[crashryan]

I called attention to this site a couple of years ago, but we've gained new members since then. I thought I'd mention it again.

Readers interested in the history of Spanish comics should check out Joan Navarro's blog (https://navarrobadia.blogspot.com/). Over the years he has created a marvellous gallery of covers and interior pages from many decades of Spanish comics. His collection must be vast. It covers every genre imaginable and also includes books on comics history. Page through the posts one at a time for maximum enjoyment.

The upside of the blog is that it presents many rare titles, often with artist and writer identifications. The downside is that there is no further information on any of the books pictured. Also, Navarro is an editor and publisher with a strong sense of "intellectual property" protection and doesn't reproduce whole books or offer downloads. Too bad--some of his items are probably one of a kind.

[Robb_K]

I've noticed many issues of The Argentinian comic magazine, Patoruzito, which I like very much. I hope some day we'll start getting issues of Patoruzu, as well.  Of course, it's difficult to follow stories when you only get to read one or two pages per issue, especially when some of the issues are missing.  It would be nice if there were some reprinted as complete story collections.  I look forward to more. 

[crashryan]

Did you know that Green Publishing, a minor US comics publisher that mostly reprinted old stuff, released a collection of Patoruzu strips in English? This was in 1957, in a one-shot called All Top Comics #6. Heaven knows where the stuff came from. We have that comic:

https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=7255

Complicating things is the fact that in 1946 Fox published a comic called Adventures of Patoruzu. However only the cover had anything to do with Patoruzu. The covers were wrapped around leftover Fox comcs. We have that one, too:

https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=66016

[Robb_K]

Did you know that Green Publishing, a minor US comics publisher that mostly reprinted old stuff, released a collection of Patoruzu strips in English? This was in 1957, in a one-shot called All Top Comics #6. Heaven knows where the stuff came from. We have that comic:

https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=7255

Complicating things is the fact that in 1946 Fox published a comic called Adventures of Patoruzu. However only the cover had anything to do with Patoruzu. The covers were wrapped around leftover Fox comcs. We have that one, too:

https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=66016

Thanks.  I had seen only the 1959 reprinted cover of the '57 issue.  I knew it wasn't the 1946 All Top #6, because I have that one.  I also have the 1946 Patoruzu.  I'd bet that the filler of Green's 1957 All Top #6 was the original material that was supposed to fill Patoruzu #1, inside the 1946 Patoruzu cover. 

Nice that it's translated into English, but I could have read the Spanish with no trouble.  Actually, I might prefer to read it in its original language, based on the few pages I've read so far, and based on how the Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian tranlators change my own stories' texts.

[mauthebat]

hello Robb did you have a copy of ADVENTURES OF PATORUZÚ 1 ? I have the ALL TOP 6 with te pages, but i cant find the Patoruzu cover. THANKS
FROM ARGENTINA
mausabadini@gmail.com

[The Australian Panther]

 

Readers interested in the history of Spanish comics should check out Joan Navarro's blog (https://navarrobadia.blogspot.com/).

Crash, I tried the link and it went to https://navarrobadia.blogspot.com/.
Currently there is nothing there.

cheers!

[crashryan]

Panther, I hadn't visited the site for some time. I just checked it and you're right. Everything is gone, replaced by "missing content" icons. Dang. Years of great material vanished. Wonder what happened. Couldn't find any info by googling.

[Robb_K]

hello Robb did you have a copy of ADVENTURES OF PATORUZÚ 1 ? I have the ALL TOP 6 with te pages, but i cant find the Patoruzu cover. THANKS
FROM ARGENTINA
mausabadini@gmail.com

Yes, I have it.  I'll E-mail you a scan of it.