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Comics: Masters of Erotica

Saturday 18 November 2023, 03:00 PM • Rome

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Magnus (Roberto Raviola)

Gesebel - Minaccia nel cosmo, 1966

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€ 5.800 - 8.500

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pencil, ink and Zipatone on thin cardboard
17,5 x 25,5 cm circa ciascuno
Semi-complete story composed of 118 original comic arts made by Magnus for "Minaccia nel cosmo", published in Gesebel n. 2 by Editoriale Corno in March 1966. Born from the genius of Max Bunker and Magnus (who only drew the first 6 issues), Gesebel entered the history of Italian comics with the merit of having first given shape to a predominantly female universe in completely new way for the time, heralding what was the phenomenon of sexy comic book heroines of the following years. In addition to the female component, the series stands out for its evident social satire with references to feminism and the corruption of the ruling class, due to this it was the object of the attention of the courts who feared the subversive nature of this type of publications, claiming that they could < >, consequently ending up the subject of trials and seizures. Note the many pencil indications to indicate where to censor excessively erotic scenes. Please note that the page 56 is missing.