CUBA - Revista Mensual (cover designer: unknown, director: Lisandro Otero), "Invasión: Che Guevara avanza sobre Camagüey," December 1967, Año VI, No. 68. Offset print, magazine.

CUBA - Revista Mensual was Cuba's premier monthly illustrated magazine during the revolutionary period, published in Havana and distributed internationally to promote Cuban revolutionary achievements and document revolutionary history.

This December 1967 issue, Year VI, Number 68, commemorates the historical "Invasión" led by Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos during the Cuban Revolution, when revolutionary forces marched westward from the Sierra Maestra to liberate central and western Cuba. The cover announces "Che Guevara avanza sobre Camagüey" (Che Guevara advances on Camagüey), documenting this crucial 1958 military campaign. This issue was published just two months after Che Guevara's death in Bolivia in October 1967, making it part of the immediate commemorative response to his martyrdom. The magazine includes extensive historical documentation, photographs, and testimonials about the invasion campaign that broke Batista's forces and led to revolutionary victory.

The cover is a powerful example of revolutionary graphic design combining bold typography with photographic documentation. The word "INVASION" dominates in massive red letterforms with a left-pointing arrow, suggesting westward movement. A small portrait of Che appears in the upper right corner, while the headline "CHE GUEVARA" in bold black condensed type anchors the center, with "AVANZA SOBRE CAMAGUEY" in blue below. The lower portion features silhouettes of military tanks and equipment in green against a bright green band, suggesting the mechanized force of the advancing column. Additional headlines in blue and black announce features including an almanac covering "una lucha de cien años en un manglar" (a hundred-year struggle in a mangrove swamp), coverage of the border guards who "vigilan Corea" (watch over Korea), interviews with film directors Morgan and Gino Pontecorvo (director of "The Battle of Argel"), miniskirt surveys, and profiles of Cuban cultural figures Francesco Rosi and Miguelina Cobián. The design exemplifies Cuban revolutionary poster aesthetics—direct, bold, combining photographic realism with graphic dynamism to commemorate Che's historic role just weeks after his death.