Born in La Spezia, Francesco Gamba came from an artistic family. His brother is the comics artist Pietro Gamba. He began drawing comics in the late 1940s, drawing 'Razzo Bill' for Edizioni Alpe. In 1949, he drew 'Musetta' for Edizini Ippocampo', and he took over 'Yorga', a series previously created by Gianluigi Bonelli and Antonio Canale. Between 1950 and 1954, he was one of the regular artists of 'Pecos Bill' stories, scripted by Guido Marina. He additionally illustrated fairytale books for Editrice Bosschi, as well as adventure books.
In 1956, he began a longtime collaboration with the publishing house Audace (the future Bonelli), where he created 'Terre e Rocky Starr' and the well-known series 'Piccolo Ranger', while also drawing some episodes of 'Zagor' and 'Tex'. While working for Bonelli, Gamba also drew for the French market.
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