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Scari, Il Piccolo Somalio is an Italian comic book that came out after the Italian War in Abyssinia in 1935-36. Translated as ‘Scari, the Little Somali’, Scari is an abbreviation of ‘Ascari’, the name given to colonial troops employed by the colonial powers at the time. Scari is fighting the evil Abyssinians and gets help from people that look like American cowboys and the setting for the stories can easily be confused with the American West. In fact, the comic shares space with another comic book hero called ‘Alan’ who is an American cowboy. The notion of pairing stories in Africa and the Wild American West is not uncommon and is seen even in the USA with Aunt Hannah’s Bread issuing 200 bread labels devoted to the theme of the American West and Africa. Like the Italian Empire, this comic book series had a limited run. M
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Eritrea. By Missione Cattolica di Asmara. A compilation of 36 full page photographic images of Eritrea. Not dated but published shortly before or during the fascist period. Some water damage on front cover not affecting inside at all. Not in Worldcat. Only Yale holds this. B ANEH
Price: $300.00
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