Guglielmo Letteri

Guglielmo Letteri (Rome, January 11, 1926 - Rome, February 2, 2006) was an Italian comics artist. He lived for a long time in Albania with his family before returning to Italy in 1943. He attended the Faculty of Engineering in Rome for three years and then, in 1948, left for Argentina, where his professional encounter with comics took place. After further moves to Portugal and the Canary Islands, he settled in London, working for Fleetway. Following another stay in Latin America, he returned to Italy in 1963 and, the following year, began working on Tex.

He made his debut in the Willer saga with Agguato tra le rocce, one of the last stories published in the "strip" format, quickly becoming not only one of the historic authors of Tex but also one of the most important interpreters of his adventures, beloved by readers. His very precise line in some measure anticipated the so-called "clear line" style that was yet to come. Among the atmospheres most congenial to his work were those of an esoteric bent, especially when they featured the learned Egyptian El Morisco. On scripts by Giancarlo Berardi, he also created the splendid out-of-series volume Oklahoma!, which paved the way for the publication of the subsequent Maxi Tex.