Pier Lorenzo De Vita

Pier Lorenzo De Vita (21 November 1909 – 7 April 1990) was an Italian comic book artist.

Born in Castiglione Olona, De Vita made his professional debut in 1934 in the magazine Jumbo.

[1][2] In 1936 he started collaborating with Scena illustrata [it] and Corriere dei Piccoli, for which he created the long-running series La Primula Rossa del Risorgimento.

[1][2] In 1938 De Vita debuted on Topolino with a comic adaptation of Albert Robida's novel The Adventures of Saturnin Farandoul.

[1][2] After illustrating Tuffolino, a Mickey Mouse imitation for the magazine Paperino, as well as some adventure comic series such as Pecos Bill and Oklahoma, in 1955 he started a long collaboration with Guido Martina with a Donald Duck story, Paperino Don Chisciotte.