Angel Puigmiquel Lis

Angel Puigmiquel Lis was one of the classic Spanish comic artists of Chicos magazine. His main work was the comic series 'Pepe Carter', that appeared in Chicos from 1942 to 1946. He also created 'El Ladrón de Pesadillas' (1948), 'Bambolia y Púa' (1943), 'Tony Martin' (1944), 'El País de los Chiflados' (1944), 'El Ladrón de Pesadillas' (1948) and 'Petalito' (1950).

Puigmiquel additionally worked on 'Cosas de Don Justo' for Chiquito (1942), and on 'Aventuras de Barquillito' (1942), 'Historia de Monina' (1943), 'Recortables' (1943) and 'El Aguerrido Felipe' (1949) in Mis Chicas. He also drew the title comic for Búfalo in 1950.

As a writer, he teamed up with Emilio Freixas to create 'El Capitàn Misterio'. Also together with Freixas, he embarked on the field of independent publishing with the collection Mosquito in 1945. Angel Puigmiquel left the Spanish comics field in 1951 and emigrated to Venezuela. There, he was a pioneer in animated films, together with Artur Moreno and Alfons Figueras (Lyon-Caracas Films). He returned to Spain in 1966 and began his own advertising art studio, Cormorán.