El Mosquetero Azul
| El Mosquetero Azul | |
|---|---|
Cover of issue no. 1 (1962), art by Manuel Gago García. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Editorial Bruguera |
| Schedule | Weekly |
| Format | 24 × 17 cm; black-and-white interior with colour covers (pamphlet/booklet format) |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | 18 June 1962 – 10 December 1962 |
| No. of issues | 26 |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Silver Kane (credited, issues #1–20) Carlo Lotti (credited from issue #21)[1] |
| Artist | Manuel Gago García[2] |
El Mosquetero Azul (Spanish for "The Blue Musketeer") is a Spanish historical adventure comic booklet series published by Editorial Bruguera in 1962 as part of its Superaventuras line. It ran for 26 issues, from 18 June to 10 December 1962.
Publication history
The series was published weekly by Editorial Bruguera from June to December 1962, for a total of 26 issues.
Creators
The scripts were credited to Silver Kane, a pen name of Spanish writer Francisco González Ledesma. From issue 21 onward, the booklets credit Carlo Lotti as writer.[1] Artwork was by Manuel Gago García.
Plot
The 26 issues tell a single continuous story set in 1640, in northern Italy and the Adriatic Sea region. The protagonists form a trio: the masked hero El Mosquetero Azul, the giant Gesaurus, and the comic sidekick Brutus.[3]
Reception
Comics critic Pedro Porcel noted that the series shows a comparatively careless style, suggesting significant fatigue on Gago's part.[4]
See also
- El espadachín enmascarado, another cape-and-sword series drawn by Manuel Gago García.
- El Guerrero del Antifaz, similar series, but set in the final years of Spanish Reconquista.
References
- ^ a b Cuadrado, Jesús (2000). Atlas español de la cultura popular: De la historieta y su uso, 1873–2000. Madrid: Ediciones Sinsentido / Fundación Germán Sánchez Ruipérez. p. 505. ISBN 84-89384-23-1.
- ^ "El Mosquetero Azul (Bruguera, 1962 series)". Grand Comics Database. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ "El rincón del Cómic: De "Biotipos" (con perdón)". bejar.biz. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ Porcel Torrens, Pedro (2002). Clásicos en Jauja: La historia del tebeo valenciano. Alicante: Edicions de Ponent S.L. p. 186. ISBN 84-89929-38-6.
Bibliography
- Cuadrado, Jesús (2000). Atlas español de la cultura popular: De la historieta y su uso, 1873–2000. Madrid: Ediciones Sinsentido / Fundación Germán Sánchez Ruipérez. ISBN 84-89384-23-1.
- Delhom, José María (1989). Catálogo del tebeo en España. 1865/1980. Barcelona: Círculo del Cómic, S.A. / CESA. ISBN 8486404029.
- Porcel Torrens, Pedro (2002). Clásicos en Jauja: La historia del tebeo valenciano. Alicante: Edicions de Ponent. ISBN 84-89929-38-6.