Birago Balzano, born in Trinitapoli, took courses at the Academy of Brera, and studied at the Art Institute of Cimabue afterwards. He made his comics debut by publishing in Capitan Audax at the publishing house Corno. From 1972, he drew the erotic vampire strip 'Zora' from scripts by Giuseppe Pederiali. He also illustrated episodes of 'Il Capitan Miki' and 'Un Regazzo nel Far-West', and for Piccolo Ranger and Edifumetto.
