Creator

Francisco Ibáñez Talavera

Biography

Spanish cartoonist Francisco Ibáñez Talavera began his professional career at Bruguera in 1957, where he created Mortadelo y Filemón in 1958 for the children's magazine Pulgarcito. The series grew into the longest-running Spanish comic, with over 200 titles translated into dozens of languages. Ibáñez also created Rompetechos, 13 Rue del Percebe, and Pepe Gotera y Otilio, producing an estimated 50,000 pages across his career. He remained active until shortly before his death in 2023.

Creator Details

Name

Francisco Ibáñez Talavera

Issues

1,192

Series

37

Awards

Premios Haxtur (Haxtur Awards) - Author That We Loved (2000), Barcelona International Comics Convention Prizes - Gran Premi del Saló (Grand Prize of the Barcelona International Comics Convention) (1994)

Gender

Male

Birth Date

March 15, 1936

Death Date

July 15, 2023

Birth Place

Barcelona

Country

Spain

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Series

Clever & Smart

Clever & Smart (2018)

Carlsen Verlag

24 issues

Clever & Smart Sonderband

Clever & Smart Sonderband (2018)

Carlsen Verlag

27 issues

Rompetechos Integral

Rompetechos Integral (2018)

Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial

2 issues

13, Rue del Percebe Edición Integral

13, Rue del Percebe Edición Integral (2018)

Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial

1 issue

Clever & Smart

Clever & Smart (1972)

Condor Verlag

210 issues

13, Rue del Percebe (Edición integral)

13, Rue del Percebe (Edición integral) (2016)

Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial

1 issue

Masters of Spanish Comic Book Art

Masters of Spanish Comic Book Art (2017)

Dynamite Entertainment

1 issue

Coleccion Ole de Mortadelo y Filemon

Coleccion Ole de Mortadelo y Filemon (1988)

Ediciones B

217 issues

Mortadello i Filemon

Mortadello i Filemon (2004)

Kasen

2 issues

Clever & Smart - Sonderband

Clever & Smart - Sonderband (1976)

Condor Verlag

14 issues

Issues

Einfach tierisch, dieser Job

#23

Einfach tierisch, dieser Job

Clever & Smart (2018)

May 27, 2025

Wir Haben (K)einen Plan!

#22

Wir Haben (K)einen Plan!

Clever & Smart (2018)

Nov 26, 2024

Heisse Eisen - Kalte Füsse!

#21

Heisse Eisen - Kalte Füsse!

Clever & Smart (2018)

May 29, 2024

Karren, Kähne, Katastrophen

#20

Karren, Kähne, Katastrophen

Clever & Smart (2018)

Nov 28, 2023

Krawall aus dem All

#19

Krawall aus dem All

Clever & Smart (2018)

May 30, 2023

Ein Gegengift für Mister L

#18

Ein Gegengift für Mister L

Clever & Smart (2018)

Nov 29, 2022

Sabotage im Freizeitpark

#13

Sabotage im Freizeitpark

Clever & Smart Sonderband (2018)

Jul 29, 2022

Die nächste Nummer ohne Netz

#17

Die nächste Nummer ohne Netz

Clever & Smart (2018)

May 31, 2022

Alles muss raus - Das irre Kaufhaus

#12

Alles muss raus - Das irre Kaufhaus

Clever & Smart Sonderband (2018)

Jetzt wird's richtig heiss !

#11

Jetzt wird's richtig heiss !

Clever & Smart Sonderband (2018)

Nicht doch, Herr Professor!

#16

Nicht doch, Herr Professor!

Clever & Smart (2018)

Nov 30, 2021

Mission für Spanien!

#10

Mission für Spanien!

Clever & Smart Sonderband (2018)

Frequent collaborators

Albert Uderzo

Albert Uderzo

Greg (Michel Régnier)

Greg (Michel Régnier)

Steffen Haubner

Harald Seemann

Mœbius

Mœbius

Victor Mora

Victor Mora

Jean Michel Charlier

Jean Michel Charlier

Franc Fuentes Man

Alfonso Figueras Fontanals

Juan Alejandro Martínez Osete

César Spadari

André Höchemer

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