Majid (comics)

Majid
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Publication information
PublisherAbu Dhabi Media Company
ScheduleMonthly
Weekly (until January 2020)
Publication dateFebruary 1979

Majid (Arabic: ماجد) is a pan-Arab comic book anthology and children's magazine published in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates by the Abu Dhabi Media Company. Since its publication in 1979, it has been circulated region-wide, within and beyond Arab states of the Persian Gulf, breaking sales' records with a circulation of 176500 weekly copies at one point in time, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulation.[1][2] Many regarded Majid as a representation of the Arab comic golden age. It is held in high regard along with the Egyptian comic Samir, and its Saudi counterpart Basim.

  1. ^ "فى الذكرى الـ37 لصدور العدد الأول من مجلة "ماجد".. شكلت طفولة جيل كامل من أطفال الثمانينيات.. الرسوم اليدوية ومشاركة كبار الكتاب والفنانين جعلتها مجلة الأولاد والبنات الأولى من المحيط إلى الخليج". اليوم السابع (in Arabic). 28 February 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  2. ^ الاتحاد, صحيفة (15 September 2022). "مجلة "ماجد".. تطوير مستمر في حضرة القيم الأصيلة". صحيفة الاتحاد (in Arabic). Retrieved 30 April 2023.