Guido Martina

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Guido Martina
BornGuido Martina
(1906-02-09)9 February 1906
Paperinika

Guido Martina (9 February 1906 – 6 May 1991) was an Italian comic writer, documentarist and author. Martina is well known for his

Paperinik, Donald Duck's
superhero alter ego.

Life and career

Born in Carmagnola, at 16 years old Martina moved with his family to Turin, where he graduated in literature and philosophy because of the insistence of his father, while he would have preferred to study engineering.[1] After brief experiences as teacher and journalist for Il Popolo d'Italia, he realized several documentaries as director and screenwriter, moving to live and work in Paris for five years.[2][3][4]

Returned to Italy in 1938, Martina started collaborating with

cavalry officer in Libya, where he was taken prisoner by the British army. Following the Armistice of Cassibile he was moved in Poland, from where he was deported to a Nazi concentration camp in Austria.[2]

In 1945, Martina reprised his collaboration with Topolino, also creating his first original

Paperinik
.

In 1949, he created with

photonovels for Il Vittorioso.[3][4]

Outside comics, Martina also collaborated with Disney as author of 11 volumes of the 24 volumes-long Enciclopedia Disney, and as author of the book series in 21 volumes In giro per il mondo con Disney.[3]

References

  1. ^ Alberto Gedda (11 May 1991). "Guido Martina, Quel Disney Made in Italy". La Stampa.
  2. ^ a b Alberto Gedda (5 December 1987). "Così inventai Paperinik". La Stampa.
  3. ^ a b c Gianni Brunoro. "Martina, Guido". Enciclopedia Mondiale del Fumetto. Editoriale Corno, 1978. p.534.
  4. ^
    ISBN 8804355441
    .

External links
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