''Lily'' was a

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published in

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between 1970 and 1985. It was one of the last successful

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(''tebeos'') aimed at young girls in its domestic market. Its

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was Jorge Gubern Ribalta.

Publication history

''Lily'' took over the place in Bruguera's comics line left vacant by the discontinued magazines '' Sissi'' and '' Blanca'', to such an extent that its first issue was numbered 444, directly continuing the numbering from the last issue of ''Sissi'', which had ended with issue 443 in 1967. During its first year, the magazine reached an average circulation of 42,430 copies per issue. In 1976, Bruguera launched the

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title '' Super Lily''.

Features

''Lily'' was published in vertical format with 20 pages and sold for 5 pesetas. It avoided the sentimental themes that had dominated earlier girls’ comics and instead emphasized action and humor. In addition to joke sections,

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and

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news, and

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s, it included the following comic series, many of them from British syndication:

Reception

Tino Regueira suggests that its enduring success may be explained by the close connection it maintained with its readers.Regueira (2005), p. 108.

References

Bibliography

* * * * * * * {{cite book , last = Regueira , first = Tino , title = Guía visual de la Editorial Bruguera (1940–1988) (Visual Guide to Editorial Bruguera (1940–1988)) , date = 2005 , publisher = Ediciones Glénat S.L. , location = Barcelona , isbn = 84-8449-664-3 , id = Legal deposit: B-2551-05

External links

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Guide to Women's Magazines from the 70s and 80s
', from *Esther y su mundo* Women's magazines published in Spain Defunct magazines published in Spain Weekly magazines published in Spain