La Codorniz (Spanish: The Quail) was a weekly satirical magazine which was published in Madrid, Spain, between 1941 and 1978.
[4] The magazine was edited by the following: Miguel Mihura (June 1941–June 1944),[7] Álvaro de Laiglesia (1944–1977)[6] and Manuel Summers (1977–1978).
[1] Fernando Perdiguero was the long-term managing editor of La Codorniz who served in the post until his death in 1970.
[6] La Codorniz featured work by well-known artists, including Tono, Chumy Chúmez, Forges, Gayo, Julio Cebrián, Kalikrates, Madrigal, Máximo, Mingote and Manuel Summers.
[8] La Codorniz folded following the publication of the final issue dated 17 December 1978 due to low revenues.