El Tony

El Tony was published by Editorial Columba from 1928 to mid 2000.

El Tony
First issue
Country/language:	Argentina / Spanish
Publishing company:	Editorial Columba
Publishing years:	1928 to 1966 (first series) / ? to mid 2000 (second series)
Issues:	2004
Format:	b/w

History

El Tony was launched by brothers Ramón and Claudio Columba on September 26, 1928. Aimed primarily for children, containing cartoons, educational and literary adaptations. Gradually the contents were turning to teen and adult audiences. The initial print run was 10,000 copies, reaching 300,000 weekly. (

The US newspaper strip reprints; "Mandrake the Magician", "The Phantom", "Secret Agent X-9", "Tarzan", "Batman" and on. National artists were incorporated gradually to encompass almost all the material presented.

"El Tony" have supplements in various formats and versions like; El Tony Album, El Tony Extracolor, El Tony Super Color, El Tony Todo Color, El Tony Color, El Tony Anuarios and El Tony Superanuales. In some cases the variants numbering starting from number 1.

The first annual album, released in February 1939 with 76 pages, the central and almost exclusive content was the first Mandrake story: "The Cobra".

Daily strips stories

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Original story title	Start	End	Examples of Daily strips in issues
"The Cobra"	(# ? )	(# ?)	# 355	1935
"The Hawk (Mandrake Meets Narda)"	(# ?)	(# ?)	# 371	1935
"The Monster of Tanov Pass"	(# ?)	(# ?)	# 401: strips from May 29 to 31, 1935.	1936
"The Return of the Clay Camel"	(# ?)	(# ?)	# 451: strips from June 19 to July 2, 1936.	1937
"The Slave Traders of Tygandi"	(# ?)	(# ?)	# 462: strips from September 23 to 26, 1936.	1937
"Mandrake in America"	(# ?)	(# ?)	# 527: : strips from December 4 to 8, 1937.	1938
"Mandrake in Love"	(# ?)	(# ?)	# 589: strips from November 3 to 11, 1938.	1940
"The Mountain Bandits"	(# ?)	(# 616)	# 616: strips from January 18 to ?, 1940.	1940
"The Museum Mystery"	(# 616)	(# ?)	# 618: strips from January 31 to February ?, 1940.	1940
"The Octopus Ring"	(# ?)	(# ?)	# 645: strips from September 10 to 13, 1940.	1941
"Dr Griff's Invention"	(# ?)	(# ?)	# 661: strips from January 15 to 21, 1941.	1941
"Mandrake in Cockaigne"	(# ?)	(# ?)	# 670: strips from June 6 to 10, 1939.	1941
"The Deep South"	(# ?)	(# ?)	# 685: strips from March 3 to ?, 1939.	1941
"Lothar the Champ"	(# ?)	(# ?)	# 724: strips from March 27 to April 2, 1941.	1942
"Medusa"	(# ?)	(# 946)	# 946: strips from May 31 to June 1, 1946.	1946
"The Jinx"	(# 946)	(# ?)	# 946: strips from June 3 to 6, 1946.	1946
"Felina"	(# ?)	(# ?)	# 960: strips from September 17 to 23, 1946.	1947
"HRH Cuddles"	(# ?)	(# ?)	# 991: strips from May 9 to 15, 1947.	1947
"The Big Tyme"	(# 1062 )	(# ?)	# 1062: strips from October 4 to 9,1948.	1949
"Dr Griff's Invention"	(# ?)	(# 1452)	(second run) # 1443: strips from January 20 to 23, 1941.	1956
"U-Hunt"	(# 1453)	(# ?)	# 1454: strips from July 29 to 30, 1955.	1956

nb: during the first three years, stories are presented with only a narration under panels (no speech balloons).

Early issues with Mandrake

Gallery

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  top of cover issue #355, 07-1935 / story "The Cobra (Daily story 1934)"

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  top of cover issue #376, 12-1935 / story "The Hawk (Mandrake Meets Narda)"

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  full cover

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  company name and adress