Barrabás (magazine)

Barrabás was launched in Barcelona on 3 October 1972 as a weekly.^[1][2] The magazine was established by Josep Llario who also started other titles such as Por Favor and Interviú.^[3] Its founding publisher was Elf Ediciones which produced El Papus, too.^[4] The company was part of the La Vanguardia Española group headed by Javier Godó Muntañola.^[1] From the issue 124 the publisher became the TISA company.^[2]

The magazine like other satirical titles of the period presented news on current events through cartoons, and its focus was on football.^[1] Major cartoonists included Ivà (Ramón Tosas) and Óscar Nebreda.^[1] The circulation of Barrabás was nearly 113,450 copies from February 1973.^[1]

The magazine began to decline in August 1976 and folded in July 1977.^[1]