Dino Attanasio

Born and educated in Milano, Italy, Dino Attanasio moved to Belgium in his early twenties, where he started out in animation. Shortly after his arrival, the young artist got in contact with Tintin magazine, where he produced many different stories until 1968. He was also present in Spirou with some 'Belles Histoires de l'Oncle Paul', Petits Belges and Line.

Attanasio was one of the first illustrators in the Marabout Junior collection, where he illustrated the adventures of 'Bob Morane', written by Henri Vernes. In Tintin he started one of his most famous creations, 'Signor Spaghetti, at first on scenarios by René Goscinny. Attanasio also took over Franquin's 'Modeste et Pompon' series for a couple of years during the 1960s.

After his departure from Tintin, Dino Attanasio started working for the Dutch market. For Pep, he took on the funny gangster series 'Johnny Goodbye', written by Martin Lodewijk and Patty Klein. For the same magazine, he also took on 'Bandoneon' (with Delporte) and 'De Marconi's' (with Dick Matena). In 1974 he took on the 'Spaghetti' series again. In the final stage of his career, Attanasio created an idiosyncratic watercolor comic adaptation of Boccaccio's literary classic 'Decamerone'.