Editing Condorito (section)

==Publishing trajectory==
===Origins===
[[Image:MC0031801.jpg|right|thumb|The first Condorito collection, published in Chile in 1955|239x239px]]

In 1942, the [[Walt Disney]] Company created the animated film ''[[Saludos Amigos]]'' depicting [[Donald Duck]] and a cast of anthropomorphic characters representing various nations of the Americas: [[Argentina]], [[Brazil]], [[Colombia]], [[Mexico]] and [[Peru]]. In the film, while the Disney characters are represented as humorous versions of ''[[charro]]s'', ''[[gaucho]]s'', etc., [[Chile]] was represented as Pedro, a small airplane engaged in his very first flight, whose attempt to fly over the [[Andes]] to pick up [[air mail]] from [[Mendoza, Argentina|Mendoza]] is humorously depicted. Pepo created ''Condorito'' in response to what he perceived as a slight to the image of Chile.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}

The first publication of a Condorito comic strip was in the first issue of ''Okey'' magazine, owned by Zig-Zag,<ref name="biobio20121215" /> on August 6, 1949.<ref>[http://www.memoriachilena.cl/temas/index.asp?id_ut=condorito(1949-) ''Memoria Chilena: Condorito (1949-)'']</ref> In it, Condorito appeared as a thief of occasional chickens, who later regrets eating them. and tries to return it to the chicken coop but is stopped by a police officer and imprisoned. In the Condorito prison, he imagined the policeman eating the tasty chicken.<ref name="biobio20121215" /> The comic strip was two full pages long.

Condorito's following publications were based on a character who came from the countryside driven by the [[Rural flight|rural-urban migration]] that lived in Chile during the 1950s; Condorito's personality was that of a joker, witty and mischievous.<ref name="biobio20121215" /> According to screenwriter [[Jorge Montealegre]], «Condorito's profile in the first cartoons is focused on the Chilean roto [...] where very Chilean institutions are addressed, such as the ''compadrazgo'' with Don Chuma and the ''huacherío'' through Coné».<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.duna.cl/programa/aire-fresco/2019/02/25/jorge-montealegre-sobre-condorito-fue-una-escuela-para-muchos-dibujantes-que-vieron-en-pepo-un-maestro|title=Jorge Montealegre sobre Condorito: "Fue una escuela para muchos dibujantes que vieron en Pepo un maestro"|date=February 25, 2019|accessdate=January 2, 2022}}</ref>

During the Okey magazine editions, Condorito was given a real context in a fictitious town, Pelotillehue, along with family members and situations closer to people.

By 1955, the year of the appearance of the first collection of Condorito jokes, the character already had its definitive appearance.<ref name="biobio20121215" /> As a publication, ''Condorito'' appeared on December 21 of that year. The comic strip  ''Condorito'' has a characteristic format by which it has been published from its origins in a specific range of colors that only include red, brown, pink, black, white, gray and, from time to time, the green.

One of the only surviving cartoonists who worked with Pepo at the beginning of Condorito is the cartoonist Hernán Vidal (Hervi) who, at just 13 years old, became Pepo's assistant.

=== Popularization ===
In 1961, ''Condorito'' began to be published twice a year.<ref name="biobio20121215" /> From number 7 to number 82 they were called «''Condoritos'' numerados» (Numbered ''Condoritos'') because they had their prominent numbering on the cover. Condorito's book number 9, which came out in 1962, was dedicated to the [[1962 FIFA World Cup|Soccer World Cup]] held that same year in Chile. From 1965 to 1982, it was published irregularly; however, it began to be published regularly on a quarterly basis starting in 1970,<ref name="biobio20121215" /> and did so until the last issue of 1979.

=== Internationalization ===
In 1974 the first products related to Condorito came out in coloring books. In February 1975, the first Condorito compilation came out, called ''Especial Condorito: Clásicos de la historieta'' ''(Condorito Special: Comic Classics)''. For [[Christmas]] 1975, the first Condorito toys came out: some Condorito and Coné dolls. In 1976 the international rights to Condorito were acquired by [[Editors Press Service]], a subsidiary of the ''[[Evening Post Industries|Evening Post Publishing Company]]''. In Argentina in 1977, the first international edition of Condorito came out. Also in 1977, [[Editorial América]] and [[Bloque De Armas|Bloque Dearmas]] began publishing the magazine in Colombia and Venezuela. In 1979 the last Condorito comics where he smokes appeared.

The 1980s were the best time for Condorito: Starting with the first edition of the 1980s, Condorito became a bimonthly publication.3 In February 1979, the first of a series of extraordinary editions went on sale of excellent quality and in giant size with hard covers and dimensions of 32 × 21.5&nbsp;cm, except for one, (''Condorito Campeón'') of dimensions 26 × 18&nbsp;cm. The collection was titled '''''Selección de Oro de la revista Condorito (Gold Selection of Condorito magazine)''''', and consisted of the following eleven numbers, each of them 64 pages:
{|class="wikitable"
!N.º ||Title ||Publication ||Format
|-
|1 ||Condorito Campeón (Condorito Champion) ||February 1979 ||26x18 cm
|-
|2 ||Condorito en el Far West (Condorito in the Far West) ||March 1980 ||32×21,5&nbsp;cm
|-
|3 ||Condorito Superstar ||June 1980 ||32×21,5&nbsp;cm
|-
|4 ||Condorito Doctor ||September 1980 ||32×21,5&nbsp;cm
|-
|5 ||Condorito en el Hampa (Condorito in the Underworld) ||March 1981 ||32×21,5&nbsp;cm
|-
|6 ||Condorito en la Historia (Condorito in the History) ||June 1981 ||32×21,5&nbsp;cm
|-
|7 ||Condorito en la Selva (Condorito in the Jungle) ||September 1981 ||32×21,5&nbsp;cm
|-
|8 ||Condorito en Uniforme (Condorito in Uniform) ||March 1982 ||32×21,5&nbsp;cm
|-
|9 ||Condorito en el Mundialazo (Condorito in the World Cup) ||June 1982 ||32×21,5&nbsp;cm
|-
|10 ||Condorito en Automóvil (Condorito in Car) ||October 1982 ||32×21,5&nbsp;cm
|-
|11 ||Condorito Gastrónomo (Gourmet Condorito) ||1983 ||32×21,5&nbsp;cm
|}
In 1982, Condorito came out nine times a year.<ref name="biobio20121215" /> That same year, the first non-Hispanic edition of Condorito appeared, published in Brazil. In October 1982, ''Coné el Travieso'' ''(Coné the Naughty)'' came out for the first time, a pocket-sized magazine that appeared monthly with jokes about Condorito's naughty nephew that appeared in number 22 of 1967. ''Coné el Travieso'', in addition to the usual Coné and Yuyito, new characters were added, such as Huevito, Genito, Fonolita, Tacañito and Gargantita. In 1983 ''Condorito'' was published regularly in a monthly magazine format,<ref name="biobio20121215" /> and it did so until 1989. In 1986 the first special editions came out. In 1987 the first ''Libro de Oro (Golden Book)'' in Mexico was published, which, from 2004, became the ''Libro Gigante de Oro (Golden Giant Book)'' and since 2006 includes puzzles to solve called Condoripuzzles. In 1988, ''Juegos Condorito (Condorito Games)'' appeared, a quarterly publication. Between 1989 and 2019, Condorito magazine was published every fortnight.<ref name="biobio20121215" />