Mortadelo (magazine)

Mortadelo is a Spanish comic magazine published from 1970 to 1991 first by Editorial Bruguera and subsequently Ediciones B. The magazine is named after the popular Mort & Phil comic series created by Francisco Ibáñez.[1] Mortadelo has undergone three major historical stages under the direction of Vicente Palomares, Jordi Bayona, and Armando Matías Guiu.

First Stage: 1970 - 1983

The first issue of Mortadelo was released on November 23, 1970 and was given out free of charge by the magazine Tío Vivo. Subsequent issues cost 6 pesetas. The earliest issues of the magazine feature the work series of Ibánez, Vázquez, and Escobar in addition to many 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 was set with a page length of 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.[1][2]

Second Stage: 1984 - 1986

[3]In 1984, the magazines Mortadelo and Super Mortadelo merged. The resulting magazine was called Mortadelo, but maintained the numeration of Super Mortadelo.[4]

Third Stage: 1987 - 1991

The third stage was published by Ediciones B and sold at a price of 140 pesetas (10 U.S. dollars). It featured new comic artists such as Joaquín Cera, Maikel, Marco, Miguel, and Juan Carlos Ramis.

Main series

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 Martínez, Cristóbal (04/1971). Una nueva publicación Bruguera: Mortadelo in "Bang! number 5, page 60.
  2. Delhom (1989), page 76.
  3. "uselesswebsite.com". www.uselesswebsite.com. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  4. FERNÁNDEZ SOTO, Miguel. El mundo de Mortadelo y Filemón, page 216. Medialive Content, 2008. ISBN 9788492506293
  5. http://en.biplano.com/licensing/classics/mortadelo-and-filemon/

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