Lily (magazine)

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Cover of Lily Especial Esther No. 5 (1978), illustrated by Purita Campos. Lily Especial Esther Nochevieja No. 5 cover (1978).jpg
Cover of Lily Especial Esther No. 5 (1978), illustrated by Purita Campos.

Lily was a women's magazine published in Spain by Editorial Bruguera between 1970 and 1985. It was one of the last successful comic books (tebeos) aimed at young girls in its domestic market. [1]

Contents

Its editor‑in‑chief was Jorge Gubern Ribalta. [2]

Publication history

Lily took over the place in Bruguera's comics line left vacant by the discontinued magazines Sissi and Blanca , [1] to such an extent that its first issue was numbered 444, directly continuing the numbering from the last issue of Sissi, which had ended with issue 443 in 1967. [3]

During its first year, the magazine reached an average circulation of 42,430 copies per issue. [4]

In 1976, Bruguera launched the spin-off title Super Lily . [5]

Features

Lily was published in vertical format with 20 pages and sold for 5 pesetas. [6] It avoided the sentimental themes that had dominated earlier girls’ comics and instead emphasized action and humor. [1]

In addition to joke sections, horoscopes, music, film and television news, and puzzles, it included the following comic series, many of them from British syndication: [7]

YearsIssuesTitleSerial storylinesAuthor(s)Origin
1970–1985444– Lily Roberto Segura Original [8]
1970–444, 445JulitaSyndication International
1970–444, 445 La terrible Fifí Nene Estivill
1970–444, 445 Caty, la chica gato Giorgio Giorgetti [9] Syndication International
1970–444, 445 Fina Reg Parlett [9] Syndication International
1970–444, 445 Cristina y sus amigas T. Ardanuy / Cuyas
1970–444, 445 Los extraordinarios relatos del tío Arthur Syndication International
Tina y Rosi Isabel Penalva
DoritaSyndication International
1974631– Esther Philip Douglas / Purita Campos Syndication International
1975 Lina La caravana de la cólera Greg / Paul Cuvelier Tintin
19811045 [10] Emma es encantadora Trini Tinturé / Andreu Martín
1985 Candy Candy Kyōko Mizuki / Yumiko Igarashi Manga

Reception

Tino Regueira suggests that its enduring success may be explained by the close connection it maintained with its readers. [11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ramírez, Juan Antonio (1975). La historieta cómica de postguerra. Madrid: Cuadernos para el Diálogo. p. 105.
  2. Cuadrado, Jesús (2000). Atlas español de la cultura popular: De la historieta y su uso 1873–2000. Madrid: Ediciones Sinsentido / Fundación Germán Sánchez Ruipérez. p. 593.
  3. Guiral, Antoni (2010). Cuando los cómics se llamaban tebeos: La escuela Bruguera (1964–1986). Barcelona: Ediciones El Jueves. p. 149.
  4. Fontes, Ignacio; Menéndez, Manuel Ángel (1996). Diccionario de uso de los medios de comunicación. Barcelona: Ariel. p. 733.
  5. Guiral, Antoni. "Super Lily". Humoristan – Museo digital del humor gráfico (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  6. Ramírez, Juan Antonio (1975). La historieta cómica de postguerra. Madrid: Cuadernos para el Diálogo. p. 109.
  7. (n.a.). "Lily magazine overview". Humoristan – Museo digital del humor gráfico (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  8. Guiral, Antoni (2007). Del tebeo al manga: Una historia de los cómics. Vol. 6: El humor. Barcelona: Panini. p. 187.
  9. 1 2 Bernárdez, Ruth. "Otros personajes de cómic". Esther y su mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  10. Matías Guiu, Armando (June 1983). "Comic Story-24". Bruguelandia. No. 24. p. 51.
  11. Regueira (2005), p. 108.

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