Holmos y otras historietas (Cuban humor comic)

Book

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Archive of Cuban Socialism

Name/Title

"Holmos y otras historietas" (Cuban humor comic)

Entry/Object ID

2026.2.5

Description

Saddle-stitched comic booklet. Color cover with a slapstick scene: a cartoon pirate ship named "GARROTE" crashing through waves with comic pirates aboard, and a tall detective figure (blue suit and hat) being knocked flying, with a red "¡PLAF!" sound effect. Title "HOLMOS / Y OTRAS / HISTORIETAS" in red and yellow display lettering; publisher logo and "EDITORIAL PABLO DE LA TORRIENTE" at upper left; price "50 c." at upper right. Cover is heavily worn (interior not photographed).

Acquisition

Accession

2026.2

Source or Donor

Alberto Darias Marcos

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

"HOLMOS Y OTRAS HISTORIETAS"; "EDITORIAL PABLO DE LA TORRIENTE" with publisher logo; "50 c." (50 centavos); ship name "GARROTE"; "¡PLAF!"

Book Details

Author

Évora Tamayo

Illustrator

Alberto Enrique Rodríguez Espinosa

Place Published

City

Havana

Country

Cuba

Region

Caribbean, Central America

Notes

Maker: Publisher — Editorial Pablo de la Torriente (Unión de Periodistas de Cuba; Havana). The Holmos feature was created by writer Évora Tamayo and artist Alben (Alberto Enrique Rodríguez Espinosa). Cover artist not identified (no legible signature located). Date: Circa 1986–1990 (late 1980s). Terminus post quem December 1985 (publisher's founding); the editorial's comics line ceased in the early 1990s. See Flags regarding the range.

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Relationships

Related Places

Place

City

Havana

Country

Cuba

Region

Caribbean, Central America

Notes

publication

Research Notes

Notes

Holmos is a well-known Cuban graphic-humor strip parodying Sherlock Holmes. It was created by Évora Tamayo in co-authorship with Alberto Enrique Rodríguez Espinosa (Alben) as one of the most anthologized and popular strips of Cuban graphic humor, in a playful parallel to Arthur Conan Doyle's famous character.

Notes

Publisher and dating anchor: The Editorial Pablo de la Torriente, belonging to the Unión de Periodistas de Cuba, was founded on December 12, 1985, to provide bibliography for journalism professionals and students; from its start it also published comics, launching Revista Cómics (monthly, 50,000 copies), Pablo, and the fortnightly tabloid El Muñe. With the arrival of the 1990s and the economic crisis known as the Special Period, the comics magazines of the Pablo editorial disappeared. This brackets the publication to circa 1985–early 1990s.

Created By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Create Date

March 10, 2026

Updated By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Update Date

June 18, 2026