- Francisco Solano López (comics)
] For the Frontera first publication of the monthly "Hora Cero", the team produced the series "Rolo el marciano adoptivo" and "El Héroe".cite web | last =Historieteca| title =Hora Cero | url =http://www.historieteca.com.ar/historieteca.htm|language=Spanish] López also alternated as artist on the "
Ernie Pike " series withHugo Pratt ,Jorge Moliterni andJosé Muñoz .cite web | last =Lambiek Comiclopedia| title =Francisco Solano López | url =http://lambiek.net/artists/s/solano-lopez_francisco.htm ] On September 4, 1957 in the publication of "Hora Cero Suplemento Semanal", thescience-fiction series "El Eternauta" made its first appearance.cite web | last =Historieteca| title =Llega El Eternauta | url =http://www.historieteca.com.ar/Eternauta/eternauta.htm|language=Spanish]A success, "El Eternauta" came to the attention of the authorities as the series featured commentary of the political situation of Argentina and neighbouring
Chile , prompting López to flee for Spain to avoid possible arrest. In 1959 López began working forFleetway inMadrid and laterLondon , producing artwork for a host of series, including "Galaxus: The Thing from Outer Space", "Pete's Pocket Army", "The Drowned World", "Janus Stark", and "Kelly's Eye".Having returned to Argentina, López resumed collaboration with Oesterheld on "El Eternauta II" in 1968 with a new publishing house, Editorial Records. He also started work on science-fiction saga "Slot-Barr" with writer
Ricardo Barreiro , and the police series "Evaristo" with Carlos Sampayo. In the late 70s López again fled Argentian following persecution from the authorities, and from Madrid he arranged the publication of both "El Eternauta" and "Slot-Barr" with the Italian magazines "LancioStory" and "Skorpio".In the 90s, Solano Lopez produced work in the
erotic comics genre, achieving hits with "El Prostíbulo del Terror", from a story by Barreiro, and "Silly Symphony", made for the magazine "Kiss Comix".ources
* [http://www.dandare.info/artists/lopez_index.htm Francisco Solano López UK publications] Dan Dare;Footnotes
External links
* [http://lambiek.net/artists/s/solano-lopez_francisco.htm Francisco Solano López biography] on Lambiek Comiclopedia
* [http://www.dandare.info/artists/lopez.htm Francisco Solano López biography] on Dan Dare* [http://tintadehistorieta.blogspot.com Ultimas novedades sobre las obras de Francisco Solano López]
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