El Tony

From MandrakeWiki
Revision as of 18:41, 10 August 2019 by Alain03 (talk | contribs) (Presentation cartridge added)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

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

El Tony
El-Tony-001.jpg
First issue
Country/language: Mini argentina.gif 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.

Early issues with Mandrake

Gallery