While some may know that the incredibly violent and sexy Italian murder mysteries filmed in the 60s and 70s known as giallos inherited its name from a series of mystery novels published by the publisher Mondadori which were easily recognizable by their bright yellow covers and garish illustrations, very few know of the contributions of the cover artists of these cheaply produced paperbacks. One such artist is Carlo Jacono, whose work has a simple pulp grace and pop craftsmanship that sets it apart from other pulp artists in Italy, or elsewhere for that matter. Jacono also did some interesting work for the Italian Urania science fiction series.
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