Mariló was a women's magazine and comic book published in Spain between 1950 and 1959 by Editorial Valenciana.

It formed part of the female comics tradition in Spain, aimed at a young female audience and typically featuring romantic and domestic stories, often serialized. Mariló was published on a biweekly basis and is one of several titles produced by Editorial Valenciana during the postwar boom of gender-targeted magazines in Spain.

Publication history

Editorial Valenciana released the first issue of Mariló in 1950, following in the footsteps of Florita (1949), published by Ediciones Cliper.Ramírez, Juan Antonio. El "comic" femenino en España: arte sub y anulación. Madrid: Cuadernos para el Diálogo, 1975, pp. 64–66. ISBN 84-229-0177-3.

However, Mariló introduced several key differences:

It featured humorous content by in-house artists such as Alamar, Karpa, Palop, Sabates, and Serafín. It had a less pedagogical tone. It was oriented toward lower and middle-class readers, rather than upper-class audiences. It had a biweekly frequency, instead of weekly publication.

Although its format varied,Delhom (1989), p. 71. the magazine included the following comic series:

Debut year Issue(s) Title Scriptwriter Artist Notes 1950 — Linda y Bing M. Fuentes, Tortajada José LuisCuadrado (2000), p. 681. New 1952 45 onwards Mariló José Grau José Grau — 195? — Ondina José Grau José Grau Adventure story 195? — Rudy Pecas José Grau José Grau — 195? 111–117 Albertina José Grau José Grau — 1952 — Jimi y Puck José Luis José Luis — 195? — Marisa Prieto Coronado Prieto Coronado — 1954 — Linda y Bing Vicente Tortajada José LanzónCuadrado (2000), p. 1237. New 1954 — Matilde, niña revoltosa Pedro AlférezCuadrado (2000), pp. 28–29. Pedro Alférez — 1954 — Anita, secretaria perfecta Pedro Alférez Pedro Alférez — 1954 — Los gemelos Dolly Pedro Alférez Pedro Alférez — 1957 — Cosas del internado Vicente Tortajada José Lanzón New

By around 1958, the magazine began including film stills from movies.

Legacy and influence

Mariló was the first comic book aimed at girls to feature comic strips created by in-house artists from its own publisher, anticipating later magazines from Editorial Bruguera such as Sissi, Mundo Juvenil, and Lily.

See also

Florita

References

Bibliography

Cuadrado, Jesús. Atlas español de la cultura popular: De la historieta y su uso 1873–2000. Madrid: Ediciones Sinsentido / Fundación Germán Sánchez Ruipérez, 2000. 2 vols. Delhom, José María. Catálogo del tebeo en España. 1865–1980. Barcelona: Círculo del Comic, S.A. / CESA, 1989. Porcel Torrens, Pedro. Clásicos en Jauja. La historia del tebeo valenciano. Alicante: Edicions de Ponent, 2002. Ramírez, Juan Antonio. El "comic" femenino en España. Arte sub y anulación. Madrid: Editorial Cuadernos para el Diálogo, Colección Divulgación universitaria, Arte y literatura, no. 78, 1975.

See also Romance comics