Gibi
| Gibi | |
 First issue | |
| Country/language: |  Brazil / Portuguese
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|---|---|
| Publishing company: | O Globo |
| Publishing years: | 1939-1950 |
| Issues: | 1739 |
| Format: | 21×28 cm, b/w |
Gibi was the name of two Brazilian comic book series, published first by O Globo between 1939 and 1950, and then by Editora Globo between October 1993 and May 1994.
History
The first issue of Gibi was published on the 12th April 1939 and the series was soon so successful that the term "Gibi" has become synonymous of "comics" book" in Brazil. Throughout the years, many American comics characters were published in "Gibi" with "Mandrake the Magician" amongst them. Gibi was published two or three times per week (usually Friday or Wednesday). The last issue of the series was published on March 3, 1950 (issue # 1739). However this numbering continues with the launch of a new series entitled "Novo Gibi" (first issue numbered # 1740 on June 1, 1950).
Issue overview
Regular series
Issues with Mandrake
| Title | US title | Issues | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Mandrake no Amazonas" | "City of Gold" | 35, 38, 41, 47, 50, 53, 56, 59, 62, 65, 68, 71, 74, 77, 80, 83 | (1939) |
| "O Fantasma das Montanhas" | "The Ghost Bear of Glass Mountain" | 92, 95, 98, 102, 105, 108, 111, 114, 118, 121, 124, 128, 131, 134, 136, 137. | (1939-1940) in color |
| "Mandrake faz algumas mágicas" | "Mandrake and Doubting Thomas" | 140. | (1940) in color |
| "Na ilha do mistério" | "Baron Kord" | 606, 608, 609, 611, 614, 615, 617, 618, 620, 621, 623, 624, 626, 627, 629, 630, 632, 633, 635, 636, 638, 639, 641, 642, 644, 645, 647, 648, 650, 651, 653, 650, 654, 656, 657, 659, 660, 662, 663, 665, 666, 668, 669, 671, 672, 674, 675, 677, 678, 680, 681, 683, 684, 686, 687, 689, 690, 692, 693, 695. | (1943) in black & white |
| "A feiticeira de Kaloon" | "The Witch of Kaloon" | 696, 698, 969, 701, 702, 704, 705, 707, 708, 710, 711, 713, 714, 716, 717, ..?.., 722, ..?.., ..?.., 729, 732, 732, 735, 738. | (1943-1944) in black & white |
| " ? " | "The Earthshaker" | (1944) in black & white | |
| " Mandrake contra O "Calvo" " | "The Dome" | 819, 821, 822, 824, 825, 827, 828, 830, 831, 833, 834, 836, 837, 839, 840, 842, 843, 845, 846, 848, 849, 851, 852, 854, 855, 857, 858, 860, 861, 863, 864, 866, 867, 869, 870, 872, 873, 875, 876, 878, 879, 881. | (1944) in black & white |
| "Doutor Congo" | "Doctor Congo " | (1944-1945) in black & white | |
| "O misterioso príncipe" | "The Mysterious Prince" | ||
| " ? " | "Pleasant Valley" | ||
| "Mandrake contra a Medusa" | "Medusa" | ||
| "O Macaquinho de Bronze" | "The Brass Monkey" | ||
| "O irmão de Narda" | "HRH Cuddles" | ||
| "O Vale dos Lobos" | "Wolf Valley" | ||
| "Mandrake em Tebaida" | "Sky Acres" | ||
| "O avião fantasma" | "The Ghost Plane " | ||
| " ? " | "Cinderella of the Sea" | ||
| "A Rainha Ébano" | "Queen Ebony" | ||
| "O assalto ao banco" | "The Big Tyme" | ||
| "O irmão de Mandrake" | "Derek (Daily story 1948/49)" | ||
| " ? " | "The Amazing Ray" | ||
| " ? " | "Lady Ermine" | ||
| " ? " | "Mystery Taxi" |
Mandrake the Magician covers
Second series
In order not to lose the rights over the "Gibi" name, which in Brazil is a synonym to comics, Editora Globo released periodically, an anthology of comics with this title. This instance, the series lasted 12 issues with odd numbers dedicated to King Features Syndicate characters and even numbers dedicated to Marvel characters.
- See: Gibi (Globo)