The name Marmittone ("rookie") is derived from "marmitta", the huge pot in which military rations are cooked. The comic strip was published by
Il Corriere dei Piccoli from 1928 to 1940, a few weeks before the outbreak of World War II. and was referred to as "the most consistent and unyieldingly rude antagonist of the soldierly stereotypes of any dictatorship". == References ==