Barrabás (magazine) explained

Frequency:Weekly
Category:Satirical magazine
Founded:1972
Firstdate:3 October 1972
Finaldate:July 1977
Country:Spain
Based:Barcelona
Language:Spanish

Barrabás was a weekly graphical humor and political satirical magazine focusing on football news published in Barcelona between 1972 and 1977.

History and profile

Barrabás was launched in Barcelona on 3 October 1972 as a weekly.[1] The magazine was established by Josep Llario who also started other titles such as Por Favor and Interviú.[2] Its founding publisher was Elf Ediciones which produced El Papus, too.[3] The company was part of the La Vanguardia Española group headed by Javier Godó Muntañola.[1] From the issue 124 the publisher became the TISA company.[4]

The magazine like other satirical titles of the period presented news on current events through cartoons, and its focus was on football.[1] Major cartoonists included Ivà (Ramón Tosas) and Óscar Nebreda.[1] The circulation of Barrabás was nearly 113,450 copies from February 1973.[1]

The magazine began to decline in August 1976 and folded in July 1977.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Frances Salgado de Dios. The market for satirical magazines in late Francoism and the Transition (1970-84): Dissent and political opposition. International Journal of Iberian Studies. September 2020. 33. 2–3. 167–168,202. 10.1386/ijis_00028_1. 234671562 .
  2. Ilan Stavans. This Way to the Ovens, Señoras y Señores: Holocaust Cartoons in Latin America. The Journal of Holocaust Research. 2019. 33. 3. 217. 10.1080/25785648.2019.1631575. 199938300 .
  3. Book: Rhiannon McGlade. Catalan Cartoons: A Cultural and Political History. University of Wales Press. 2016. 978-1-78316-805-7. Cardiff. 209.
  4. Web site: Barrabás. es. tebeosfera.com. 27 November 2022.