 One of the cartoonists that worked for "Billiken" was Manuel García Ferré, with his character Pi Pío.The name Billiken is taken from a popular charm doll of the time, a smiling Buddha-like deity created in 1908 by the American art teacher and illustrator Florence Pretz.To Constancio C. Vigil, who was looking for a title for his unpublished children's magazine, it seemed like a good idea to use the name of a doll that Argentine children believed could bring you good luck.