Luca Novelli
Luca Novelli (born 7 October 1947) is an Italian cartoonist and writer. He made his professional debut in 1971 with the comics series Historiettes, published in the magazine Eureka, and shortly later he created the successful comic strip Gli Edenisti, published in the newspapers Gazzetta di Parma and Il Messaggero and in the magazine Pardon. In 1974 he created his best-known work, the comic strip Il Laureato, published in the newspapers Il Giorno and Il Messaggero and in the magazine Men Only.
Luca Novelli

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- Name
- Luca Novelli
- Born
- 7 October 1947
- Birthplace
- Milan, Italy
- Occupation
- Cartoonist Writer
- Nationality
- Italy
- Languages
- Italian
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Biography
Biography
In 1976 he started collaborating with the German magazine Pardon. In 1978, Novelli released Viaggio al centro della cellula, a biology comic textbook, and following its success, he specialized in popular science books for children, published in Italy by Mondadori and often translated in foreign languages.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Luca Novelli • Born — 7 October 1947 • Birthplace — Milan, Italy • Occupation — Cartoonist Writer
Documentary record
Luca Novelli appears in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as an author and illustrator (born 7 October 1947). The birth of Luca Novelli is recorded on 7 October 1947.
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Luca Novelli is recorded with the occupation television presenter. Recorded with the occupation comics artist. Recorded as writer, journalist, television presenter, comics artist and illustrator.
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Life and career
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1947
Luca Novelli was born on 7 October 1947.
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- 1.Franco Fossati. Dizionario Illustrato del Fumetto. Mondadori, 1992. 189. 8804355441.
- 2.Luciano Secchi. "Novelli, Luca". Enciclopedia Mondiale del Fumetto. Editoriale Corno, 1978. p.596.
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