Wampus (original) (raw)

The Authors

Lyon-based journalist and writer Marcel Navarro (1919-2004) started his career in comics working for the Lyons-based comic book publisher S.A.G.E. during World War II. There he met Robert Bagage (the future founder of Editions Imperia) and Pierre Mouchotte (the publisher of "Fantax"). These three men eventually became almost single-handedly responsible for the "small format" publishing phenomenon of the 1950s and 1960s. After the war, Navarro created the character of Secret Agent Z.302 (drawn by Bagage) for Éditions Sprint. Then, in 1946, he contributed stories to Chott's**Fantax**. Finally, he co-founded the Aventures & Voyages publishing house, which published a number of children's adventure stories.

In 1950,

Navarro teamed up with AugusteVistel to create Éditions Lug, which became one of the leading publisher of French and Italian digest-sized comics and, starting in 1969, French editions of Marvel Comics.

It is in this capacity that

Navarro (using the pseudonyms of "J. K. Melwyn-Nash" or" Malcolm Naughton") co-created and/or edited a number of popular characters such as the western avenger, Ombrax (Alan Mistero in Italy), the Tarzan-like Zembla and a number of super-heroes such as Rakar, Dick Demon, Wampus and, later,Mikros and Photonik.

Navarro also wrote a special episode of Marvel's Silver Surfer, especially drawn by Jean-Yves Mitton for the French market (the subject of an article written by Jean-Marc Lofficier for "Alter Ego" #1.) In 1989, Marcel Navarro retired and Editions Lug was sold to SEMIC.

Franco

Frescura is an Italian writer, who also wrote L'Autre,Dick Demon,Rakar , Mister Song, Waki, and Wampus.

Luciano

Bernasconi is a renowned Italian artist. He was one of the major creators working for Lug in the 1960s and 1970s, and is still working for its successor, SEMIC, today.Bernasconi's credits include: L'Autre, Bob Lance, the Bronze Gladiator, le Comte de Saint-Germain, Jeff Sullivan, Kabur, Kit Kappa, Phenix, Sibilla,Starlock, Waki, and Wampus. LUCIANO BERNASCONI'S OFFICIAL SITE