Il Grande Blek is an Italian western comic book, first published in Italy on October 3, 1954 by Editoriale Dardo. Blek was written and illustrated by the trio EsseGesse.
Blek is a leader of a trappers during the American Revolutionary War. They fought against the cruel Redcoats, the symbol of British colonialist oppression. Blek's best friends and buddies in adventure are his stepson Roddy Lassiter and the professor Occultis.
Blek was published in other countries such as Greece (where is being published since June 1969), Turkey (as Steel Blek - Teksas), France (as Blek le Roc), and former Yugoslavia (as Veliki Blek). In Scandinavia he was called Davy Crockett, although he has nothing to do with the historic person Davy Crockett.