Lucifera
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Italian comics
Italian comics are comics made in Italy. They are locally known as fumetto – plural form fumetti – although this latter term is often used in English to describe a specific comic genre . The most popular Italian comics have been translated into many languages...
popular in the seventies.
The 'Lucifera' character is a demoness/succubus dedicated to fighting the forces of Goodness. A frequent visitor to Hell, she also enjoys sending others there to be tormented. Her adventures are full of quite explicit, if humorous, eroticism and in one memorable scene she is shown fellating the devil himself. Other storylines involve Sado-Masochism, executions, impalement and even molestation by a giant spider.
The 'Lucifera' comic book was published by Ediperiodici and ran for 170 issues from 1971 to 1980. A French edition was also published by Elvifrance
Elvifrance
Elvifrance was a French comic book publisher, specializing in digest-sized publications, often translations from Italian fumetti.Edited by Georges Bielec , it was founded in 1970 and owned by Giorgio Cavedon and Renzo Barbieri of Erregi. It ceased publication in 1992.-External links:*...
and ran for 99 issues from 1972 to 1980.
Artists who have worked on the 'Lucifera' series include Edoardo Morricone (a.k.a. Morrik, who later worked on other Italian comics such as Biancaneve
Biancaneve
Biancaneve is an Italian erotic comic book, created in 1972 by Renzo Barbieri and Rubino Ventura and illustrated by Leone Frollo. Fairlie Wayne is the real name of the main character.-Overview:...
, Satanik
Satanik
Satanik is an Italian noir comic book created in December 1964 by Max Bunker and Magnus , also the authors of the popular series Kriminal and Alan Ford.-Synopsis:...
and Djustine
Djustine
Djustine is an Italian comic book series written by Enrico Teodorani.The Djustine character was created from a fusion of Sergio Corbucci's film character Django, and the Marquis de Sade's titular "Justine".- Publication history :...
), Leone Frollo
Leone Frollo
Leone Frollo is an Italian comic book artist.Frollo debuted in 1948 with a western called Sui Grandi Laghi . From 1958 to 1968, he worked for London agency Fleetway, doing war stories. After that, until the mid-1980s he did works in several genres, including fantasy and horror, but specially...
and Tito Marchioro.
Lucifera is one of many such characters from the Italian 'fumetti
Fumetti
Fumetti is an Italian word which refers to all comics. In English, the term refers specifically to photonovels or photographic comics, a genre of comics illustrated with photographs rather than drawings. Italians call these fotoromanzi...
' tradition. Other figures from the same era, and with similarly violent or erotic preoccupations, include Zora la Vampira
Zora (vampire)
Zora, the vampire, better known as Zora la Vampira is an Italian comic book erotic character. The first comic book was published in 1972.Her physical appearance is partly inspired by Catherine Deneuve, which is evident from the cover of the first issue bearing the same name as protagonist Zora la...
, Maghella
Maghella
Maghella is an Italian comic book erotic character. She is a young woman with magic powers. She is a witch. She was created by Dino Leonetti, the famous comic artist with text by Furio Arrasich....
, Biancaneve
Biancaneve
Biancaneve is an Italian erotic comic book, created in 1972 by Renzo Barbieri and Rubino Ventura and illustrated by Leone Frollo. Fairlie Wayne is the real name of the main character.-Overview:...
, Vartan, Jacula
Jacula (fumetti)
Jacula was the eponymous vampire in an Italian fumetti title. In common with Zora and Sukia, the series contained strong sexual imagery: together with her vampire husband Carlo Verdier, the predatory Jacula seduced the unwary and corrupted the innocent...
, Jolanda de Almaviva, Yra
Yra (vampire)
Yra, the vampire is an Italian comic book erotic character. She was drawn by Leone Frollo and Rubino Ventura. Yra is a 12-episodes fumetti series published from 1980 to 1981 by Edifumetto....
, Sukia
Sukia
For the Californian band, see Sukia .Sukia was a vampire-themed Italian comics series by Renzo Barbieri and Fulvio Bosttoli published by Edifumetto from 1978 to 1986, for a total of 153 albums and 6 extra albums. In the series Sukia faces people or creatures who are trying to do some form of harm...
and Dylan Dog
Dylan Dog
Dylan Dog is an Italian horror comics series featuring an eponymous character created by Tiziano Sclavi for the publishing house Sergio Bonelli Editore...
.