Lily (magazine)
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| Editor-in-chief | Jorge Gubern Ribalta |
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| Categories | Women's magazine |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Format | 18'5 x 26'5 |
| Circulation | 42,430 |
| Publisher | Editorial Bruguera |
| First issue | 1970 |
| Final issue Number | 1985 1,208 |
| Country | Spain |
| Based in | Barcelona |
| Language | Spanish |
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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]
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]
| Years | Issues | Title | Serial storylines | Author(s) | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970–1985 | 444– | Lily | — | Roberto Segura | Original[8] |
| 1970– | 444, 445 | Julita | — | — | Syndication 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 | — |
| — | — | Dorita | — | — | Syndication International |
| 1974 | 631– | Esther | — | Philip Douglas / Purita Campos | Syndication International |
| 1975 | — | Lina | La caravana de la cólera | Greg / Paul Cuvelier | Tintin |
| 1981 | 1045[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 2 3 Ramírez, Juan Antonio (1975). La historieta cómica de postguerra. Madrid: Cuadernos para el Diálogo. p. 105.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Guiral, Antoni (2010). Cuando los cómics se llamaban tebeos: La escuela Bruguera (1964–1986). Barcelona: Ediciones El Jueves. p. 149.
- ↑ Fontes, Ignacio; Menéndez, Manuel Ángel (1996). Diccionario de uso de los medios de comunicación. Barcelona: Ariel. p. 733.
- ↑ Guiral, Antoni. "Super Lily". Humoristan – Museo digital del humor gráfico (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ↑ Ramírez, Juan Antonio (1975). La historieta cómica de postguerra. Madrid: Cuadernos para el Diálogo. p. 109.
- ↑ (n.a.). "Lily magazine overview". Humoristan – Museo digital del humor gráfico (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ↑ Guiral, Antoni (2007). Del tebeo al manga: Una historia de los cómics. Vol. 6: El humor. Barcelona: Panini. p. 187.
- 1 2 Bernárdez, Ruth. "Otros personajes de cómic". Esther y su mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ↑ Matías Guiu, Armando (June 1983). "Comic Story-24". Bruguelandia. No. 24. p. 51.
- ↑ Regueira (2005), p. 108.
Bibliography
- Cuadrado, Jesús (2000). Atlas español de la cultura popular: De la historieta y su uso 1873–2000 (Spanish Atlas of Popular Culture: On Comics and Their Use 1873–2000). Vol. 2. Madrid: Ediciones Sinsentido / Fundación Germán Sánchez Ruipérez. ISBN 84-89384-23-1.
- Delhom, José María (1989). Catálogo del tebeo en España. 1865–1980 (Catalogue of Spanish Comics. 1865–1980). Barcelona: Círculo del Cómic, S.A. / CESA. ISBN 8486404029.
- Fontes, Ignacio; Menéndez, Manuel Ángel (2004). El parlamento de papel. Las revistas españolas en la transición democrática (The Paper Parliament: Spanish Magazines in the Democratic Transition). Asociación de la Prensa de Madrid. ISBN 84-87641-19-9.
- Guiral, Antoni (2007). Los tebeos de nuestra infancia: La Escuela Bruguera (1964–1986) (The Comics of Our Childhood: The Bruguera School (1964–1986)). Colección Magnum nº 7. Barcelona: Ediciones El Jueves, S.A. ISBN 978-84-9741-589-7. Legal deposit: B-50353-2007.
- Guiral, Antoni (2010). 100 años de Bruguera: De El Gato Negro a Ediciones B (100 Years of Bruguera: From El Gato Negro to Ediciones B). Barcelona: Ediciones B. ISBN 9788466638166. Legal deposit: B-24625-2010.
- Ramírez, Juan Antonio (1975). El "comic" femenino en España: Arte sub y anulación (Women's Comics in Spain: Sub-Art and Annulment). Colección Divulgación Universitaria, Arte y Literatura, no. 78. Madrid: Cuadernos para el Diálogo. ISBN 84-229-0177-3. Legal deposit: M. 8.752–1975.
- Regueira, Tino (2005). Guía visual de la Editorial Bruguera 1 (1940–1986). Barcelona: Ediciones Glénat S.L. ISBN 84-8449-664-3. Legal deposit: B-2551-05.