The continuous invention of the new fumetti personages had in it's base purely mercantile considerations. In order to achieve market success on the comics creators was to predict (and satisfy) tastes of their readers. But fumetti market in the Mid 60s was overflowed by numerous variations of "criminal" genre and more "teasing" themes were in demand. The quest for teasing elements made birth to "erotic adventures" stories with female protagonists like "Isabella".

		The plot of Isabella took place in France of 16s century and reminds the adventures of Agelica - the protagonist of Anne & Serge Golon popular novel. On the comics' cover the label "fumetti per adulti" was placed, signifying the explicit erotic content of the comics. The publishing life of this comics lasted from April 1962 to Oct-1976 totalling 244 numbers issued.
more about Isabella comics: "ISABELLA Duchessa dei Diavoli" on www.eracle.it [it]

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		Jolanda de Almaviva The pivotal point among female adventure comics occupies "Jolanda de Almaviva" that was published between years 1970 - 1974 totaling 79 volumes. The volumes 14 to 61 was illustrated by Milo Manara. Manara draw skinny and appealing pirates, taking model from the actress Senta Berger. Article about Milo Manara
Jolanda	Senta Berger

more about comics protagonist's prototypes

Biancaneve

The idea of "Biancaneve" (Snow White) belongs to Renzo Barbiery - one of the "Isabella" creators that founded in 1972 publishing house "Edifumetto". Writer Rubino Ventura and illustrator Leone Frollo made use of omonious fairy tale of Grimm Brothers, but rewrote the plot in erotic - ironic mood. Their version of the story begins with Biancaneve faled in love with the charming prince Harold, but interfered by her malicious step mother Naga. The amorous triangle goes to be tense, when Biancaneve became conscious about her beauty and her passion to make love with men, women and other creatures of various kind. The heroine of the fable is encircled by seven Dwarfs that practice various sexual habits, as their names indicates.

Biancaneve page	Biancaneve	Naga

	Leone Frollo Links http://www.lamansardadimiele.org/Frollo.htm http://www.chez.com/pinupmania/frollo00.htm fantasy art galery on www.net-cafe.hu index of illustrations for sale Leone Frollo, le lion de Venise [fr]
Leone Frollo		Cover Illustration

In the mid 70s saw the light numerous imitations of "Biancaneve": Cenerentola, Cappuccetto Rotto, Maghella, Sorchella, as well as the series of sexy-fables: Favolette Sexy, Fiabe Colorate, Fiabe Prohibite and others. Many of them lacked the fixed protagonist and were reusing known personages taken from popular fairy tales.

Fumetti and Censure links: http://poncetd.club.fr/CENSURE/biancaneve/Biancanevecensure.htm LA DEGENERAZIONE DEL “FUMETTO NERO”

From the beginning "fumetti per adulti" came under public debate and were occasionally censured by authorities. Although this censorship seems today fairly ridiculous, cause it actually debated the percentage of the nudity pictured and not the essence of the provocation produced by the comics. Fumetti creators used to overcome this fuzzy censorship attempts and invented new stories, until in the mid 80s the new media providers like erotic TV channels imposed a strong competition on this genre and it began to loose it's comercial relevance.