Mirolo sent me this last December copy of the magazine Peneca. Of course this is not the centenary magazine we all know and it ceased publication in 1960, but this is a version of the seventies which has some of the old style magazine, although clearly the type of cover is very different. Unfortunately there is the date of publication, so place it in the early seventies is something we did using Mirolo memory. In any case, the type of stories and content, gives the impression of being older. Hopefully someone with more knowledge of the history of Chilean magazines help us to clarify its data.
I noticed in this issue appears our popular hero of the Stone Age, Thor. The redhead (though not seldom saw more blonde) Krao son in Belgium is known as Rahan. Well, here in this magazine The Peneca, the name they have used is "Radan. And although it sounds very strange as the name, at least allowed the publishers to keep the original design of the Belgian edition it to appear the letters of the name crossed by a horizontal line. In any case, what problem have had to keep the original name in French? "Rahan" in French is not pronounced "Rajan" because in that case the H is silent as in Castilian. Pronounced simply "Raan" which was not bad as sound for speakers of Castilian. Anyway. And find out why here we opted for "Radan" and it was decided to call Mampato "Thor."
Finally, I could not comment on the advertising that comes in the back. Is one of those toy cars for children we knew as "Go-kart." I do not know if that is the common noun that refers to or is it the mark. In any case, in Chile we called "GoCar" to any of these pedal cars. I remember a friend of the neighborhood was that it was a chain of transmission that gave further impetus and made him a celebrity among children neighborhood. Is shown in red on the top right in the photo of the magazine. I had one I gave my uncle Pepe when he was about four years. I vividly remember the scandal a Sunday because I created my cousin Edward had bought one and that Sunday came to visit home. My tears must have been unbearable because the next day my Uncle Pepe's younger brother, my mom went to buy one. I had it for several years until my little brother stole it in the street into an opportunity.
guess that many have had the pleasure of driving one of these cars. It's funny. Today I feel no passion for cars. Even I have one and never excited me to nut culture. But this "Gocar" was one of my most treasured possessions as a child. Sorry
self-reference but is that a blog is supposed to serve, among other things, for that.
Mirolo With this copy of The Peneca.
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