Sergio Tarquinio

Sergio Tarquinio
Born(1925-10-13)13 October 1925
Cremona, Italy
Died11 January 2026(2026-01-11) (aged 100)
Cremona, Italy
OccupationsPainter
Comics artist

Sergio Tarquinio (13 October 1925 – 11 January 2026) was an Italian painter and comics artist.[1]

Tarquinio specialised in creating adventure comics for a general audience.[2] Notably, his stories appeared in monthly magazines sold in French newsstands and were known as "pocket-sized comics".[3]

Tarquinio died in Cremona on 11 January 2026, at the age of 100.[4]

References

  1. ^ "A 100 anni è morto Sergio Tarquinio, "papà" di Tex e Ken Parker". Cremonaoggi (in Italian). 12 January 2026. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  2. ^ Gaumer, Patrick (2010). Dictionnaire mondial de la BD (in French). Paris: Larousse. ISBN 9782035843319.
  3. ^ "Tarquinio, Sergio". BD Gest' (in French).
  4. ^ "Addio a Sergio Tarquinio, il fumettista maestro del western". Adnkronos (in Italian). 12 January 2026. Retrieved 13 January 2026.