Yorga
Real Name: Unknown
Identity/Class: Human mystic
Occupation: Unknown
Affiliations: None known
Enemies: Unknown
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None known
Base of Operations: Unknown
First Appearance: Cow Boy (weekly comic journal, 1945)
Powers/Abilities: He also had mental powers including telepathy, precognition and hypnotism.
History: Yorga was raised by a fakir, and as a result grew up with a number of unusual powers.
Comments: Created by Gianluigi Bonelli, art by Antonio Canale. Gianluigi Bonelli was the founder of the actual "Sergio Bonelli Editore" (Sergio is his son); Antonio was also the artist for Amok.
Thanks to Andrea Cantucci for identifying his country of origin and providing a number of additional details about him. Thanks to Dennis Ray for clearing up my confusion between this character and the other Yorga, and for images of the character.
CLARIFICATIONS: Not to be confused with
Count Yorga, a movie vampire
Yorga, an Argentinian vigilante
Any Additions/Corrections? Please let me know.
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