Cover of the Argentine children's magazine Billiken N° 1. The image shows a boy to play football - 1919
Billiken is a weekly children's magazine in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the oldest Spanish language magazine for young people.[1] It was created by Uruguay journalist Constancio C. Vigil and its first issue appeared on November 17 of 1919. Billiken was founded by Constancio C. Vigil,[1][2] a Uruguayan-born journalist who also founded El Gráfico. Its current director is Juan Carlos Porras. The first edition of the magazine appeared on November 17, 1919. One of the cartoonists that worked for Billiken was Manuel García Ferré, with his character Pi Pío. The name Billiken is taken from a popular charm doll of the time, a smiling Buddha-like deity created in 1908 by the American art teacher and illustrator Florence Pretz. To Constancio C. Vigil, who was looking for a title for his unpublished children's magazine, it seemed like a good idea to use the name of a doll that Argentine children believed could bring you good luck.[3][4] The cover of issue No. 1 had a boy with a soccer ball under his right arm, and a bandage on his head that covered his left eye. This image of the disheveled "neighborhood child" was the emblem of the magazine for several decades - Wikipedia
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