 "El Jueves" debuted on 27 May 1977, at a time when satirical magazines were highly popular in Spain despite the scant freedom of the press.Its founder, Josep Ilario, creator of other humor magazines such as "Barrabás" and "Por favor", wished "El Jueves" to be an adult version of Bruguera's model of children's magazines, made of character-focused comic strips lampooning stereotypes of contemporary Spanish society.Its first editors, cartoonists Tom, Romeu and J. L. Martín, drew inspiration from French magazines such as "Hara-Kiri" and "Charlie Hebdo", which they admired for their extremely irreverent tone.