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O Tico-Tico
O Tico-Tico was a weekly Brazilian children's magazine, published between 1905 and 1977. It was the first magazine to publish comics in Brazil. It also featured stories and educational activities. Among its famous readers were Erico Verissimo, Lygia Fagundes Telles, Ruy Barbosa and Carlos Drummond de Andrade.
History and profile.
"O Tico Tico" was founded by journalist Luis Bartolomeu de Souza e Silva, inspired by foreign magazines such as the French "La Semaine de Suzette". The
writers), "Popeye", "Felix the Cat" and "Mickey Mouse" (then known as "Ratinho Curioso" — "Curious Mouse").
The magazine declined after the 1930s, with the competition of other comics magazines, such as "Suplemento Juvenil" and "O Gibi". It stopped circulating in 1957, only with special editions being released until 1977, when "O Tico-Tico" ceased to exist.
External links.
- Digitalized issues of O Tico-Tico on