Trotta, trotta… Cocco Bill!

Trotta, trotta… Cocco Bill!

Tra salami e saloon, le più belle avventure di Cocco Bill, dalla sua prima storia all’ultima camomilla / Between salami and saloon, the most beautiful adventures of Cocco Bill, from his first story to the last chamomile

1st: June 1998. 2nd: Aug. 1999. 3rd: March 2000. Salani Editore. Edited by Vezio Melegari. 96+[4] pgs. 3rd: €9,30. Color. [id]

Inner front cover to pg 1, 2 strips per page: Says, “Chi vuole le sberle submit vada a pagina 96…” / “Who wants the slap go to page 96…”. Go to pg 96.
Pg 2: “Benito Jacovitti”, an article about the creator of comics. B&W.
Pg 4: “Benvenuto, Cocco Bill!” / “Welcome, Cocco Bill!”, a forewords. B&W.
Pg 5: The opening page of “Cocco Bill [#1]” (1957) story. B&W.
Pg 6: “Una stella… anzi due!” / “One star … or rather two!”, an introduction for the following story. B&W.

199. Cocco Bill #14: “Lo sceriffo Cocco Bill” [SYNOPSIS]. Appeared for the first time in Giorno dei Ragazzi #3 ([Jan. 21], 1965) to #32 ([Aug. 21], 1965). Here pgs 7-36: 30 pgs. Every other spread B&W and every other color. Because the page measures are different than in the original print, there is extra guns and salami strips at the top and at the bottom of the page.

Pg 37: “Sette più? Bel voto, Cocco!” / “Seven more? Good grade, Cocco!”, an introduction for the following story. B&W.

237. Cocco Bill #20: “Cocco Bill fa sette più” aka “Cocco Bill fa 7+” [SYNOPSIS]. Appeared for the fist time in Corriere dei Piccoli #48 (Dec. 1, 1968) to #7 (Feb. 16, 1969). Here pgs 38-85: 48 pgs. Every other spread B&W and every other color.

Pg 86: “Che cappello, Cocco Brillo!” / “What a hat, Cocco Brillo!”, an introduction for the following story. B&W.

240. Cocco Bill #22: “Cocco Brillo” [SYNOPSIS]. Appeared for the fist time in Corriere dei Piccoli #30 (July 27, 1969). Re: La Grande Avventura dei fumetti, Raccolta #13 (De Agostini 1990). Trotta trotta… Cocco Bill (Salani 1998). A. Ineditalia ANAF (2007). Hachette #01 (2017). Here pgs 87-94: 8 pgs. Every other spread B&W and every other color.

Pg 95: “Cocco Bill e… basta!” / “Cocco Bill and … that’s it!”, an introduction for the following story. B&W.
Pg 96 to inner back cover, 2 strips per page: Says, “Benvenuti di pagina 1! Chi voleva le sberle… se la goda!” / “Welcome from page 1! Who wanted the slaps… enjoy it!”,

349. Cocco Bill #47:”Cocco Bill [#47]” aka “Camomilla al Trotto”. 2 pgs. Color. [SYNOPSIS]. Appeared for the fist time in TV Junior #51 (Dec. 19, 1982). Here inner front cover to pg 1 and pg 96 to inner back cover. Two strips per page. B&W.