This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. The term worst comic book of all time or worst comic ever gets bandied about quite a bit, and while there have been some recent strong contenders to that title make that one contender, such assessments lack some historical scope in order to make such a claim. This week, walmart decided to pull the comics from their shelves and discontinue sales entirely. Jul 10, 2008 memin pinguin is an extremely controversial mexican comic book. Familia burron mexican 3 books 36 comics collection memin pinguin similar. The penguin, real name oswald chesterfield cobblepot, is a comic book supervillain who appears in comic books published by dc comics, and is one of the most iconic members of batmans rogues gallery. According to wikipedia, the comic had a weekly circulation of. Please only report missing issues after attempting a thorough search, and do not submit false information. Comic book character memin pinguin is a disgrace, an. The mexican comic book, which was created in the 1940s by an artist named alberto cabrera, first ignited firestorms a few years back, with the release of some memin stamps. Posted by the webed on 02242012 click to increase in size.
Memin pinguin mexican comic book in color soanish, lot of 25 2018. From political and social strips to the action comics featuring iconic super heroes, from the beginning there has been a broad variety titles for all ages. Mexican comic book memin pinguin sold at walmart called racist 11. Comic book character memin pinguin is a disgrace, an africanamerican activist says. Jan 01, 2003 116 of 72 results for memin pinguin comic books. Mar 10, 2010 mexican comic book memin pinguin sold at walmart called racist. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. Ver mas ideas sobre memin pinguin, historietas y comic. Oswald cobblepot was born to wealth and status, much like bruce wayne. Memin pinguin i could just present an image of memin pinguin, the immensely popular mexican soap opera comics, without comment.
The character is known as memin pinguin by some mexicans due to a publishers change, when they found that the word pinga, whence pinguin, was a slang term for penis in some countries, but later it was restored. Memin pinguin with images 70s cartoons, marvel comics. Spanish language lot of 3 romances juveniles comic books navaro 19671968. Please fill out the following form to report an issue missing from the database. He was created in 1943 by comics writer yolanda vargas dulche and author sixto valencia in a comic book.
In 1988 it was reedited colorized, and in 2004 was reedited again. Even though marvel and dc comics superhero comics are obviously very popular in latin america as they are in the rest of the world, the region has developed its own comic book industry. Old comic books vintage comic books vintage cartoon vintage comics comic book covers childrens books classic comics classic cartoons best classic cars little audrey was originally published by st. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4.
Comic books, drawings, cover, movie posters, art, world, vintage cartoon, comics, saint james. Turns out that memin pinguin has a bit of a controversial history. A historical character by the name of guillermo pinguin, created by yolanda vargas dulche in 1943 and original drawing by alberto cabrera up until 1953 and as of 1962 by sixto valencia burgo. Apr 08, 2015 pinkfong baby shark drinks vending machine toys play. Memin pinguin, the second in the series, was apparently chosen for this years release because it is the 50th. Cartoon collectible international edition comics in. Latin america has its own comic books culture you should know. Memin pinguin spanking comic books mexican comics spanish woman. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted. He is a comic book character that was created in 1943 and in addition to mexico, is popular in the dominican republic, venezuela, peru, chile, panama, colombia, ecuador, and other countries. Dec 23, 2014 memin pinguin is a mexican comic book character. To view and order the issues and variants of this title, see memin pinguin 1963 in the mile high comics istore.
Huge lot of memin pinguin comics from the 1960s 198 issues. Memin pinguin lot of 34 comic books mexico action adventure 2000s. Memin pinguin is an extremely controversial mexican comic book. Huge lot of memin pinguin comics from the 1960s 198. He was created in 1943 by comics writer yolanda vargas dulche and author sixto valencia in a comic book magazine called pepin and later given his own magazine. The white house on thursday objected to a memin pinguin postage. What do you think of memin pinguin the mexican comic book. Most sane people saw the stamps and the comic as thinlydisguised racial caricature. This week, walmart decided to pull the comics from their shelves and. Speedy gonzales or speedy, is an animated caricature of a mouse in the warner brothers looney tunes and merrie melodies series of cartoons. Mexican comic book memin pinguin, which has caused controversy in the us black community because of the depiction of little black boy memin. During the early eighties american superhero and scifi comics poured into mexico. Houston shawnedria mcginty was not sure what to think when she saw the comic book series memin pinguin on shelves at her local walmart.
Jan 01, 2007 memin pinguin comic book in spanish no. Because of their success some comic book titles and their characters were even adapted into radio dramas and live action tv series and films during the 1960s and 1970s. Alberto cabrera took over drawing from 1953 until 1962, followed by sixto valencia burgos. Memin pinguin stories featuring him, a very poor cuban mexican boy, first appeared in the 1940s and have remained in print since. Up for auction is a huge lot of 198 edar memin pinguin comics from the 1960s and 1970s. Jul 09, 2008 comic book character memin pinguin is a disgrace, an africanamerican activist says. While memin is a very loved character, and his comic has been reprinted at least 5 times if my memory serves, mexican comic books arent treated with much importance by mexican business, mostly because they dont sell and thus, a modernization of memin is probably seen as a useless risk. Three years ago, a series of mexican stamps honoring memin ignited an. Anyway, someone asks him whether memin pinguin and tijuana bibles are all mexican comics have to offer.
Romances juveniles lot of 3 navaro 196768 spanish mexican comics silver age. Cartoon collectible international edition comics in spanish. Memin pinguin indiana collectible international edition comics for. These wont be posted though theyre in the comics spanking data base because they involve juveniles, but if. Ve mas ideas sobre memin pinguin, historietas y comics. He was created in 1943 by comics writer yolanda vargas dulche and author. As seen in the glossary, comics are still referred to as pepines due to its influence on the industry. In my recent research, i have come across the worst comic. The original series had 372 chapters printed in sepia, and it has been republished in 1952 and 1961.
In fact, memin pinguin does not even look reasonably human like the other, white, characters in the comic books. He was created in 1943 by comics writer yolanda vargas dulche and author sixto valencia. Comics of mexico, central america, and the caribbean. The global media is lashing out on the spanish language illustrations which depict the stories of a cubanmexican boy living under conditions of extreme poverty. He was created in 1943 by comics writer yolanda vargas dulche and author sixto valencia in a comic book magazine called pepin and given his own magazine in 1947. I dont know spanish but looking this up it seems this is a controversial racial comic. Physical description numbers 1 225 2 manuscript boxes online. Memin pinquin in spanish comic books for sale online. Comic index comic index publishers publishers beginning with e comic index titles titles beginning with m title. For more than 60 years mexicans have followed the adventures of memin pinguin. Find the value of the editorial vid comic memin pinguin volume 1.
After flipping through the popular mexican comic book, one word came to mind racist. Memin pinguin marvel comics superheroes, a comics, comic book characters, comic books. We recently picked up several large lots of comics and toys. The cheaper costs of reprinting foreign titles combined with the perception that comics were only for kids, nearly wiped out indigenous comic books in the country. Reading room index to the comic art collection melrose to memin back to the m index screen back to the a to z index screen back up the list melrose, frank. Ran from 1936 to 1955 and was the most popular of the early comic books.
Mexico, central america, and the caribbean share a rich comics tradition that dates back to the early twentieth century and continues to evolve through a combination of global trends and diverse local impulses. All the 1960s issues are the large size, measuring 24 cm x 18 cm 9 38 x 7 316. The dialogue of many memin pinguin comic books portray the character as a very meek, gentle and wellmeaning character not a real person that you would hardly give any responsibility. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by. Memin pinguin mexican comic book memin pinguin, which.