Whisky & Gogo

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Created by Luciano Bottaro

Whisky & Gogo is an Italian comic series created by Luciano Bottaro. [1]

It debuted in 1959, published in the comics magazine Cucciolo , and in a short time it named an eponym comic book series, published in Italy by Edizioni Alpe. [1] The series, set in the American Old West, features a brown bear with the vice of drinking (Whisky) and an innocuous, easygoing trapper (Gogo). [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Franco Fossati, Liguria a strisce, SEL, 1976
  2. Gianni Bono. Guida al fumetto italiano. Epierre, 2003. p. 1458.