The Corriere dei Piccoli (Italian for "Courier of the Little Ones"), later nicknamed Corrierino ("Little Courier"), was a weekly magazine for children published in Italy from 1908 to 1995. It was the first Italian periodical to make a regular feature of publishing comic strips.
Corriere dei Piccoli
Categories
Children's magazine
Frequency
Weekly
First issue
27 December 1908; 114 years ago (27 December 1908)
Corriere dei Piccoli was established in 1908.[1] The first issue (24 pages, 80,000 copies) was published on 27 December 1908,[2] with Silvio Spaventa Filippi as editor-in-chief. It was founded by Luigi Albertini.[3] The magazine was formally a supplement for children of Corriere della Sera,[4] but it was also sold separately for 0.10 lira[5] At its acme, the magazine sold 700,000 copies.
By 1970 the magazine started having financial difficulties due to rising costs and competition by other magazines and comics books. Feeling that the quaint name was partly to blame, on 1 January 1972 the publisher renamed the bulk of the magazine Corriere dei Ragazzi, which hopefully would be more appealing to teenagers. The name Corriere dei Piccoli survived as the title of a thin supplement of the publication, aimed at the younger readers, but after a few months it became an autonomous magazine again. Corriere dei Ragazzi, later renamed Corrier Boy, ceased publications in 1984.
The last issue of Corriere dei Piccoli was dated 15 August 1995.
Contents
The cover of the 11 July 1911 edition carries a cartoon strip in the Italian style without speech bubbles.
Throughout its history, the Corrierino published material in many genres: stories in comic strip format, illustrated tales and novels (usually in half-page to two-page weekly installments), educational material, feature columns, humor, news, reviews, readers' letters, puzzles, board games, and more.
Although comic strips had been published before in Italian children’s magazines—Il novellino had published American examples including, in 1904, a Yellow Kid cartoon—the Corriere was the first to make them a regular feature and the first to commission original Italian artwork as well as using American strips.[6] A typically Italian comic strip format was introduced by the Corrierino from its first issue. The full page was divided into six equal panels, in three rows. Instead of text balloons (which were already used in the US, but were considered educationally regressive by the Italian editors), the narrative and dialogue were provided by octosyllabicrhymedcouplets underneath each panel, e.g.:
In time this format gave way to balloon-captioned comics, which, besides being the universal norm outside Italy, made for more lively action and dialogue, and gave more freedom to the artists in the choice of panel size and layout. Nevertheless, strips in this "Italian format" continued to make sporadic appearances throughout the life of the magazine, generally aimed at younger readers.
^Steven Heller (19 July 2012). "Italy's Fumetti: Curiously Sophisticated Pulp Comics". Printmag. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
^Gaetana Marrone; Paolo Puppa (26 December 2006). Encyclopedia of Italian Literary Studies. Routledge. p. 464. ISBN978-1-135-45530-9. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
^Ermanno Detti; Ronald L. Martinez (April 2002). "The Difficult Art of Making People Laugh: Comic Children's Literature in Italy" (PDF). The Lion and the Unicorn. 26 (2): 150–168. doi:10.1353/uni.2002.0018. S2CID 145253650. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
^Gino Moliterno, ed. (2005). (PDF). London and New York: Routledge. ISBN0-203-74849-2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
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The Corriere dei Piccoli Italian for Courier of the Little Ones later nicknamed Corrierino Little Courier was a weekly magazine for children published in Italy from 1908 to 1995 It was the first Italian periodical to make a regular feature of publishing comic strips Corriere dei PiccoliCategoriesChildren s magazineFrequencyWeeklyFirst issue27 December 1908 114 years ago 27 December 1908 Final issue15 August 1995 27 years ago 15 August 1995 CountryItalyBased inMilanLanguageItalian Contents 1 Publication history 2 Contents 3 Influence 4 Comics series 5 See also 6 NotesPublication history EditCorriere dei Piccoli was established in 1908 1 The first issue 24 pages 80 000 copies was published on 27 December 1908 2 with Silvio Spaventa Filippi as editor in chief It was founded by Luigi Albertini 3 The magazine was formally a supplement for children of Corriere della Sera 4 but it was also sold separately for 0 10 lira 5 At its acme the magazine sold 700 000 copies By 1970 the magazine started having financial difficulties due to rising costs and competition by other magazines and comics books Feeling that the quaint name was partly to blame on 1 January 1972 the publisher renamed the bulk of the magazine Corriere dei Ragazzi which hopefully would be more appealing to teenagers The name Corriere dei Piccoli survived as the title of a thin supplement of the publication aimed at the younger readers but after a few months it became an autonomous magazine again Corriere dei Ragazzi later renamed Corrier Boy ceased publications in 1984 The last issue of Corriere dei Piccoli was dated 15 August 1995 Contents Edit The cover of the 11 July 1911 edition carries a cartoon strip in the Italian style without speech bubbles Throughout its history the Corrierino published material in many genres stories in comic strip format illustrated tales and novels usually in half page to two page weekly installments educational material feature columns humor news reviews readers letters puzzles board games and more Although comic strips had been published before in Italian children s magazines Il novellino had published American examples including in 1904 a Yellow Kid cartoon the Corriere was the first to make them a regular feature and the first to commission original Italian artwork as well as using American strips 6 A typically Italian comic strip format was introduced by the Corrierino from its first issue The full page was divided into six equal panels in three rows Instead of text balloons which were already used in the US but were considered educationally regressive by the Italian editors the narrative and dialogue were provided by octosyllabic rhymed couplets underneath each panel e g Qui comincia l avventura Here begins the adventureDel Signor Bonaventura of Mr Bonaventura In time this format gave way to balloon captioned comics which besides being the universal norm outside Italy made for more lively action and dialogue and gave more freedom to the artists in the choice of panel size and layout Nevertheless strips in this Italian format continued to make sporadic appearances throughout the life of the magazine generally aimed at younger readers Influence EditBesides introducing comics to Italian public the Corrierino greatly influenced four generations of Italians and played a significant role in the career of many Italian artists and writers such as Giana Anguissola Mino Milani Hugo Pratt Lino Penati Dino Battaglia Aldo Di Gennaro Sergio Toppi Mario Uggeri Benito Jacovitti Guido Buzzelli Anna Franchi and many more Comics series EditComics which appeared in the magazine include Gli Aristocratici Bilbolbul Gianconiglio Italino Lady Love Lupo Alberto Marmittone Marzolino Tarantola Nick Carter L Omino Bufo Pier Cloruro de Lambicchi Pimpa Quadratino Re di Picche Signor Bonaventura Sor Pampurio Tarzanetto Zorry KidSee also EditList of magazines published in Italy Other contemporaneous magazines for children published in Italy Il giornalino della Domenica 1906 1927 weekly Lo Scolaro 1912 1972 weekly educational Il Giornalino 1924 weekly Catholic orientation Giornale dei Ragazzi 1926 1943 fortnightly Fascist orientation Gioventu Fascista 1931 1936 weekly Fascist propaganda Jumbo 1932 1938 weekly Il Monello 1933 1990 weekly L Audace 1934 1944 weekly L Avventuroso 1934 1943 weekly for young adults Topolino 1934 weekly Walt Disney characters Intrepido 1935 1998 weekly Il Vittorioso 1937 1966 weekly Catholic orientation Il Giorno dei Ragazzi 1957 1968 weekly supplement of daily Il Giorno Eureka 1967 1989 monthly linus 1965 monthly leftist orientation List of magazines published in Italy Some contemporaneous European children s magazines Spirou 1938 Belgian weekly Tintin 1946 1993 Belgian weekly Notes Edit Steven Heller 19 July 2012 Italy s Fumetti Curiously Sophisticated Pulp Comics Printmag Retrieved 5 November 2016 Gaetana Marrone Paolo Puppa 26 December 2006 Encyclopedia of Italian Literary Studies Routledge p 464 ISBN 978 1 135 45530 9 Retrieved 25 October 2014 Ermanno Detti Ronald L Martinez April 2002 The Difficult Art of Making People Laugh Comic Children s Literature in Italy PDF The Lion and the Unicorn 26 2 150 168 doi 10 1353 uni 2002 0018 S2CID 145253650 Retrieved 3 December 2014 Gino Moliterno ed 2005 Encyclopedia of Contemporary Italian Culture PDF London and New York Routledge ISBN 0 203 74849 2 Archived from the original PDF on 9 January 2015 Retrieved 10 January 2015 Its upmarket rival Il giornalino della Domenica founded in 1906 sold for two and a half times the price Encyclopedia of Italian Literary Studies ed by Gaetana Marrone and others New York London Routledge 2007 I p 787 ISBN 978 1 57958 390 3 Italy portal Comics portal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Corriere dei Piccoli amp oldid 1110575882, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
