Gino D'Antonio
Gino D'Antonio (16 March 1927 – 24 December 2006) was an Italian comics writer and artist. Born in Milan, D'Antonio made his professional debut in 1947, with the comic book series "Jesse James" published by Edizioni Della Casa, and from 1951 he started collaborating with the magazine "Il Vittorioso". In 1956 he began a proficous collaboration with Fleetway Publications, for which he specialized in creating war comics. His stories were published in British publications including "Tell Me Why", "Junior Mirror", "Junior Express" and "Eagle". In 1967 D'Antonio co-created with Renzo Calegari his best known work, the long lasting  comic book series "Storia del West", which run until 1980. In the early 1970s, he started collaborating with the magazine "Il Giornalino", for which he created numerous comic series, notably "Susanna", "Il soldato Cascella" and "Uomini senza gloria". In 1987, he eventually became the head of the comics section of the magazine. He died of a stroke in his house in Milan in 2006.