Action 1 1938 with a Mexican Flare 0

[BrianR]

I wasn't  sure where to put  this and I really don't  post  here that much  let alone the GA  section.   I want to share something of historical importance  and extremely and I do mean extremely rare.  Paquito 255.   This issue came out August 15th 1938 . About 3 months after Action 1  in the U.S.    So  this book was on the stand at the same time of Action 3 or 4.  The back cover contains  Action 1 page 3 .  Printed in Mexico  and the entire book is newsprint.  It was a weekly series that broke up Action 1  so each week you got a page.  This is an anthology book  that has continuing stories from various characters including some Mexican original material.  The Action 1 story in this comic  is unknown even my many collectors in Mexico its so rare.   I figured you guys may get a kick out of seeing it.  It would be something to be able to find each issue  for the complete story.   I find it historical in the Fact  a Mexican comic may very well contain  the 3rd  or 4th appearance of Superman in comics even though its a Spanish edition of the Action 1 story.

[ender]

That is super cool and I would imagine even more rare with the newsprint covers that I would think, wouldn’t protect it quite as much as the thicker glossy covers.

[BrianR]

42 minutes ago, ender said:

That is super cool and I would imagine even more rare with the newsprint covers that I would think, wouldn’t protect it quite as much as the thicker glossy covers.

Yeah  these were true throw away books, Plus when you consider the environmental conditions are much harsher, economic factors of the country and the social aspects ( people really didn't collect like in the U.S.)  Its kind of a miracle  any survived. 

[Point Five]

Great find!

 

[thehumantorch]

That is cool, thanks for sharing.

[gadzukes]

So Paquito 253 & 254 NEED to be found.

[BrianR]

6 minutes ago, gadzukes said:

So Paquito 253 & 254 NEED to be found.

I am hunting for them, but  with this being one of two known copies of this issue  it may be a while

Edited March 4, 2020 by BrianR

[pemart1966]

Since they were represented in the US, I would assume that the reprinting of these pages was licensed...

[gadzukes]

25 minutes ago, BrianR said:

I am hunting for them, but  with this being one of two known copies of this issue  it may be a while

Now many collectors will be looking, but I hope you are the one who finds them.

[BrianR]

7 minutes ago, gadzukes said:

Now many collectors will be looking, but I hope you are the one who finds them.

I don't  know.  There are quite a few people who will see it as just a reprint.  When its actually its the first Mexican/ Spanish edition of Action 1 (Superman story) even though its spread across issues.  What is nice is  while I consider these as extremely important books and rare they tend to be very affordable.

[Yorick]

@Komic Kazi ?  Maybe you have some of these in your incredible foreign print collection?

[Ameri]

Pif Paf Magazine, in 1939, started reprinting all the Batman stories from Detective 27 forward. Like Paquito with Superman, it took several issues to complete just one Batman story. This fellow is selling the bound volumes carrying all the pre-Robin Batmans. Pif Paf 23 had the first half of Detective 27. You'd have to buy Pif Paf 23 through 50 to get all the Batman stories from Detective 27 through Detective 37. 

https://en.todocoleccion.net/comics/pif-paf-1939-tor-tebeos-libros-revistas-coleccion-pulps-cuentos-comics~x24532690

 

 

 

 

[BrianR]

That is pretty cool book.  Great to know  may need to  see  what I can turn up.

[Ameri]

The Mexican comics are very interesting. Paquito was an offshoot of the magazine Paquin. Here's a history from the internet and pics of the interior of a 1936 issue. No superheroes in this issue since it's pre-1938 but there's Buck Rogers, Tracy, Terry, etc...  

[BrianR]

It's  great  to see someone else appreciate these great books.   Pictures don't do them justice  you have to have them in hand to really  to fully experience how wonderful they are.

[Yorick]

17 hours ago, BrianR said:

It's  great  to see someone else appreciate these great books.   Pictures don't do them justice  you have to have them in hand to really  to fully experience how wonderful they are.

But they're so rare that only a handful of us can do that.  SHARE THE IMAGES!

[gadzukes]

On 3/9/2020 at 10:18 PM, Ameri said:

Pif Paf Magazine, in 1939, started reprinting all the Batman stories from Detective 27 forward. Like Paquito with Superman, it took several issues to complete just one Batman story. This fellow is selling the bound volumes carrying all the pre-Robin Batmans. Pif Paf 23 had the first half of Detective 27. You'd have to buy Pif Paf 23 through 50 to get all the Batman stories from Detective 27 through Detective 37. 

https://en.todocoleccion.net/comics/pif-paf-1939-tor-tebeos-libros-revistas-coleccion-pulps-cuentos-comics~x24532690

 

 

 

 

So incredibly cool.  Thanks for sharing

[50YrsCollctngCmcs]

I was recently in Japan and went to the Manga museum in Kyoto. They had a very interesting exhibit on Mexican comics. I took a bunch of pictures and was wondering where to show them. I had posted a bunch of toy photos in Robot Man's thread but those didn't quite seem to fit there. I'll post them here shortly as it will go right along with this thread.

[50YrsCollctngCmcs]

First the museum is a pretty cool place, dedicated to the history of Manga in Japan. While primarily in Japanese you can still have a good tour if you are an English speaker.

The museum is known for its WALL OF MANGA, thousands of volumes line the wall of the whole museum and they are all available for reading!!

And you will note that there ar Manga fans all about reading everything!  A year long membership with reading privileges was only like $20. Can you imagine that here in the states with US comics on display??

[50YrsCollctngCmcs]

But this display of Mexican comics was a real surprise for me and exposed me to some things I had no idea existed. First up were these very early editions which blew my mind when I saw them.

 

Is that the Phantom?

Korak wasn't Tarzan's friend here he was a demon!!

And I don't know what to make of this guy!!

Anyway cool early stuff.