Pumby (magazine)

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'Pumby'
Editor Editorial Valenciana
Categories Children's comics
FrequencyWeekly (1958–1984)
FormatComic magazine
Publisher Editorial Valenciana
First issueApril 1955
Final issueNovember 1984
Country Spain
Based in Valencia
Language Spanish

Pumby was a Spanish comic magazine published by Editorial Valenciana between 1955 and 1984, with a total of 1,204 issues. [1]

Contents

In addition to the comic strips featuring the eponymous character created by José Sanchis, it included many other series, most of them featuring animal protagonists, drawn by the majority of artists who also worked on Jaimito . [2]

Popular and of high quality, Pumby eventually became the leading tebeo in the Spanish children's market, [3] surpassing Hipo, Monito y Fifí and Yumbo by Ediciones Clíper. [2] Its success led to the launch of a spin-off magazine, Super Pumby (1959). [2]

Publication history

The magazine debuted in April 1955 with the subtitle Publicación Infantil (“Children’s Publication”). It measured 26 × 18 cm, [4] appeared biweekly, contained 19 pages (half in color), and sold for 2 pesetas—making it, according to comic historian Juan Antonio Ramírez, a magazine aimed at the “ middle-class audience.” [2]

During its first years, it featured series such as:

YearIssuesTitleAuthor(s)Source
19551, 30, 32, 211, 430, 436, 437, 677 Pumby el gatito feliz José Sanchis "Jaimito"
19551Pulgarín Karpa
19551Renato y SapeteLiceras
19551 El gatito Tom Marten Toonder Dutch
19551 Lanitas el pequeño osito Marten ToonderDutch
19551, 30 Don Jirafito José Sanchis"Jaimito"
19551, 30, 32, 211, 430, 436, 437, 677 Caperucita Encarnada Edgar
195530Sim y Sam
195630, 32, 430, 437, 677 Cangurito Karpa
195632LobitoBrocal Remohí

By 1956 the price had risen to 2.50 pesetas. [2] On 29 July 1958 it became a weekly publication. [5]

Gradually, it incorporated new series:

YearIssuesTitleAuthor(s)Origin
1957211Perico FantasíasFederico Amorós, Alfonso Arizmendi, Vicente Tortajada, Liceras, Karpa [6] New
1958El pirata Malapata y su grumete EmilínGustavo Alcalde Rodríguez / Cruz Delgado [7]
1959100 La familia Conejil Serafín
1959115, 430, 436, 437, 677 Payasete y Fu-Chinín Palop"Jaimito"
1960128, 677 Peluca Sifré
1960130Centaurito Rojas
1960145JimmyKarpa
1961160Ivanchito Carbó
1961190, 430, 436, 437, 677 El corsario Barbudín Grema
1962235Diávolo, corsario de la reina Sbatella
1962235, 430, 436 Plumita Enrique Cerdán
1963295 Ricardín José Sanchis
1963295SelvitaCerdán

From issue no. 334 onward, the subtitle began listing the prizes received by the magazine, starting with the National Children's Magazine Award. [8]

YearIssuesTitleAuthor(s)Origin
1964370La alegre tripulación del barquito CascarónEnrique Cerdán
1965430, 436, 437Aventuras de Lobito NavyCerdán
1966436, 460Simbad el marino Karpa

From issue no. 461 (1966) to no. 1203, it was published in a larger 28 × 21 cm format, with greater use of color and a higher price—likely in response to the crisis then facing the Spanish comics industry. [2]

By 1973, weekly circulation reached 40,000 copies, [9] and by 1975 it had risen to 56,000. [2]

DateIssuesTitleAuthor(s)
2 May 1970655El corralLanzón
1972Tarzanete Palop
24 Dec 19831185 ff. Héctor Chiqui de la Fuente

The magazine ended with issue no. 1204, dated November 1984, measuring 26.5 × 18.5 cm.

Awards

Pumby received Spain's National Children’s Magazine Award in 1963, 1965, and 1975. [5]

Reception

According to Juan Antonio Ramírez, Pumby was a high-quality magazine capable of standing as a true alternative to the dominance of Disney. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Porcel Torrens, Pedro (2002). Clásicos en Jauja: La historia del tebeo valenciano. Alicante: Edicions de Ponent. ISBN 84-89929-38-6, pp. 198–199 (“La revista Pumby fue editada por Editorial Valenciana entre 1955 y 1984, alcanzando los 1.204 números.”).
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Ramírez (December 1975), pp. 47–49.
  3. ↑ Porcel (1992), p. 161.
  4. ↑ Delhom (1998), p. 91.
  5. 1 2 Cuadrado (2000), p. 1032.
  6. ↑ Cuadrado (2000), pp. 71–72.
  7. ↑ Cuadrado (2000), p. 24.
  8. ↑ Porcel Torrens, Pedro (2002). Clásicos en Jauja: La historia del tebeo valenciano. Alicante: Edicions de Ponent. ISBN 84-89929-38-6, p. 200 (“A partir del número 334, el subtítulo de la revista comenzó a mencionar los distintos premios obtenidos, siendo el primero el Premio Nacional de Revista para Niños.”).
  9. ↑ Dirección General de Prensa (1973). Catálogo de Publicaciones Infantiles y Juveniles. Madrid. Cited in Porcel (2002), p. 311.

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