Billiken (magazine)

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Billiken
ISSN
2684-0200

Billiken is a

Uruguayan journalist Constancio C. Vigil and its first issue appeared on November 17 of 1919.[1]

The magazine was scheduled from weekly to montly in 2018.[2] It was last published in November 2019, continuing only online since then.[3][4]

History

Cover of Billiken celebrating New Year 1933 and featuring the Marilú doll the magazine sold

Billiken was founded by Constancio C. Vigil,[1][5] a Uruguayan-born journalist who also founded El Gráfico. Its current director is Juan Carlos Porras. The first edition of the magazine appeared on November 17, 1919. One of the cartoonists that worked for Billiken was Manuel García Ferré, with his character Pi Pío.

The name

Florence Pretz. To Constancio C. Vigil, who was looking for a title for his unpublished children's magazine, it seemed like a good idea to use the name of a doll that Argentine children believed could bring you good luck.[6][7]

The cover of issue No. 1 had a boy with a football under his right arm, and a bandage on his head that covered his left eye. This image of the disheveled "neighborhood child" was the emblem of the magazine for several decades.

Billiken has its headquarters in Buenos Aires.[5] The publisher of the magazine is Editorial Atlántida S.A.[1] The magazine targets school-age children and contains a mixture of games, stories, cartoons and news about movies, music and celebrities.[1] Characters made popular in the magazine include 'The Travelling Ant', 'Marta and Jorge' and 'Misia Pepa'.

Billiken is widely available in Uruguay, Argentina and other South American countries.

The circulation of Billiken was 58,816 copies in 2010, 54,373 copies in 2011 and 54,064 copies in 2012.[8]

Controversy

In August 1978, the magazine asked its readers to send postcards abroad that defended the National Reorganization Process from criticism of the human rights violations that were being committed.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Journalism for children". News Magazine. April 12, 2013.
  2. ^ Después de 97 años, la revista Para Ti abandona su formato semanal y pasa a ser mensual on Clarín, 12 Feb 2019
  3. ^ Periodismo para los chicos on Noticias, 12 Apr 2013
  4. ^ Deja de editarse la emblemática revista Billiken on Diario Uno
  5. ^ a b Billiken Europa World Plus. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  6. ^ "La historia de Billiken". billiken.com.ar. Billiken Online. Archived from the original on 2008-07-05.
  7. ^ "Billiken Lore by Dorothy Jean Ray". billikenlore.com. Billiken Lore. Archived from the original on 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  8. ^ "Top 50 Magazines". IFABC. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  9. ^ "El día que Billiken y Para Ti convocaron a los niños a defender la dictadura militar". La Capital. August 17, 2015. p. 45.

External links

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