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.
Daily strips stories
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| Original story title | Start | End | Examples of Daily strips in issues | |
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| "The Cobra" | (# ? ) | (# ?) | # 355 | 1935 |
| "The Hawk (Mandrake Meets Narda)" | (# ?) | (# ?) | # 371 | 1935 |
| "The Monster of Tanov Pass" | (# ?) | (# ?) | # 401 has the strips from May 29 to 31, 1935. | 1936 |
| "The Return of the Clay Camel" | (# ?) | (# ?) | # 451 has the strips from June 19 to July 2, 1936. | 1937 |
| "The Slave Traders of Tygandi" | (# ?) | (# ?) | # 462 has the strips from September 23 to 26, 1936. | 1937 |
| "Mandrake in America" | (# ?) | (# ?) | # 527 has the strips from December 4 to 8, 1937. | |
| "Mandrake in Love" | (# ?) | (# ?) | # 589 has the strips from November 3 to 11, 1938. | 1940 |
| "The Mountain Bandits" | (# ?) | (# ?) | # 616 has the strips from January 18 to ?, 1940. | 1940 |
| "The Museum Mystery" | (# ?) | (# ?) | # 618 has the strips from January 31 to February ?, 1940. | 1940 |
| "The Octopus Ring" | (# ?) | (# ?) | # 645 has the strips from September 10 to 13, 1940. | 1941 |
| "Dr Griff's Invention" | (# ?) | (# ?) | # 661 has the strips from January 15 to 21, 1941. | 1941 |
| "Mandrake in Cockaigne" | (# ?) | (# ?) | # 670 has the strips from June 6 to 10, 1939. | 1941 |
| "The Deep South" | (# ?) | (# ?) | # 685 has the strips from March 3 to ?, 1939. | 1941 |
| "Lothar the Champ" | (# ?) | (# ?) | # 724 has the strips from March 27 to April 2, 1941. | 1942 |
| "Medusa" | (# ?) | (#946) | # 946 has the strips from May 31 to June 1, 1946. | 1946 |
| "The Jinx" | (#946) | (# ?) | # 946 has the strips from June 3 to 6, 1946. | 1946 |
| "Felina" | (# ?) | (# ?) | # 960 has the strips from September 17 to 23, 1946. | 1947 |
| "HRH Cuddles" | (# ?) | (# ?) | # 991 has the strips from May9 to 15, 1947. | 1947 |
| "U-Hunt" | (# ?) | (# ?) | # 1454 has the strips from July 29 to 30, 1955. | 1956 |
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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)"
