Sergio Toppi
(b. 11/10/1932, Italy)
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After working as an animator and illustrator, Sergio Toppi made his comics debut with 'Il Mago Zurlì' and a biography of Pietro Micca in Il Corriere dei Piccoli in 1966. He continued with several historical and war comics in the series 'Grandi Avventure di Pace e di Guerra', in cooperation with the writer Milo Milani. When Il Corriere dei Piccoli became Il Corriere dei Ragazzi, Toppi illustrated series like 'Dal Nostro Inviato', 'Fumetti-Verità', 'Uomini Contro' and 'I Grandi nel Giallo'. He also created several comics with Milo Milani for Il Messaggero dei Ragazzi. In addition, Toppi pursued a versatile career as an illustrator.
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From 1976, he illustrated some episodes in the collection 'Un Uomo, un'Avventura' at Bonelli, including 'L'Uomo del Nilo', 'L'Uomo del Messico' and 'L'Uomo delle Paludi'. In addition, he made dozens of short stories for the magazines Linus, Alter, and Sgt. Kirk. Toppi began a longtime collaboration with Il Giornalino, illustrating religious stories as well as 'Racconti brevi' (1977), 'La Storia di Tutti i Tempi' (1982), 'I Grandi del Cinema' (1985), 'Storie d'Oro e di Frontiera' (1986), 'Smeraldi per il Faraone' (1988), 'Mastro Domenico' (1989), 'In Quel Giorno' (1990), 'Viso Nascosto' (1992), 'Un uomo Chiamato Gesù' (1992), 'Don Alberione' (1994), 'La Città' (1994, text by Gino d'Antonio), 'Il Segredo dei Quattro Codici' (1995), 'Le Avventure di Robinson Crosue' (1997) and the series 'Magda & Moroni' (1996, text by Luigi d'Antonio).
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As an allround author, Toppi created series such as 'Sharaz-de' and 'Il Collezionista', as well as comics for L'Eternauta, Comic Art and Orient Express. In the magazine Corto Maltese, he produced titles like 'Kas Cey', 'Chapungo', 'M'Felewzi', 'Isola Genile', 'Aloranguay', 'Thanka', 'L'Incontro', 'Una Grave Lacuna', 'Blues', 'Il Dossier Kokombo', 'Solitudinis Morbus', 'Dio Minore' and 'Cavaliere di Ventura'.
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In the French market, his name appeared in the collections 'L'Histoire de France en Bande Dessinées' and 'La Découverte du Monde en Bandes Dessinées'. Toppi also worked for the Spanish publisher Planeta Agostini. Toppi continued his collaboration with Bonelli, drawing for Ken Parker Magazine and the series 'Nick Raider', 'Julia' and 'Martin Mystère'.
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