Mirim
| Mirim | |
 First issue | |
| Country/language: |  Brazil / Portuguese
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|---|---|
| Publishing company: | Grande Consórcio Suplementos Nacionais |
| Publishing years: | 1937-1942 |
| Issues: | 620 |
| Format: | ?×? cm, b/w & color |
Mirim was founed on May 16, 1937 by Adolfo Aizen.
History
After the previous release of Suplemento Juvenil (initially published as "Suplemento Infantil") which was linked to the newspaper "A Nação" ("The Nation"), Adolfo Aizen - after his journey to USA where he worked as as a freelance journalist, launched "Mirim" and "Lobinho" the first Brazilian comic books inspired by the current American format. For the same reason, a lot of American comic classicals - such as Mandrake the Magician, "King of the Mouned Police", "Popeye", "Henry", "Tim Tyler Luck", "Secret Agent X9"... - were found in "Mirim". At the beginning "Mirim" was published twice a week on Wednesdays and Sundays, containing only series to follow from issues to issues. The sucess being granted, a third edition was also released, on Fridays, but with complete stories, another novelty due to Adolfo Aizen.
It must also be noted that a separate Biblioteca Mirim printed prose adaptation books, like the U.S. Better Little Books series was launched in 1938.
In 1939, the rights for the main King Features Syndicate characters were retaken by his ex-boss Roberto Marinho in the latter own publications O Globo Juvenil and Gibi, "Mirim" lost a part of his initial touch but kept interest with other American Syndicates heroes such as "Broncho Bill", "Tarzan", "Mutt and Jeff".
Finally, to face the difficulties of the Second War in paper supply, and after a first "Mirim" running of 605 issues, Adolfo Aizen sold in 1945 the control of his Grande Consórcio Suplementos Nacionais company to Luiz Carlos da Costa Netto - editor of "Editora do jornal "A Noite" - who runs on "Mirim" for 620 other issues until a final issue at the end of 1945, that second part of the series containing then more modern material like "Superman", "Batman", "Hawkman"...
Issue overview
Mandrake stories
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| Title | Title US | issues | note | |
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| "O Império Desconhecido" | "Chamber into the X Dimension" | 1937: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 | ||
| "Em busca de um tesouro" | "The Treasure Hunt" | 1938: 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85, 87, 89, 91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 101 | (#46-101) | |
| "Mandrake Vai à Lua" | "The Lunar Trip" | 1938/1939: | (#114-165) | |
| "Viagens no país de Savessá" | "Prince Paulo the Tyrant" | 1938: 133 | (see cover below) maybe just a presentation for the Suplemento Juvenil - Ediçáo Especial - Mandrake em Viagens no Paiz de Savessá issue, released the same week and sold 7.000 reis... nb: the story "Mandrake Vai à Lua" was still in progress... | |
| "0 monstro de duas cabeças"" | "Mandrake and Lothar at the Carnival" | 1939: | (first part) (#171-179) | |
| "0 monstro de duas cabeças"" | "The Haunted Range" | 1939: | (second part) (#181-199) |
Covers with Mandrake (incomplete gallery)
#068 announcing "Lobinho" issue #1
