...I'm not going to get into the details of the story (suffice it to say, having two Meras is a problem you'd want to have), but rather concentrate on the material that differs from the American original.
All the ads and ancillary material are home-grown, like this gag strip:
All the ads and ancillary material are home-grown, like this gag strip:
...for the life of me, I don't get this joke. Does he think watering himself will make him grow, like it did for the flower? In either case, why does the shower give him a cold? Preguntas, preguntas!
There's also DC-style ads, like this one on the bottom of the page:
Wonder Woman looks like a hectoring school marm here, pointing to the reader to pay attention!
In addition to the ads and humor strips, there's stuff like this:
In addition to the ads and humor strips, there's stuff like this:
Wow, comics can help kids get exercise! How cool is this? No fattening candy ads for Relatos Fabulosos!
After the story, there's a couple more pages of house ads, like this one for The Fox and the Crow:
After the story, there's a couple more pages of house ads, like this one for The Fox and the Crow:
I don't know, I think I like La Zorra y El Cuervo better!
Lastly, there's this really cool-looking ad:
Lastly, there's this really cool-looking ad:
This ad is selling a new Superman comic, but until I had Darlin' Tracy translate it for me, I always thought it was for a puzzle in a can.
Relatos Fabulosos, according to the GCBD, ran 183 issues, with a revolving set of features. All the funky extra content makes me want to pick up more issues, if I ever come across them on eBay...
Relatos Fabulosos, according to the GCBD, ran 183 issues, with a revolving set of features. All the funky extra content makes me want to pick up more issues, if I ever come across them on eBay...
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Is it just me, or does Wonder Woman look, um, "ethnically reoriented?"
I think the comic strip is suggesting the balding man showered so much in hopes of regrowing hair, he made himself sick.
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