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Publisher: Editorial Novaro
Years in Operation: 1949 - 1985
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Country: Flag Mexico Web Site: http://www.kingdomcomics.org/novaro_comic.html Brands: 13 Indicia Publishers: 11 Series: 122 Printings: 34565 (34283 Issues) Disclose Notes: Novaro empezó a publicar comics en 1949 (Cuentos de Walt Disney) y dejó de hacerlo en 1985. Al principio tuvo dos subsidiarias principales para los comics, "Sociedad Editora Americana" (Walt Disney lo más destacado) y "Ediciones Recreativas" (DC Comics lo más destacado), y otras menores, como Editorial Alegría. En 1963 las subsidiarias desaparecieron, para publicar todo bajo el nombre de "Organización Editorial Novaro".

Novaro started publishing comic books in 1949 (Cuentos de Walt Disney, an anthology title) and stopped in 1985. It started with two main imprints, "Sociedad Editora Americana" (mainly Walt Disney) and "Ediciones Recreativas" (mainly DC Comics), and other minor imprints, like "Editorial Alegría". In 1963 the imprints disappear, to publish all comics under the "Organización Editorial Novaro" name.

Editorial Novaro books were published in up to four different sizes: standard (255 x 175 mm), Serie Avestruz "Ostrich series" (250 x 160 mm), Serie Aguila "Eagle series" (195 x 135 mm) & Serie Colibrí "Hummingbird series" (140 x 110 mm). Every title can have any combination of the sizes (only one, two, three, or all four). The non-standard sizes always have it noted on the cover; usually the price logo will state which series size the book is, and either with the price or near the title/logo there will be an Ostrich, Eagle or Hummingbird, respectively.
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Series Name Years in Print Issues (Printings)
Archi {Comic Books} 1956 - 1984 1150
Archi Número Extraordinario {Comic Books} 1958 - 1966 9
Archi Serie Avestruz {Comic Books} 1975 - 1984 230
Archi Serie Colibrí {Comic Books} 1975 - 1986 50
Arsenio Lupin {Comic Books} 1972 - 1973 22
Asombro {Comic Books} 1970 - 1974 84
Aventura {Comic Books} 1954 - 1980 947 (954)
Aventuras de la Vida Real {Comic Books} 1956 - 1980 377 (378)
Baticomic {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Tamaño de bolsillo, 68 páginas, rústica hasta #21. Tamaño estándard con 36 páginas desde #22 (abril de 1969) hasta #55. 68 páginas, estándard size, grapado de #56 hasta 62.
1968 - 1973 62
Batman {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Start date and end issue uncertain.
1954 - 1985 1301 (1302)
Batman Número Extraordinario {Comic Books} 1963 - 1967 18
Batman, Serie Avestruz {Comic Books} 1981 - 1984 68
Bip Bip El Correcaminos {Comic Books} 1979 - 1985 157
El Capitan Marvel {Comic Books} 1952 - 1954 16
Chiquilladas {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: The title did briefly change names to Chiquilladas En T. V. both on the cover and indicia from rough issues 125 through 220, then returned back to Chiquilladas.
1952 - 1985 971 (975)
Clásicos del Cine {Comic Books} 1956 - 1977 315 (317)
Conan el Bárbaro {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Empezó con el formato y logo de "Serie Avestruz". Con el número 31 cambió a "Serie Aguila". Primer número fechado 17 de abril de 1980. Parte de la información tomada de "El Baúl del Comic" (http://www.bauldelcomic.com).
1980 - 1983 58
El Conejo de la Suerte {Comic Books} 1950 - ? 824 (827)
El Conejo de la Suerte Serie Avestruz {Comic Books} 1975 - 1983 109
Una Criada Estupenda {Comic Books} 1968 - 1971 136
Una Criada Estupenda {Comic Books} 1968 - ? 102
Cuentos de Misterio {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: La numeración prosigue en serie águila. Número y fecha exactos del cambio por determinar. Número 273 pertenece ya a la serie águila.
1960 - 1973 310
Cuentos de Misterio Serie Avestruz {Comic Books} 1975 - 1976 7
Cuentos de Walt Disney {Comic Books} 1949 - 1984 1041 (1043)
Cuentos de Walt Disney Serie Avestruz {Comic Books} 1975 - 1984 109
Cuentos de Walt Disney Serie Colibrí {Comic Books} 1975 - 1986 50
Cumbres de Pasión {Comic Books} 1967 - ? 20
Daniel el Travieso {Comic Books} 1964 - ? 386
Disneylandia {Comic Books} 1973 - ? 12
Domingos Alegres {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: The series title, loosely translated, means "Sunday Funnies." The first issue was published April 4, 1954, a reprint of Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #494, The Little King. For the first ten years of publication, content was exclusively reprints of Dell and Gold Key comics, including many issues from the Four Color series. Reprints from other, non-USA sources started in 1964. Beginning around 1977, reprinted Marvel's John Carter of Mars and Star Wars series, DC's The Warlord and Charlton's The Phantom comics. Last issue was #1457 (August 8, 1982), "Beto el Recluta" or "Beetle the Recruit" (Beetle Bailey). The last standard-size issue of Domingos Alegres was #1083 in 1975. The numbering continued as Domingo Alegres Serie Aguila (Eagle Series) with #1084 in a smaller format size.
1954 - 1982 1457 (1462)
Epopeya {Comic Books} 1958 - 1974 229 (238)
Estrellas del Deporte {Comic Books} 1965 - 1979 273 (279)
Extraterrestres entre Nosotros {Comic Books} 1979 - 1980 15
Fantomas {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: A partir del número #203 esta serie cambió de dimensiones a 140 x 195 mm (Formato Serie Águila).
1969 - 1985 732
Fantomas Serie Avestruz {Comic Books} 1977 - 1984 120
Fix y Foxi {Comic Books} 1963 - 1982 238 (245)
Fix y Foxi Serie Colibrí {Comic Books} 1975 - 1977 26
Flash Gordon {Comic Books} 1981 - 1982 34
Fuera de la Ley {Comic Books} 1972 - 1980 212
Gasparin el Fantasma Amistoso {Comic Books} 1979 - 1985 252
El Gato Felix {Comic Books} 1953 - 1961 100
Gene Autry {Comic Books} 1954 - 1984 423 (447)
Grandes Viajes {Comic Books} 1963 - 1975 157 (181)
La Guerra de las Galaxias: El Imperio Contraataca (Edición Especial) {Comic Books} 1980 - 1
El Halcón de Oro {Comic Books} 1958 - 1975 167 (168)
Hatha-Yoga {Comic Books} 1972 - 1975 46
Historia del Cristianismo {Comic Books} 1966 - 1968 22 (25)
Historia del Pueblo Mexicano {Comic Books} 1968 - 1969 10
Historias Fantásticas {Comic Books} 1958 - 1975 380 (384)
Historias Fantásticas Serie Avestruz {Comic Books} 1975 - 1976 7
Historietas de Walt Disney {Comic Books} 1949 - 1985 1034
Historietas de Walt Disney Serie Avestruz {Comic Books} 1975 - 1983 109
Historietas de Walt Disney Serie Colibri {Comic Books} 1975 - 1980 53
El Hombre Biónico {Comic Books} 1979 - 1980 35
El Hombre Invisible {Comic Books} 1979 - ? 32
Hopalong Cassidy {Comic Books} 1952 - 1985 325 (327)
Hulk el Hombre Increíble {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: El título en el indicia incluye las palabras "Serie Avestruz" entre comillas, y la numeración incluye un prefijo "3-". Se omiten por simplicidad ya que no existieron otras series de Hulk de Editorial Novaro.
1979 - 1984 98
Jonah Hex {Comic Books} 1985 - 3
Joyas de la Mitología {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: More issues may have been published.
1962 - 1983 557 (558)
Kid Acero {Comic Books} 1979 - ? 36
Korak {Comic Books} 1972 - 1978 78 (99)
Korak Serie Avestruz {Comic Books} 1975 - 1977 30
Korak Serie Colibri {Comic Books} 1975 - 1977 26
Leyendas de América {Comic Books} 1956 - 1978 383 (386)
El Llanero Solitario {Comic Books} 1953 - 1975 549
El Llanero Solitario Serie Avestruz {Comic Books} 1975 - 1976 19
Lorenzo y Pepita {Comic Books} 1954 - 1975 693
Marvila, la Mujer Maravilla {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Novaro was trying to find out what interest comic book readers were keen on and under the title Marvila, they issued , apart from wonder Woman, some other American titles such as House of Mystery which later became an independent publication named "Cuentos de Misterio", Atom, Metal Men,Tommy Tomorrow, etc. They even "made up" a comic book title which really didn't even exist in the American DC: Rose and the Thorn.They created 3 complete comic books based on the stories published in Superman's Lois Lane's issues with the new 70s heroine and it was quite successful all over Latin American countries and Spain but failed to continue as DC decided on not publishing this heroine's stories again.
1955 - 1983 313
Médicos y Enfermeras {Comic Books} 1963 - 1966 26 (30)
Mi Gran Aventura {Comic Books} 1960 - 1975 175
Mi Gran Aventura Serie Avestruz {Comic Books} 1975 - 1977 7
El Monje Loco {Comic Books} 1967 - 1971 169
Morgan, el Guerrero Audaz {Comic Books} 1975 - 1984 10
Mujeres Célebres {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Serie independiente extraída de las páginas de Vidas Ilustres (Editorial Novaro, 1956 series).
1961 - 1974 160 (164)
El Pájaro Loco {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Reprints USA Dell comics in Spanish.
1951 - 1984 795
El Pajaro Loco Serie Avestruz {Comic Books} 1975 - 1984 112
La Pantera Rosa {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Original Spanish language stories of The Pink Panther. Previous original stories appeared in Domingos Alegres (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series). Some issue numbers are prefixed with "3-". Changes to this apparently reflect changes in the size of the comic, as do the terms "Serie Aguila" and "Serie Avestruz" in the indicia.
1979 - 1985 156
Patronos y Santuarios {Comic Books} 1966 - 1967 18 (21)
Pepita {Comic Books} 1953 - 1954 17
La Pequeña Lulú {Comic Books} 1951 - 1985 728 (730)
La Pequena Lulu Serie Avestruz {Comic Books} 1975 - 1983 70
Periquita {Comic Books} 1960 - ? 497 (500)
El Poderoso Sansón {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: the majority of indicia list the name as El Poderoso Sansón
1972 - 1980 120
Porky y sus Amigos {Comic Books} 1951 - 1984 662
Porky y sus Amigos Serie Avestruz {Comic Books} 1975 - 1982 112
Red Ryder {Comic Books} 1954 - 1984 474 (475)
Relatos Fabulosos {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Fecha exacta final de publicación por determinar.
1959 - 1975 183
Relatos Fabulosos Serie Avestruz {Comic Books} 1975 - 7
Riqui Ricón el Pobre Niño Rico {Comic Books} 1979 - 1985 245
Romances Juveniles {Comic Books} 1963 - 1978 267
Roy Rogers {Comic Books} 1952 - 1975 505 (506)
Sal y Pimienta {Comic Books} 1964 - 1985 308
Sherlock Holmes {Comic Books} 1972 - 1973 21
El Spirit {Comic Books} 1966 - 1967 15
El Super Ratón {Comic Books} 1951 - ? 555
Supercomic {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Cover scans provided by Fernando Franco. Tamaño de bolsillo, 68 páginas, hasta número 20. Cambia a tamaño estándard, 36 páginas con el número 21 (abril de 1969). Cambia a "serie águila" con número 96. Información sobre formatos y fechas de publicación proporcionada por Fernando Franco.
1967 - 1985 415
Supermán {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Editorial Novaro books were published in up to four different sizes: standard (255 x 175 mm), Serie Avestruz "Ostrich series" (250 x 160 mm), Serie Aguila "Eagle series" (195 x 135 mm) & Serie Colibrí "Hummingbird series" (140 x 110 mm). Every title can have up any combination of the sizes (only one, two or three, or all four). The non-standard sizes always have it noted on the cover; usually the price logo will state which series size the book is, and either with the price or near the title/logo there will be an Ostrich, Eagle or Hummingbird, respectively.
1952 - 1975 1537 (1545)
Supermán {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Publishing dates and issue numbers provided by Fernando Fernandez of Kingdom Comics. Cover uploads sourced from Mariano Bayona Estradera in dedication to Dolores Cabrera Guillén. Published by Novaro in Spain as part of their LIBROcomic line of DC reprint material, with the same comic book issues also distributed in Mexico. Cover prices are almost exclusively on the back cover in pesetas, although a few list Mexico prices as a secondary. All issues have an ISBN except for the last 6-7 issues published. Cover pricing for this series ranged from 50 pesetas to 90 pesetas with many random changes from one issue to the next.
1973 - 1979 52
Superman Serie Avestruz {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Information for years of publication provided by Fernando Franco. www.kingdomcomics.org Serie Avestruz.
1975 - 1984 139
Superman y sus Amigos {Comic Books} 1956 - ? 24

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