Maravillas (magazine)
| Maravillas | |
|---|---|
Cover of Maravillas no. 530 (c. 1950s), illustration by José Luis Moro. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | JNPP of FET y de las JONS |
| Schedule | Weekly |
| Format | Horizontal and vertical |
| Genre | Comics, Children's literature, Puzzles |
| Publication date | 1939 – 1954 |
| No. of issues | 705 |
The Maravillas magazine (title in Spanish meaning "Wonders") was originally published as a supplement to the children's magazine "Flechas y Pelayos", linked to the Spanish fascist Falange Española Tradicionalista y de las JONS.[1] It was issued weekly from 1939 to 1954, reaching a total of 705 regular issues and 10 almanacs. Over time, it evolved from a supplement into an independent children's comic magazine.[2]
History
In its early phase as a supplement to Flechas y Pelayos, Maravillas used a horizontal format and, like its parent magazine, was published by the Delegación Nacional del Frente de Juventudes under the direction of friar Justo Pérez de Urbel.[3]
Among its contributors was the poet Gloria Fuertes—for example, her comic strip "No hay mal que dure siempre" ("No evil lasts forever") appeared on the cover of issue no. 82 (3 April 1941).[4]
From issue 500 onward, the magazine switched to a vertical format and gained wider distribution as a children's supplement to the newspaper Arriba. It eventually became a standalone children's comic book magazine (from issue 618 to 705).[5]
Contents
Maravillas featured short comics for younger readers, paper doll cut-outs, tales, and poems—most notably Gloria Fuertes's Historias de Coleta (“Stories of Coleta”).[6][7]
Artists who contributed to the magazine included José Luis Moro (whose early work showed clear Walt Disney influence and who later created the Familia Telerín), José Alcaide Irland, Maria Claret, Gabriel Arnao Crespo, Ardel, and Vázquez, among others.[8][9]
Bibliography
- Cerrillo, Pedro C. and Jaime García Padrino (1995). El niño, la literatura y la cultura de la imagen. Ediciones de la UCLM. ISBN 84-88255-86-1.
- García Padrino, Jaime (2001). Así pasaron muchos años: entorno a la literatura infantil española. Ediciones de la[UCLM. ISBN 978-84-8427-135-2.
- Viviane Alary (2002). Historietas, comics y tebeos españoles. Presses Universitaires du Mirail – Hespérides Espagne, Université de Toulouse Le Mirail.
References
- ^ "Maravillas (Flechas y Pelayos, 1939)". Tebeosfera. Asociación Cultural Tebeosfera. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ Cerrillo, Pedro C.; García Padrino, Jaime (1995). El niño, la literatura y la cultura de la imagen. Ediciones de la Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha. p. 142. ISBN 84-88255-86-1.
- ^ Cerrillo, Pedro C.; García Padrino, Jaime (1995). El niño, la literatura y la cultura de la imagen. Ediciones de la Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha.
- ^ García de León, María Jesús (2013). "Gloria Fuertes en las revistas infantiles del Franquismo". Espéculo. Revista de estudios literarios. Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ Cerrillo, Pedro C.; García Padrino, Jaime (1995). El niño, la literatura y la cultura de la imagen (in Spanish). Ediciones de la Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha. p. 142. ISBN 84-88255-86-1.
- ^ García Padrino, Jaime (2001). Así pasaron muchos años: entorno a la literatura infantil española. Ediciones de la Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha. p. 97. ISBN 978-84-8427-135-2.
- ^ "Maravillas (Flechas y Pelayos, 1939)". Tebeosfera. Asociación Cultural Tebeosfera. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ Alary, Viviane (2002). Historietas, comics y tebeos españoles. Presses Universitaires du Mirail – Hespérides Espagne, Université de Toulouse-Le Mirail.
- ^ "Maravillas (Flechas y Pelayos, 1939)". Tebeosfera. Asociación Cultural Tebeosfera. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
External links
- Maravillas at Tebeosfera