Jacovitti in France

This page lists Jacovitti in France [main source BD oubliées].

Benito Jacovitti (March 19, 1923 - December 3, 1997) was born in Termoli, Italy. In 1939 Jacovitti started working for Il Vittorioso. Starting from 1949, he went on in I Diari Vitt published by A.V.E.In 1956 he began working for the newspaper Il Giorno dei Ragazzi, where Cocco Bill and Tom Ficcanaso were born. Ten years later he join Il Corriere dei Piccoli for which he created Cip l'Arcipoliziotto, Zorry Kid, and Tarallino Tarallà. In 1973 he published Gionni Peppe on the magazine Linus, followed in 1981 by Joe Balordo.

Cocco Bill [FRA]: 7 fois mouche

1975. JC Lattès. Color. Hard Bound.

"Cocco Bill [FRA]: 7 fois mouche"
Cover Art [JAC 73]

"Cocco Bill [FRA]: 7 fois mouche"

Original: Cocco Bill #20: "Cocco Bill fa sette più". Appeared for the first time in Corriere dei Piccoli 48/1968 to 7/1969.

Cocco Bill [FRA]: Sur les rails

1975. JC Lattès. 2nd trimester 1975. Color. Hard Bound. © 1975 Corriere dei Ragazzi/Juvenile Studio/Presse Bureau Junior.
Similar print with Finnish 2. Cocco Bill ja junarosvot [2/75].

"Cocco Bill [FRA]: Sur les rails"
Cover Art [JAC 73]

"Sur les rails" © 1969. 44 pgs. [JAC 69]
Original: Cocco Bill #21: "Cocco Bill sulle rotaie". Appeared for the first time in Corriere dei Piccoli 8 to 23/1969.

"Pour une bricole" © 1972. 2 pgs. [JAC 72]
Original: Cocco Bill #30: "Cocco Bill quasi per niente". Appeared for the first time in Corriere dei Piccoli #41/1972.

Tagada Cvrs.

Tagada

Small sized.

"Tex Revolver [FRA]" 31+32+31+17 pgs. B&W.
Original: "Tex Revolver". Appeared in Il Vittorioso #11/1955 (13.3.1955) to #41/1955 (12.10.1955). Reprinted in • Tagada #3/1959 (Feb. 1959) to #6/1959 (May 1959) • as "Tex Revolver [FRA]" in Super Boy #299 (Feb. 1959) to #300 (May 1959) • as "Tex Revolver [FRA]" in Jet Cobb #9.

Super Boy

Super Boy Special: 132 pgs, monthly, B&W, 35 Frangs (#11), 55 Frangs (#41).

"Caramba [FRA]" 33 pgs. B&W.
Original: "Caramba". Appeared for the first time in Il Vittorioso Feb.-Dec./1943. Reprinted in Super Boy Special #11: Vacances (Aug. 1950), pgs 96–128 and by SNPI in 8 episodes (June 1955 to Jan. 1956) [source Wikipedia].
Super Boy edition most likely highly edited.

Gags 1 strip per page. B&W.
Original and the first appearance unknown. Reprinted in Super Boy Special #11: Vacances (Aug. 1950), pgs 96–128.

Super Boy Special #11 gags (1950. B&W.):
• Gag: ["Cow and a coil of string"]: Pg 54 (1 strip).
• Gag: ["Cow, snake and a tail"]: Pg 58 (1 strip).
• Gag: ["Looks like a cow"]: Pg 59 (1 strip).
• Gag: ["Chase"]: Pg 61 (1 strip).
• Gag: ["Cow in a photo"]: Pg 66 (1 strip).
• Gag: ["Need for fire brigade"]: Pg 75 (1 strip).

"Peppino le Paladin" 21 pgs. B&W.
Original and the first appearance unknown. Reprinted in Super Boy spécial 1952–1953 #41 (Dec. 1952), pgs 106–126.

"Tex Revolver [FRA]" B&W (?).
Original: "Tex Revolver". Appeared in Il Vittorioso #11/1955 (13.3.1955) to #41/1955 (12.10.1955). Reprinted in • Super Boy #299 (Feb. 1959) to #300 (May 1959) • as "Tex Revolver [FRA]" in Tagada #3/1959 (Feb. 1959) to #6/1959 (May 1959) • as "Tex Revolver [FRA]" in Jet Cobb #9.

30/40

Futuropolis. Size 300x400 mm. Slick paper. 32 pgs.

"Don Quichotte"
Original: "Don Quichotte". Appeared for the first time in Il Vittorioso. Reprinted in Collection Futuropolis 30/40: Don Quichotte (1983).

Jet Cobb

"Tex Revolver [FRA]" B&W (?).
Original: "Tex Revolver". Appeared in Il Vittorioso #11/1955 (13.3.1955) to #41/1955 (12.10.1955). Reprinted in • Jet Cobb #9 • as "Tex Revolver [FRA]" in Tagada #3/1959 (Feb. 1959) to #6/1959 (May 1959) • as "Tex Revolver [FRA]" in Super Boy #299 (Feb. 1959) to #300 (May 1959).

Pogo

"Tom le fouinard" Cover Art.
Reprinted [FRA] in • Pogo #5 (Aug. 1969).

"Tom le fouinard" 24 pgs.
Reprinted [FRA] in • Pogo #5 (Aug. 1969).

Spirou

Dupuis. Soft covers. [cw]

See also Robbedoes, a Dutch version of Spirou

Pippo: "Pippo au Mexique" Annoncement.
Reprinted [FRA] in • Spirou #698 (30.8.1951).

Pippo: "Pippo au Mexique"
Original: Viva Pippo! (?)
Appeared for the first time in Serie di Giraffone #33: Viva Pippo? (Oct. 1951). Reprinted [FRA] in • Spirou #699 (6.9.1951) to #720 (31.1.1952).

Mini #30: "Pic et l’oiseau"
Same mini album as in Dutch (Micro #30: "Snugger en de stelende vogel").
36 pgs. 6.50 x 9.00 cm. Reprinted [FRA] in • Spirou #1166 (18.8.1960).

Charlie Mensuel

"Giuseppe" 2 pgs.
Reprinted [FRA] in • Charlie #59 (Dec. 1973).

"Gionnipeppe" ??? pgs.
Reprinted [FRA] in • Charlie #59 (Dec. 1973) to #62 (March 1974).

Cover Art.
Reprinted [FRA] in • Charlie #60 (Jan. 1974).

"Gag" 1 pgs (?).
Reprinted [FRA] in • Charlie #62 (March 1974).

Giuseppe: "Gag" 1 pgs (?).
Reprinted [FRA] in • Charlie #76 (May 1975).

Cover Art.
Reprinted [FRA] in • Charlie #79 (Aug. 1975).

Jak Mandolino: "Du moins, pour commencer" 4 pgs.
Reprinted [FRA] in • Charlie #99 (April 1977).

Jak Mandolino: "Histoire de continuer" 4 pgs.
Reprinted [FRA] in • Charlie #103 (Aug. 1977).

Jak Mandolino: "Histoire de faire le dur" 4 pgs.
Reprinted [FRA] in • Charlie #105 (Oct. 1977).

Jak Mandolino: "Histoire de gagner deux sous" 4 pgs.
Reprinted [FRA] in • Charlie #107 (Dec. 1977).

Comicorama #1045

1970, M.C.L. 36 pgs (incl. covers).

Exactly the same as Zorry Kid #1 (1970), except the front cover (which is not by Jacovitti). ???

BD

Cocco Bill: "Pour un peu de camomille !" ??? pgs.
Reprinted [FRA] in • BD #1 to #2/1977.

Cocco Bill: "Cocco Bill fa bim bam bum" 4 pgs.
Original: Cocco Bill #31: "Cocco Bill fa bim bam bum". Appeared for the first time in Giorno dei Ragazzi #42 (15.10.72). Reprinted [FRA] in • BD #3 to #4/1977.

Tom le fouineur: "Little Tom" ??? pgs.
Reprinted [FRA] in • BD #5 to #8/1977.

l'Echo des Savanes

"Africa ! Africa !" ??? pgs. With Bollon.
Reprinted [FRA] in • l'Echo des Savanes #41/1977.

Vaillant et Pif

Cocco Bill Annonce.
Reprinted [FRA] in • Vaillant et Pif #686/1982.

Cocco Bill Cover Art.
Reprinted [FRA] in • Vaillant et Pif #687/1982.

Cocco Bill: "Salooon" 24 pgs.
Reprinted [FRA] in • Vaillant et Pif #687/1982.

Fluide Glacial #89

Nov. 1983. 68 pgs. 12 Frangs.

Pg 40: "Salamis et spaghettis" (a half column news about new album, "Kamasutra"). Two B&W picts from it.

Kamasutra

Artefact. Collection La Tranche #7, June 1983. Hard Bound. 300 signed by Benito Jacovitti.
See also the original version.

Kamasutra. Cover Art.

Jacky Mandoline, Joe Balordo

Cygne 1983. 23x31 cm. 50 pgs. [source Librairie Lemarié]

Jacky Mandoline, Joe Balordo. Cover Art.

Zorry Kid

See Zorry Kid in France.