Pantera Bionda (A.R.C.)

    (A.R.C., 1948-1950)

Pantera Bionda (Blonde Panther) was the first character of Italian erotic comics and also the first heroine to be a victim of censorship. Born in 1948 from the pen of Gian Giacomo Dalmasso, and from the drawings of Enzo Magni aka Ingam. Pantera Bionda was a “tarzanide” or an imitation of the hero created by Edgar Rice Burroughs: the first issue arrived on Italian newsstands in April 1948 and was an immediate success. Focusing on the physical attractiveness of the heroine, rather than on the intertwining of the adventures told, soon led the comic to become a real best seller of the period, with over 100 thousand copies sold. But the success and consequent envy of competing publishers soon brought big problems to the publisher who had to deal with censorship. The comic after 40 issues was blocked, and the editor in charge indicted for offending the common sense of decency. Giurleo was tried and convicted, and had to dress his heroine in a maxiskirt and strictly covered shoulders.
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