Gian Luigi Bonelli

Giovanni Luigi Bonelli was an Italian comic book author and publisher, best remembered as the co-creator of Tex Willer in 1948, together with artist Aurelio Galleppini.

Career

Bonelli was born in Milan. He founded Casa Audace Editrice, later to be known as Sergio Bonelli Editore, in 1940.
In 1948, he created Occhio Cupo and Tex Willer. Tex Willer is among the most popular characters of Italian comics, with translations into numerous languages all around the world.
He wrote several early episodes of Zagor. Bonelli remained to supervise the production of Tex until his death in Alessandria. His son Sergio Bonelli was also a comic book writer, as well as a publisher of comics.