Carpanta
Carpanta Hambrón, or as better known, Carpanta, is the name of a Spanish character featured in the comic strips and comic books of the same name created in 1947 by José Escobar. The comics focus on Carpanta's perpetual hunger and his usually failed attempts of satiating it. The comic series stars Carpanta as the main protagonist and Protasio as Carpanta's friend, along with cameos from other comics such as Petra from the comic book series Petra, criada para todo.
Carpanta
- Creator
- José Escobar Saliente
- Date
- 1947
- Publisher
- Editorial Bruguera
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Carpanta Hambrón, or as better known, Carpanta, is the name of a Spanish character featured in the comic strips and comic books of the same name created in 1947 by José Escobar. The comics focus on Carpanta's perpetual hunger and his usually failed attempts of satiating it. The comic series stars Carpanta as the main protagonist and Protasio as Carpanta's friend, along with cameos from other comics such as Petra from the comic book series Petra, criada para todo.
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Escobar created Carpanta to symbolize the misery in postwar Spain. It was first published in the 4th number of the Spanish weekly illustrated magazine Pulgarcito, being the first strip Trece en la Mesa (Thrirteen at the table).
Key facts
Key facts
• Publisher — Editorial Bruguera • Lang — es • Humor — y • Startyr — 1947 • Creators — José Escobar
1940s
1940s
The first appearance of the character was made in the 4th number of the Spanish illustrated magazine Pulgarcito in 1947.
2000s
2000s
Throughout the 2000s, older stories from the then Editorial Bruguera continued to be published in some newer comic book compilations.
Characterisation
Characterisation
Carapanta is drawn as a virtually bald character, wearing an undefined elongated hat in the character's earlier versions, a black tie, a black-striped shirt, red trousers and a black jacket. The character in its later versions was drawn with a boater hat with a single red stripe instead
Magazines
Magazines
Pulgarcito, from 1947 to 1986.
Comic books
Super Carpanta series, from 1977 to 1981. Clásicos del Humor series, Carpanta I and Carpanta II. 2009
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Escobar, Josep. Carpanta I. Edited by Ediciones B.S.A and RBA Coleccionables, vol. 1, RBA, 2008.
- 2.Escobar, Josep, and Antoni Guiral. “Carpanta: Un Pícaro Eternamente Hambriento.” Carpanta I, edited by Ediciones B.S.A and RBA Coleccionables, RBA, 2008, pp. IV-IV. Clásicos Del Humor.
- 3.Escobar, Josep, and Antoni Guiral. “Carpanta: Un Pícaro Eternamente Hambriento.” Carpanta I, edited by Ediciones B.S.A and RBA Coleccionables, RBA, 2008, pp. I-I. Clásicos Del Humor.
- 4.Papá Escobar deja huérfanas a sus ‘comic-as’ criaturas (in Spanish). https://www.lavanguardia.com/hemeroteca/20190331/461353653070/jose-escobar-tbo.html, La Vanguardia, Retrieved on 30 June 2020.
- 5.Escobar, Josep, and Antoni Guiral. “Carpanta: Un Pícaro Eternamente Hambriento.” Carpanta I, edited by Ediciones B.S.A and RBA Coleccionables, RBA, 2008, pp. VII-VII. Clásicos Del Humor.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 1
- Escobar, Josep. Carpanta I. Edited by Ediciones B.S.A and RBA Coleccionables, vol. 1, RBA, 2008. .
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