Completed 21st October 2023

 500 Pieces

Mafalda by Quino

The comic strip artist Quino (Joaquín Salvador Lavado Tejón, 1932-2020) created Mafalda in 1963. He had received a proposal by fellow artist Miguel Brascó, and the comic strip would be a covert advertisement for the "Mansfield" line of products of the Siam Di Tella company. 

  Mafalda is a six-year-old girl with a great concern for the state of humanity. She often leaves her parents at a loss by asking about mature or complex topics. As an example, she gets chided to concern herself with childlike things instead of asking about China's communism; in response, she pretends to play with bubbles in soapy water only to promptly proclaim that she is done and then ask about China once more