Bonelli was born in
Milan. He founded
Casa Audace Editrice, later to be known as
Sergio Bonelli Editore, in 1940. In 1948, he created
Occhio Cupo and
Tex Willer (both drawn by Galleppini).
Tex Willer is among the most popular characters of Italian comics, with translations into numerous languages all around the world. He wrote several early episodes of
Zagor (issues #6–10, 13–14). Bonelli remained to supervise the production of Tex until his death in Alessandria. His son
Sergio Bonelli (1932–2011) was also a comic book writer, as well as a publisher of comics. == External links ==