Grissino

Grissino is an Italian Silver Age creation who made his debut in the very first issue of Braccio di Ferro in 1963, brought to life by Michele Gazzarri and Pierluigi Sangalli for Edizioni Bianconi — a publisher that helped define Italian comic culture for generations of young readers. Over a remarkable quarter-century run stretching to 1988, Grissino accumulated 140 catalogued appearances across Braccio di Ferro and Braccio di Ferro Oro, sharing those pages with a colorful cast including Timoteo, Trinchetto, Poldo, Strega Bacheca, and Mings. With a key issue already to his name and that kind of longevity, Grissino is exactly the sort of enduring character that rewards the curious collector willing to dig into the rich, often-overlooked world of Italian comics.