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El Plano De AlÃ-Gusa-No
El plano de AlÃ-Gusa-No (English: ''AlÃ-Gusa-No's Flatland'') is a 1974 comic written and drawn by Francisco Ibáñez Talavera, Francisco Ibañez in the ''Mortadelo y Filemón'' (''Mort & Phil'') comic series. Publication history The comic strip was first published in the ''Mortadelo (magazine), Mortadelo'' magazine, issues #203 (October 14, 1974) to #213 (December 23, 1974). It was later compiled in the collection series ''Ases del Humor'' #32 (1975) and ''Colección Olé'' #101 (1995).Fernández Soto, Miguel (2008) ''El mundo de Mortadelo y Filemón''. Medialive Content. , page 128. Plot El Super summons Mortadelo and Filemón for yet another delicate mission. An Arabic racketeer by the name of Ali-Gusa-No has sold a worthless piece of desert land to a group of ten gullible men for a hefty sum of money. Recently, however, a rich depot of uranium was discovered on this very land, making its owners potential multi-millionaires. However, too lazy to sign ten separate contrac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Editorial Bruguera
Ediciones B is a Spanish publisher, which currently operates as a division of Penguin Random House. Ediciones B is headquartered in Madrid and Barcelona, Spain; with branches throughout Latin America. It was established in 1986, but has its origins in El Gato Negro (1910) and Editorial Bruguera (1940). History El Gato Negro It was founded in 1910 by Juan Bruguera Teixidó under the name El Gato Negro and specialising in popular literature, joke books and especially in comic magazines.MartÃn (01/1968), pp. 11 a 12. They followed the example of the Spanish comic magazine ''TBO'' (founded in 1917) and in 1921 they created ''Pulgarcito'' which proved very successful. They published another twenty magazines including ''Charlot'' (1928) with content of ''Film Fun''. It came to possess, as indicated by Jesús Cuadrado: After Juan Bruguera's death in 1933 his sons, Pantaleón and Francisco Bruguera Grane, succeeded him. Editorial Bruguera Pantaleón and Francisco Bruguera chang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mort & Phil
''Mort & Phil'' ( es, Mortadelo y Filemón) is a Spanish comic series, published in more than a dozen languages. It appeared for the first time in 1958 in the children's comic-book magazine drawn by Francisco Ibáñez. The series features Mort ( es, Mortadelo, links=no), the tall, bald master of disguise named after mortadella sausage, and his bossy partner, the shorter, pudgier Phil ( es, Filemón, links=no) Pi. Initially, they were private detectives operating as , but now both serve as secret agents in the T.I.A. (a spoof on CIA), the (Aeroterrestrial Investigation Technicians). is the Spanish word for "aunt". The series frequently uses slapstick humour whereby the characters constantly suffer mishaps - such as falls from heights, explosions, and being crushed by heavy objects. Thanks to cartoon physics, the effects rarely last more than one panel. Overview Mort and Phil are a pair of idiots, and no matter what kind of mission they are assigned they always manage to get ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mortadelo (magazine)
''Mortadelo'' is a Spanish comic magazine published from 1970 to 1991 first by Editorial Bruguera and subsequently by Ediciones B. The magazine is named after the popular ''Mort & Phil'' comic series created by Francisco Ibáñez.Cristóbal MartÃnez. (April 1971). ''Una nueva publicación Bruguera: Mortadelo'' ''Bang!'' 5, p. 60. History ''Mortadelo'' endured three major historical stages under the direction of Vicente Palomares, Jordi Bayona, and Armando MatÃas Guiu. 1970–1983 The first issue of ''Mortadelo'' was released on 23 November 1970 and was given out free of charge by the magazine ''TÃo Vivo''. Subsequent issues cost 6 pesetas. The earliest issues feature the work series of Ibánez, Vázquez, and Escobar in addition to others such as ''El Corsario de Hierro''. The magazine, along with ''Super Pulgarcito'' replaced ''Gran Pulgarcito'', which was originally published by Vicente Palomares Melo. The publication spanned 32 pages (16 of the pages were full color w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Ibáñez Talavera
Francisco Ibáñez Talavera, signing as just Ibáñez, (born 15 March 1936) is a Spanish comic book artist and writer. Biography Born in Barcelona, Ibáñez is the creator of several comic book series, the most famous of which is Mortadelo y Filemón. He worked in a bank while publishing his first drawings before dedicating himself fully to his craft in 1957. A year later, Mortadelo y Filemón appeared for the first time in the publication ''Pulgarcito''. Subsequently, Ibáñez created several other characters. Since 1988, he has drawn six new Mortadelo y Filemón albums a year, many of which incorporate issues of the day. In 1994, he received the Grand Prize of the ''Salón del Cómic de Barcelona'' and in 2001 he was awarded with the ''Medalla de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes'' ("Gold Medal for Contributions to the Fine Arts"). He received the "Premios Notario del Humor" 2008 from the University of Alicante. Works *''Mortadelo y Filemón, agencia de información'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
¡A Las Armas!
¡A las armas! (English: ''Call to Arms!'') is a 1974 comic written and drawn by Francisco Ibañez for the ''Mortadelo y Filemón'' (''Mort & Phil'') comic series. Publication history The comic strip was first published in the ''Mortadelo ''Mort & Phil'' ( es, Mortadelo y Filemón) is a Spanish comic series, published in more than a dozen languages. It appeared for the first time in 1958 in the children's comic-book magazine drawn by Francisco Ibáñez. The series features Mor ...'' magazine, issues #189 (July 8, 1974) to #199 (September 16, 1974). Plot Mortadelo and Filemon's everyday duty of arresting criminals is rendered virtually impossible because the T.I.A.'s arsenal is (mildly speaking) archaic. Therefore, El Super decides to buy the latest weapon designs for his organisation and tasks Mortadelo and Filemon with field-testing them. These implements include: *A sleeping gas-spray pistol, with which Mortadelo and Filemon suffer a horrifying accident after inadvert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mortadelo Y Filemón
''Mort & Phil'' ( es, Mortadelo y Filemón) is a Spanish comic series, published in more than a dozen languages. It appeared for the first time in 1958 in the children's comic-book magazine drawn by Francisco Ibáñez. The series features Mort ( es, Mortadelo, links=no), the tall, bald master of disguise named after mortadella sausage, and his bossy partner, the shorter, pudgier Phil ( es, Filemón, links=no) Pi. Initially, they were private detectives operating as , but now both serve as secret agents in the T.I.A. (a spoof on CIA), the (Aeroterrestrial Investigation Technicians). is the Spanish word for "aunt". The series frequently uses slapstick humour whereby the characters constantly suffer mishaps - such as falls from heights, explosions, and being crushed by heavy objects. Thanks to cartoon physics, the effects rarely last more than one panel. Overview Mort and Phil are a pair of idiots, and no matter what kind of mission they are assigned they always manage to get ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uranium
Uranium is a chemical element with the symbol U and atomic number 92. It is a silvery-grey metal in the actinide series of the periodic table. A uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 electrons, of which 6 are valence electrons. Uranium is weakly radioactive because all isotopes of uranium are unstable; the half-lives of its naturally occurring isotopes range between 159,200 years and 4.5 billion years. The most common isotopes in natural uranium are uranium-238 (which has 146 neutrons and accounts for over 99% of uranium on Earth) and uranium-235 (which has 143 neutrons). Uranium has the highest atomic weight of the primordially occurring elements. Its density is about 70% higher than that of lead, and slightly lower than that of gold or tungsten. It occurs naturally in low concentrations of a few parts per million in soil, rock and water, and is commercially extracted from uranium-bearing minerals such as uraninite. In nature, uranium is found as uranium-238 (99. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egyptology
Egyptology (from ''Egypt'' and Greek , '' -logia''; ar, علم المصريات) is the study of ancient Egyptian history, language, literature, religion, architecture and art from the 5th millennium BC until the end of its native religious practices in the 4th century AD. A practitioner of the discipline is an "Egyptologist". In Europe, particularly on the Continent, Egyptology is primarily regarded as being a philological discipline, while in North America it is often regarded as a branch of archaeology. History First explorers The earliest explorers of ancient Egypt were the ancient Egyptians themselves. Inspired by a dream he had, Thutmose IV led an excavation of the Great Sphinx of Giza and inscribed a description of the dream on the Dream Stele The Dream Stele, also called the Sphinx Stele, is an epigraphic stele erected between the front paws of the Great Sphinx of Giza by the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose IV in the first year of the king's reign, 1401 BC, d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peyo
Pierre Culliford (; 25 June 1928 – 24 December 1992) was a Belgian comics writer and artist who worked under the pseudonym Peyo (). His best-known works are the comic book series ''The Smurfs'' and '' Johan and Peewit'', the latter in which the Smurfs first appeared. Biography Culliford was born in 1928 in the Belgian municipality Schaerbeek, and was the son of an English father and a Belgian mother.De Weyer, Geert (2005). "Peyo". In België gestript, pp. 148–149. Tielt: Lannoo. In 1952, Culliford married Nine Culliford. They have two children: Véronique and Thierry. Career Culliford took on the name "Peyo" early in his professional career, based on an English cousin's mispronunciation of Pierrot (a diminutive form of Pierre). After working briefly at the Compagnie Belge d'Actualités (CBA), a small and short-lived Belgian animation studio, Peyo began making comic strips for daily newspapers such as ''Le Soir'' shortly after World War II. At the beginning of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benoît Brisefer
''Benoît Brisefer'' (French language, French for "Benedict Ironbreaker", published as "Benny Breakiron" in English, Dutch language, Dutch: ''Steven Sterk'') is a Franco-Belgian comics, Belgian comic strip created in 1960 by Peyo (best known for the Smurfs) and published by Le Lombard, about a little boy whose peaceful, innocent appearance, charm and good manners covers his possession of superhuman strength. Since Peyo's death it has been continued by other artists and writers. Parts of the series have been published in a number of languages around the world. Publication history ''Benoît Brisefer'' first appeared in issue 1183 of ''Spirou (magazine), Spirou'' magazine in mid-December 1960. His adventures were regularly published in both the magazine and in book form. As well as Peyo himself, other contributors to the series included leading figures in the Belgian comics industry, such as Willy Maltaite, Will, Jean Roba (who drew some of the covers when the series was published i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Castilla–La Mancha
The University of Castilla–La Mancha (UCLM) is a Spanish university. It offers courses in the cities of Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Toledo, Almadén and Talavera de la Reina. This university was recognised by law on 30 June 1982, and began to operate three years later. Overview The current University of Castilla–La Mancha is not the key educational institution in the region. Centuries ago, the University of Sigüenza, until the late 15th century, and the Pontifical and Royal University College of Santa Catalina of Toledo, originating precisely at the end of that same century, were already offering educational activities in the region. The University is also the partner of College of Law in Wroclaw. Campuses and faculties The campuses operate on a decentralised basis, although the main governing body is located in Ciudad Real, which coordinates the other centres. University courses are taught at all four locations. The Albacete campus houses Faculties of Medicine, Economic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
