''Mortadelo'' is a
Spanish comic magazine
A magazine is a periodical publication, generally published on a regular schedule (often weekly or monthly), containing a variety of content. They are generally financed by advertising, purchase price, prepaid subscriptions, or by a combinatio ...
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 Martínez. (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 Matías Guiu.
1970–1983
The first issue of ''Mortadelo'' was released on 23 November 1970 and was given out free of charge by the magazine ''Tío 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 while the other 16 were bi-color) and a print size of 26 x 18 cm.
[Delhom (1989), p. 76.]
1984–1986
In 1984, the magazines ''Mortadelo'' and ''Super Mortadelo'' merged. The resulting magazine was called ''Mortadelo,'' but maintained the numbering of ''Super Mortadelo''.
1987–1991
The third stage was published by Ediciones B and sold at a price of 140 pesetas (10 U.S. dollars). It featured comic artists such as Joaquín Cera, Maikel, Marco
Marco may refer to:
People
* Marco (given name), people with the given name Marco
* Marco (actor) (born 1977), South Korean model and actor
* Georg Marco (1863–1923), Romanian chess player of German origin
* Tomás Marco (born 1942), Spanish c ...
, Miguel and Juan Carlos Ramis.
Main series
*Mort and 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 Mor ...
by Francisco IbáñezClassics. Mortadelo
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*Zipi y Zape
''Zipi y Zape'' are the names of two Spanish comic book characters created by José Escobar in 1947, and of their eponymous strip. Their name is derived from the Spanish word ''zipizape'', meaning "turmoil" or "chaos."
Chapter
Zipi and Zape Zap ...
by Escobar
*La Abuelita Paz by Vázquez
*El Corsario de Hierro by Víctor Mora/Ambrós
Miguel Ambrosio Zaragoza (31 August 1913 – 30 September 1992), better known as Ambrós, was a distinguished comic strip cartoonist, most famous for the comic book series Capitán Trueno (Captain Thunder).
Career
Ambrós started his profession ...
* Anacleto, agente secreto by Vázquez
*El repórter Tribulete by Cifré
*Topolino by Figueras
*Carpanta
''Carpanta Hambrón'', or as better known, ''Carpanta'', is the name of a Spanish character featured in the comic strips and comic books of the same name created in 1947 by José Escobar.Escobar, Josep. Carpanta I. Edited by Ediciones B.S.A a ...
by Escobar
*13, Rue del Percebe
''13, Rue del Percebe'' (13, Barnacle Street) is a Spanish comic book created by Francisco Ibáñez that debuted in the pages of ''Tío Vivo'' magazine on March 6, 1961, and quickly became highly popular. The last strip was published in 1984.
...
by Ibáñez
*Pafman
Pafman is a Spanish comic character created by cartoonist Joaquín Cera in 1987, protagonist of the series of the same name. The main characters of the strip are Pafman, a bungling superhero and his sidekick Pafcat, an anthropomorphic cat and in ...
by Cera
*Las hermanas Gilda
Las hermanas Gilda (Gilda sisters) are Spanish comic characters of the series of the same name created by Manuel Vázquez Gallego in 1949. The protagonists are the sisters Hermenegilda and Leovigilda, who live together. The names of the series an ...
by Vázquez
Awards
* Aro de Oro in 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1975
* Aro de Plata in 1971 and 1976
References
Sources
*Jordi Canyissa. (2015). Raf. El 'gentleman' de Bruguera. Barcelona: Amaníaco Ediciones. Legal deposit: B-26644-2015. .
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*José María Delhom. (1989). Catálogo del tebeo en España. 1865/1980. Barcelona: Círculo del Comic, S.A./CESA. .
*Antoni Guiral. (November 2007). Los tebeos de nuestra infancia: La Escuela Bruguera (1964-1986). Colección Magnum nº 7. Barcelona: Ediciones El Jueves, S. A. Legal deposit: B-50353-2007. .
*Juan Antonio Ramirez. (December 1975). La historieta cómica de postguerra. Madrid: Editorial Cuadernos para el Diálogo, Colección Memoria y Comunicación. Legal deposit: M. 38.325.
External links
Mortadelo: el tebeo que reinó en los 70
by Carlos De Gregorio in 13 Rue del Percebe.
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