbini (prima di Tex) | |
 Cover artist: Aurelio Galleppini | |
| Country/language: |  Italy / Italian
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| Format: | 21 × 29,5 cm |
| Pages: | 120, b/w and color |
| Publishing date: | November, 2000 |
| Editor: | unknown |
| Publishing company: | Milone Editore |
| Preceded by: | none |
| Followed by: | Aurelio Galleppini Inedito. Periodo 1938/1942 (prima di Tex) |
Aurelio Galleppini Inedito vol. 1; Periodo Nerbini (prima di Tex).
This book - published in 2000 - is devoted to the first works of the Italian designer Aurelio Galleppini, during the years preceding his main and more famous comic work : "Tex Willer".
Its was edited by "Libreria Milone" editions (with the help of its Director Gianni Milone), in Turin, and has been published in two versions:
- a hardcover limited edition of 50 numbered copies - not 500 copies as indicated by error in the book which has however a printed erratum inside (initial sale price in Italian Lire 90,000).
- a paperback edition, also limited edition but with 600 copies (initial sale price L. 60,000)
Four "Mandrake the Magician" stories are reprinted inside the book, namely Il mistero della caverna rossa (from Mistero! 16 (nuova serie) , L'occhio magico, Mandrake contro il Cobra (from Mistero! 22 (nuova serie) Fra i cercatori d'oro in Alaska (from Mistero! 28 (nuova serie) and La vittoria di Falco il celebre cavallo (from Collana Albi grandi avventure 86 (second serie). The end of the book is composed of 14 illustrated pages including ones featuring Mandrake "Mistero" issues covers in 9 full pages. The second volume, "Aurelio Galleppini Inedito. Periodo 1938/1942 (prima di Tex)" has no Mandrake story.
Contents
Mandrake stories
- "Il mistero della caverna rossa", part 1.
- "La banda di Chou Long", part 2.
- "Il segreto del Tibetano", part 3.
- "Mandrake contro il Cobra", part 1.
- "Gli agenti del Cobra", part 2.
- "Nel mistero di Anadhiapur", part 3.
- "Fra i cercatori d'oro in Alaska", part 1.
- "L'inferno di chiaccio", part 2.
- "La rivincita di Mandrake", part 3.
- "La vittoria di Falco il celebre cavallo"
Articles
- "Galleppini, O dell'eclettismo" by Piero P.Spino (3 illustrated pages).
- "La maschera di ferro" (unsigned / 4 illustrated pages).
- "D'Artagnan contro Cyrano di Bergerac" (unsigned / 6 illustrated pages).
- "Postfazione" (by "g.m." - probably Gianni Milone / 14 illustrated pages).
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