Cuban Comics in the Castro Era
The popularity of the comic book genre in Cuba occurred in the 1960s, during the same period that the revolution remade the country of Cuba. This idea was not lost on the new Cuban government which increasingly utilized comics as a means to educate the populous about the principles of the new Castro revolution. While children were a primary target of indoctrination, these comics also appealed to adults.
This collection, acquired from artist and professor Caridad Blanco, is a combination of stand-alone comics and newspaper supplements consisting of over 700 pieces ranging from 1937 to 2018. There are examples of important and relatively unique materials from Cuban comic history from the 1930's on, though the majority of the materials are from post-revolution Cuba. Some of the more frequent and well-known titles include ¡Aventuras!, Bijirita, C-Línea, Zunzún, Dedeté, Mella, Muñe, Pionero, and Pásalo.
