Marmittone

*Marmittone*
Marmittone
Publication information
Format	Text comics, military comics
Genre	Humor/comedy ;
Creative team
Created by	Bruno Angoletta

Last updated December 20, 2025

Marmittone is an Italian comic strip series created by Bruno Angoletta.

Background

The name Marmittone ("rookie") is derived from "marmitta", the huge pot in which military rations are cooked.^[1] The main character is a simple-minded soldier with goodwill, who, for his gaffes and bad luck, ends up going to prison at the end of each of his adventures.^[1] The comic strip was published by Il Corriere dei Piccoli from 1928 to 1940, a few weeks before the outbreak of World War II.^[1]

Marmittone is considered a parody of fascist values of militarism and virility^[2] and was referred to as "the most consistent and unyieldingly rude antagonist of the soldierly stereotypes of any dictatorship".^[3]

References

1 2 3 B.P. Boschesi, Manuale dei fumetti, Mondadori, 1976, pp. 32-33.
↑ Maurice Horn, The World encyclopedia of comics, Volume 4, Chelsea House Publishers, 1983, pp.478-479.
↑ Antonio Faeti, "L'ombra di Marmittone in una piazza metafisica", La Metafisica: gli Anni Venti, vol. II, Grafis, 1980, p. 257, cited in Kate Ferris, Everyday Life in Fascist Venice, 1929-40, Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

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[xsz-1] 1 2 3 B.P. Boschesi, Manuale dei fumetti, Mondadori, 1976, pp. 32-33.

[2] Maurice Horn, The World encyclopedia of comics, Volume 4, Chelsea House Publishers, 1983, pp.478-479.

[3] Antonio Faeti, "L'ombra di Marmittone in una piazza metafisica", La Metafisica: gli Anni Venti, vol. II, Grafis, 1980, p. 257, cited in Kate Ferris, Everyday Life in Fascist Venice, 1929-40, Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

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