Raf, pseudonym of Joan (or Juan) Rafart i Roldán (Barcelona 22 November 1928 – 13 October 1997) was a Spanish comic author. He was part of the second generation the Bruguera school alongside Figueras, Gin, Ibáñez, Nadal, Segura, Martz Schmidt, and Vázquez.[1]

Raf
BornJuan Rafart Roldán
22 November 1928
Barcelona
Died13 October 1997 (1997-10-14) (aged 68)
Barcelona
NationalitySpanish
Area(s)comics artist and writer
Notable works
Sir Tim O'Theo

Biography

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He started making comics in the 1950s, when he was already married, with the series El Zorro.[2] He soon abandoned the realistic art style in his works and concentrated on his more humorous style. He started collaborating in the magazine La Risa with series such as La vida aborregada de Gumersindo Borrego (1953), Levy Berzotas (1953) or Cantinflas (1958)[3]

His best-known works are those that he made since 1957 for the publisher Editorial Bruguera where he created many popular series such as Doña Lío Portapartes, señora con malas artes (1958) about a gossiping and envious woman, Don Pelmazo Bla, bla, bla... y las mil latas que da (1959) about a know-it-all who likes to give advice to people that always end in disaster and El Capitán Aparejo, zoquete como un cangrejo about an incompetent boat captain.

In 1959 Raf leaves Bruguera and works through the British agency Fleetway in magazines such as Film Funn (Tony Hancok) and Buster (Milkiway) for two years. Since 1965 he starts working for the Spanish magazine TBO with the pseudonym "Roldán".

In the late 1960s, he returns to Bruguera where he created Doña Tecla Bisturín, enfermera de postín (1968) about a bossy nurse in a crazy clinic or Manolón, conductor de camión (1969) about a truck driver. There he created his most famous character, Sir Tim O'Theo (1970) about an old British detective wannabe who is helped by his much more competent butler Patson.

In 1986 he created the series Mirlowe y Violeta, a hardboiled parody, about a short Bogart-wannabe detective and his tall, fat and highly competent female assistant. For the magazine "Creepy" he created the series Zomby y el gato (1990) a horror parody and for the satirical magazine "Puta Mili" the adult series La fragata capadora (1992)

He died on 13 October 1997 of a cardiac complication.[4]

Series

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Years Title Magazine
1953 La vida aborregada de Gumersindo Borrego "La Risa" (Editorial Marco)
1953 Loquito Tontuelo "La Risa" (Editorial Marco)
1953 Levy Berzotas "La Risa" (Editorial Marco)
1953 Sherlock Gómez '"La Risa" (Editorial Marco)
195? Antenio Magnetofón Editorial Bruguera
1956 Desventuras de la Bruja Traganiños "Florita" (Ediciones Cliper)
1956 El Vejete Cascarrabias "Paseo Infantil" (Gestión)
1957 Chapete "Pinocho" (Ediciones Cliper)
1957 Campeonio "El DDT" (Editorial Bruguera)
1957 Don Agapito, su perro y el chico, que es un gamberro "Pulgarcito" (Editorial Bruguera)
1958 Diente Duro y Roe-Roe "Yumbo" (Ediciones Cliper)
1958 Hogar, dulce hogar "La Risa" (Editorial Marco)
1958 Laurín y sus papás "La Risa" (Editorial Marco)
1958 Mr. Cha-cha-cha, director de Cine "La Risa" (Editorial Marco)
1958 Cantinflas "La Risa" (Editorial Marco)
1958 Conchito Barbarroja, pirata de mala pata "Pinocho" (Ediciones Cliper)
1958 Doña Lío Portapartes, señora con malas artes
1959 Doña Paca Cotillez Tío Vivo
1959 Despistio Tío Vivo
1959 Casimiro Futbolete Tío Vivo
1959 Don Pelmazo Bla, bla, bla... y las mil latas que da
1959 Rigoleto Selecciones de HUMOR de El DDT
1965 Don Jerónimo, jefe de cocina TBO
1968 Doña Tecla Bisturín, enfermera de postín
1969 Flash, el fotógrafo
1969 Manolón, conductor de camión
1970 Sir Tim O'Theo Mortadelo, Super Mortadelo
1976 Agapito Silbátez
1986 Mirlowe y Violeta "Guai!"
1990 Zomby y el gato Creepy
1992 La fragata capadora Puta Mili

References

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  1. ^ Armando Matías Guiu in Comic Story-3, third isue of Bruguelandia, Editorial Bruguera, Barcelona, 09/28/1981, pages 28 and 29.
  2. ^ Matías Guiu, Armando, interviewing Raf, for Comic Story-4, fourth issue of Bruguelandia, Editorial Bruguera, Barcelona, 10/26/1981, pages 30 and 31.
  3. ^ Biography of Raf in Tebeosfera (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Piece of news of Raf's death in El País (in Spanish)
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  • Raf in Lambiek Comiclopedia