Il Pioniere

Il Pioniere (Italian: The Pioneer) was a weekly children's comic magazine which existed between 1950 and 1970.

The magazine was close to the Italian Communist Party although it did not overtly contain political writings.

Il Pioniere was founded in Rome as a weekly magazine in 1950.

[1] The magazine was the official media outlet of a scout organization, namely Italian Pioneers' Association.

[2] The Communist Party officials invited Gianni Rodari to Rome to launch Il Pioniere.

Signor Tomato and Cipollino, one of the comic characters featured in Il Pioniere , on a Russian stamp dated 1992