Pier Lorenzo De Vita (21 November 1909 – 7 April 1990) was an Italian comic book artist.
Born in Castiglione Olona, De Vita made his professional debut in 1934 in the magazine Jumbo.[1][2] In 1936 he started collaborating with Scena illustrata and Corriere dei Piccoli, for which he created the long-running series La Primula Rossa del Risorgimento.[1][2]
In 1938 De Vita debuted on Topolino with a comic adaptation of Albert Robida's novel Voyages très extraordinaires de Saturnin Farandoul.[1][2] After illustrating Tuffolino, a Mickey Mouse imitation for the magazine Paperino, as well as some adventure comic series such as Pecos Bill and Oklahoma, in 1955 he started a long collaboration with Guido Martina with a Donald Duck story, Paperino Don Chisciotte.[1][2] He continued to illustrate Disney stories often written by Martina until his retirement in 1981.[1][2]
De Vita died in Domaso.
