The literature has a variety of genres and one of the funniest is comic. The characters of Spanish comics may not reach the media height of American comic book heroes, but they are emblematic Spanish comics.

To begin with, although in Spain the word also used is ‘comic’, most classic way to named it is ‘tebeo’. From the 50s to the 80s were the best time for comics and where rescue the most representative of children’s comics: Mort and Phil, and Zipi and Zape.

The comics of these two couples are the most translated Spanish comics.

Zipi y Zape y Mortadelo y Filemón

The brothers Zipi and Zape are twins, and they are distinguished by the color of hair. Their stories revolve around the constant pranks. They both love football, but Real Madrid is Zipi’s team and FC Barcelona is Zape’s team. The names of the characters come from the word zipizape, which means “albotoro” / “disturbance”.

Mortadelo and Filemón work in a detective agency. Filemon is the chief and his only employee is Mortadelo. As detectives they are a disaster, and their cases always end in failure. Another of the peculiarities of these comic is that Mortadelo, quite silly and joking, often disguises to try to resolve their investigations.

The history of comics in Spain is quite extensive. If you like comics, we encourage you to start reading Spanish comics.

More information about Zipi y Zape.
Mor information about Mortadelo y Filemón.