Billiken (magazine)
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Billiken is a weekly children's magazine in Argentina
, the oldest Spanish language
magazine for young people. The magazine was founded in 1919 by Constancio C. Vigil
, a Uruguay
an-born journalist who also founded El Gráfico
.
Its current director is Juan Carlos Porras.
The first edition of the magazine appeared on 17 November 1919 and was named after 'Billiken
', a US-made doll popular at the time.
The magazine contains a mixture of games, stories, cartoons and news about movies, music and celebrities. Characters made popular in Billiken include 'The Travelling Ant', 'Marta and Jorge' and 'Misia Pepa'.
Billiken is widely available in Uruguay and other South America
n countries. It has an average circulation of 240,000.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, the oldest Spanish language
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
magazine for young people. The magazine was founded in 1919 by Constancio C. Vigil
Constancio C. Vigil
Constancio Cecilio Vigil was a Uruguayan-Argentine writer and prominent publisher.-Life and times:Constancio Vigil was born in Rocha, Uruguay, in 1876. His father, a local politician, was forced to relocate to the nation's capital, Montevideo, following a political dispute...
, a Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
an-born journalist who also founded El Gráfico
El Gráfico
-History:El Gráfico was founded on May 30, 1919. Born as a general interest weekly magazine, it became a sports-only publication in 1925. In 2002, it became a monthly....
.
Its current director is Juan Carlos Porras.
The first edition of the magazine appeared on 17 November 1919 and was named after 'Billiken
Billiken
The Billiken was a charm doll created by an American art teacher and illustrator, Florence Pretz of St. Louis, Missouri, who is said to have seen the mysterious figure in a dream. In 1908, she patented the Billiken, who was elf-like with pointed ears, a mischievous smile and a tuft of hair on his...
', a US-made doll popular at the time.
The magazine contains a mixture of games, stories, cartoons and news about movies, music and celebrities. Characters made popular in Billiken include 'The Travelling Ant', 'Marta and Jorge' and 'Misia Pepa'.
Billiken is widely available in Uruguay and other South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
n countries. It has an average circulation of 240,000.