Marmittone
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| Format | Text comics, military comics |
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| Created by | Bruno Angoletta |
Marmittone is an Italian comic strip series created by Bruno Angoletta.
Background
The name Marmittone ("rookie") is derived from "marmitta", the huge pot in which military rations are cooked.[1] The main character is a simple-minded soldier with goodwill, who, for his gaffes and bad luck, ends up going to prison at the end of each of his adventures.[1] The comic strip was published by Il Corriere dei Piccoli from 1928 to 1940, a few weeks before the outbreak of World War II.[1]
Marmittone is considered a parody of fascist values of militarism and virility[2] and was referred to as "the most consistent and unyieldingly rude antagonist of the soldierly stereotypes of any dictatorship".[3]
References
- ^ a b c B.P. Boschesi, Manuale dei fumetti, Mondadori, 1976, pp. 32-33.
- ^ Maurice Horn, The World encyclopedia of comics, Volume 4, Chelsea House Publishers, 1983, pp.478-479.
- ^ Antonio Faeti, "L'ombra di Marmittone in una piazza metafisica", La Metafisica: gli Anni Venti, vol. II, Grafis, 1980, p. 257, cited in Kate Ferris, Everyday Life in Fascist Venice, 1929-40, Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.