Semillas (magazine)

Semillas (from the Spanish word for "Seeds") is a Puerto Changuese comics magazine published by Editorial Montaña, featuring mostly Sesame Workshop characters. It was first published in 1976.

History
In 1976, Sistema de Televisión Estatal de Puerto Chango acquired the Puerto Changuese television rights for Plaza Sésamo, the Mexican co-production of Sesame Street. STEPC contacted Editorial Montaña to create a comics magazine featuring Sesame Street characters. The first issue of Semillas was published on July 17, 1976 and sold for ₱2.14. It featured an "Enrique y Beto" comic, written by Karina De Argüello, inked and drawn by Urtzi "El Extraño Pintor" Cañizares, and colored by Hellmuth Deichgräber.

Current

 * Enrique y Beto - First featured in 1976 and featuring the adventures of Ernie & Bert (known in Spanish as Enrique and Beto). Currently written by Dámaso De Argüello, inked and drawn by Concepción Deichgräber, and colored by Hellmuth Deichgräber.
 * Las aventuras de Sagwa - First featured in 2002 and based off Sagwa the Chinese Siamese Cat, featuring Sagwa and her friends in their day-to-day life in Qing Dynasty China. Currently written by Mirjam von Uckermann, inked and drawn by Ginés McQuilken, and colored by Víctor Brizzi.
 * Dragon Tales - First featured in 2000 and based off Dragon Tales, featuring Max, Emmy, Enrique, and Shimako in their adventures in Dragon Land. Currently written and drawn by Kerstin Midorikawa, inked by María Alejandra de Miñaur, and colored by Hellmuth Deichgräber.
 * El mundo de Elmo - First featured in 2003 and based off the Elmo's World segments from Sesame Street, it features Elmo discovering new things. Currently written, drawn, and colored by Hellmuth Deichgräber and inked by Flávia Deichgräber.

Local versions
The magazine has been translated into English, this English version is mainly sold in the United El Kadsreian Nations and on the East Coast of the United States.

In Barokia, it is translated as سوساما (romanized as Susamma) and sold by Azam Editorial. Susamma features local strips featuring the Susamma Shariri characters which are colored, drawn, and inked by Hellmuth Deichgräber and written by Salem Nabeh.