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Guido Martina (9 February 1906 – 6 May 1991) was an Italian comic writer, documentarist and author. Martina is well known for his Disney comics stories, including the first of the "" story "L'inferno di Topolino", and the creation of Paperinik, Donald Duck superhero alter ego.
Returned to Italy in 1938, Martina started collaborating with Topolino as translator of American stories. During this time he also wrote a radio variety show and directed a short-lived satirical magazine, Fra' Diavolo. During World War II he served as cavalry officer in Libya, where he was taken prisoner by the British army. Following the Armistice of Cassibile he was moved in Poland, from where he was deported to a Nazi concentration camp in Austria.
In 1945, Martina reprised his collaboration with Topolino, also creating his first original Disney comics stories. In 1949 he started the "" (i.e. "Disney Parodies") saga with the celebrated story "L'inferno di Topolino", a parody of Dante Alighieri's Inferno. During his career he wrote hundreds of stories, creating dozens of characters, including Paperinik.
In 1949, he created with Raffaele Paparella the popular western series Pecos Bill, and in 1952 the adventure series Oklahoma. He also collaborated with the comic magazines Cucciolo and Tiramolla, and wrote several for Il Vittorioso.
Outside comics, Martina also collaborated with Disney as author of 11 volumes of the 24 volumes-long Enciclopedia Disney, and as author of the book series in 21 volumes In giro per il mondo con Disney.
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Categories: 1906 Births, 1991 Deaths, People From The Metropolitan City Of Turin, Italian Comics Writers, Disney Comics Writers, Italian Humorists, Italian Parodists, University Of Turin Alumni, Italian Documentary Filmmakers, Italian Male Writers, Italian Military Personnel Of World War Ii, Pecos Bill
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