Ruggero Giovannini was an Italian draughtsman, illustrator and painter. His made his first comic, 'I Seguaci di Adelchi' for Il Vittorioso in 1945. This was followed by the 'Jim Brady' series, and several comic versions of popular films. He worked for Il Vittorioso until 1969, the year he went to work for Il Giornalino. For this magazine, he drew 'Bug Barri' and 'Harald il Crudele', as well as 'Gli Uomini del Pugnale', 'Capitan Erik' and 'Ricky'. In addition, he drew 'The Illiad' for Il Corriere dei Piccoli and 'Terra che Scotta' for Collection Tex.