During the years the comic book series was republished several times under different titles , including '' Albo dello Sceriffo '' , '' Raccolta del Piccolo Sceriffo '' , '' Racconti dello Sceriffo '' and '' Sceriffo Kit '' . The comic book series inspired two novels , '' Il Piccolo Sceriffo '' ( 1951 ) and '' Artiglio nero '' ( 1952 ) , written by Tristano Torelli and Gianna Arguissola , with illustrations by Ferdinando Tacconi , and an erotic photonovel series , published in the magazine '' Caballero '' in 1972 . The comic was also adapted in a 1950 medium-length film with the same name , directed by Vittorio Sala and presented at the 11th edition of the Venice Film Festival
11th edition
11th Venice International Film Festival
Il Piccolo Sceriffo