Eugenio Juan Zappietro

Eugenio Juan Zappietro, better known by his pseudonym Ray Collins (born February 29, 1936), is an Argentine retired comic book writer.[1] Among his best-known works are Precinto 56 and Yor the Hunter (Henga el cazador).[1]

Eugenio Juan Zappietro
BornEugenio Juan Zappietro
(1936-02-29) February 29, 1936 (age 88)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Area(s)Cartoonist, Writer
CollaboratorsJuan Zanotto

Biography

edit

Zappietro was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on February 29, 1936.[2] He began his writing career at the age of 23, encouraged by Julio Anibal Portas of Abril publishing, who suggested that he should use an American pseudonym.[3]

Hugo Pratt commissioned him his first comic, Precinto 56, which had a police theme and was drawn by Jose Muñoz.[3][1]

In 1967, he was a finalist for Spain's Planeta Award with his novel Time to Die. In 1974, he created the now-classic comic Yor the Hunter along with the artist Juan Zanotto.[1] The comic was also published in the Italian magazine Lanciostory beginning with its first issue (#0) in 1975.[4] The 1983 Italian-French science fiction film Yor, the Hunter from the Future was based on the comic.[5]

He also created the series The Vikings with Arturo del Castillo for the magazine "Tit-Bits" in 1975. Beginning in 1979, he continued the comic Dennis Martin, with drawings by Lito Fernandez.[2]

Personal life

edit

Besides been a comics writer, Zappiero also worked as a police officer and as the director of the police museum in his hometown city of San Martin.[2]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c d Ray Collins: Biography of the Invisible Man. By Iván de la Torre 2003, Tebeosfera (in Spanish)
  2. ^ a b c Guerriero, Leila (May 8, 2010). "El comisario al que lo atraparon la novela y la historieta" [The police superintendent who was caught by the novel and the comic] (in Spanish). La Nacion.
  3. ^ a b Lorenzon, Luca (February 11, 2013). "Ray Collins e le altre vite di Eugenio Zappietro" [Ray Collins and the other lives of Eugenio Zappietro] (in Italian). Fucinemute.
  4. ^ Collins, Ray; Zanotto, Juan. Yor, il cacciatore [Yor, the Hunter] (in Italian). Eura Editoriale.
  5. ^ "Yor, the Hunter from the Future (1983)".
edit