El Tony

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

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" y "El Tony Superanuales". In some cases the variants numbering starting from number 1.