Marco Rota

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Marco Rota
Marco Rota in Helsinki
Born	(1942-09-18) September 18, 1942 Milan, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Area(s)	artist, writer
Notable works	Buon compleanno, Paperino! (From Egg To Duck)

Marco Rota (born September 18, 1942) is an Italian Disney comic artist who served as editor-in-chief of Disney Italia from 1974 to 1988.

Early life

Rota was born in Milan.^[1]

Career

His first comic work was published in 1958. During the 1960s, he drew Superman, Batman, and erotic comics. He made his first Disney comic using the Mickey Mouse character in 1971. He would go on, however, to work primarily with Donald Duck and Scrooge McDuck stories. His most well-known Disney-related work is Andold "Wild Duck" Temerary, Donald's dark age Scottish alter ego; as well as the story From Egg To Duck (1984), Donald's biography.

In addition to working with established characters, Rota also does original work. He currently works for the Danish publisher Egmont.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Inducks, 12 January 2012

External links

Marco Rota at the INDUCKS

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Persondata
Name	Rota, Marco
Alternative names
Short description	Artist
Date of birth	September 18, 1942
Place of birth	Milan, Italy
Date of death
Place of death

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