Bilbolbul

The comic feature Bilbolbul was published in the children's magazine Il Corriere dei Piccoli from 1908 to 1933.^[1] It is commonly considered Italy's first comic.^[1][2] Its main character, Bilbolbul, is an African kid who interprets everything literally—including the most common metaphors and expressions—with bizarre and surreal effects.^[1][3]