| Eugenio Juan Zappietro | |
|---|---|
| Born | Eugenio Juan Zappietro February 29, 1936 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist, Writer |
| Collaborators | Juan Zanotto |
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]
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]
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]
