El Tony
El Tony was published by Editorial Columba from 1928 to mid 2000.
| El Tony | |
 First issue | |
| Country/language: |  Argentina / Spanish
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|---|---|
| Publishing company: | Editorial Columba |
| Publishing years: | 1928 to 1966 (first series) / ? to mid 2000 (second series) |
| Issues: | 2004 |
| Format: | b/w |
History
El Tony was launched by brothers Ramón and Claudio Columba on September 26, 1928. Aimed primarily for children, containing cartoons, educational and literary adaptations. Gradually the contents were turning to teen and adult audiences. The initial print run was 10,000 copies, reaching 300,000 weekly.
The US newspaper strip reprints; "Mandrake the Magician", "The Phantom", "Secret Agent X-9", "Tarzan", "Batman" and on. National artists were incorporated gradually to encompass almost all the material presented.
"El Tony" have supplements in various formats and versions like; El Tony Album, El Tony Extracolor, El Tony Super Color, El Tony Todo Color, El Tony Color, El Tony Anuarios and El Tony Superanuales. In some cases the variants numbering starting from number 1.
Early issues with Mandrake
Gallery
top of cover issue #355, 07-1935 / story "The Cobra (Daily story 1934)"
top of cover issue #376, 12-1935 / story "The Hawk (Mandrake Meets Narda)"
