Billiken (magazine)

Billiken
Cover of Billiken #1, 1919
EditorEuhen Matarozzo
CategoriesChildren's magazine
FrequencyWeekly
PublisherEditorial Atlántida S.A.
First issueNovember 17, 1919; 105 years ago (1919-11-17)
CompanyGrupo Atlántida
CountryArgentina
Based inBuenos Aires
LanguageSpanish
Websitebilliken.lat
ISSN2684-0200

Billiken is a children's content brand, originally a magazine published in Buenos Aires, Argentina once a week, being the oldest Spanish language magazine for young people.[1] It was created by the Uruguayan journalist Constancio C. Vigil and its first issue appeared on November 17 of 1919.[1]

The magazine was scheduled from weekly to monthly in 2018.[2] It was last published in November 2019, continuing as an online platform since then.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b "Journalism for children". News Magazine. April 12, 2013.
  2. ^ Después de 97 años, la revista Para Ti abandona su formato semanal y pasa a ser mensual on Clarín, 12 Feb 2019
  3. ^ Periodismo para los chicos on Noticias, 12 Apr 2013
  4. ^ Deja de editarse la emblemática revista Billiken on Diario Uno