Marco Rota (Italian: [ˈmarko ˈrɔːta]; born 18 September 1942) is an Italian Disney comic artist who served as editor-in-chief of Disney Italia from 1974 to 1988.

His Disney stories feature a style largely influenced by Carl Barks.^[1]

Rota was born in Milan. His first comic work, Steve Morgan il trappolatore, was published in 1958 in the magazine Collana Scudo.^[2] During the 1960s, he drew stories of Superman and Batman, as well as erotic comics.^[2]

Rota made his first Disney comic using the Mickey Mouse character in 1971. He would go on, however, to work primarily with Donald Duck and Scrooge McDuck stories. His best-known Disney-related work is Andold "Wild Duck" Temerary, Donald's Dark Age Scottish alter ego; as well as the 1984 story From Egg to Duck (Italian: Buon compleanno, Paperino!, lit. 'Happy birthday, Donald!'), Donald's biography.^[2]

In addition to working with established characters, Rota also does original work.^[2] As of 2012, he works for the Danish publisher Egmont.^{[3][needs update]}

In 2019, he returned to collaborate with Topolino with the story Ingorgopoli.^[4]