Pulgarcito
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Pulgarcito was a weekly illustrated magazine of Spain
that was published by Editorial Bruguera
(originally named El Gato Negro, though it retained a black cat as its logo) from June 1921 to 1986.
An extremely popular periodical in its first years, Pulgarcito offered short stories, articles, pastimes, and jokes, with only a few comic strips. Economic difficulties caused by the Spanish Civil War
led to only 13 issues being published between 1945 and 1947, though it recovered after 1952, with more prominence given to comic strips and a stable of new comic characters, including:
Both Ibáñez
and Jan
worked on Pulgarcito during its last years. With the demise of the Editorial Bruguera publishing house, Pulgarcito was discontinued.
Spain
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that was published by Editorial Bruguera
Editorial Bruguera
Bruguera was a Spanish publishing house based in Barcelona, which was devoted mainly to the production of popular literature and comics. It was created in 1910 as El Gato Negro, changed its name in 1940 and came to possess, as indicated by Jesús Cuadrado:...
(originally named El Gato Negro, though it retained a black cat as its logo) from June 1921 to 1986.
An extremely popular periodical in its first years, Pulgarcito offered short stories, articles, pastimes, and jokes, with only a few comic strips. Economic difficulties caused by the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
led to only 13 issues being published between 1945 and 1947, though it recovered after 1952, with more prominence given to comic strips and a stable of new comic characters, including:
- Zipi y ZapeZipi y ZapeZipi y Zape are the names of two iconic Spanish comic book characters created by José Escobar Saliente in 1947, and of their eponymous strip. With Mortadelo y Filemón, they are the most popular and most translated Spanish comic books...
(characters that later got their own magazine)
- Las hermanas Gilda
- CarpantaCarpantaCarpanta is the name of a Spanish character and comic book created by José Escobar Saliente. Carpanta is perpetually hungry. Escobar created Carpanta as a symbol of the misery in postwar Spain....
- El professor Tragacanto
Both Ibáñez
Francisco Ibáñez Talavera
Francisco Ibáñez Talavera , Spanish comic book artist and writer. Born in Barcelona, he is the creator of several comic book series, the most famous of which is Mortadelo y Filemón....
and Jan
Jan (comics)
Jan is the pseudonym of Juan López Fernández , Spanish comic book writer and artist, most famous for his creation Superlópez.-Biography:He was born in the town of Toral de los Vados, in the province of León...
worked on Pulgarcito during its last years. With the demise of the Editorial Bruguera publishing house, Pulgarcito was discontinued.