Algol was an avant-garde Catalan magazine edited by the artistic group Dau al Set and first published in 1947. It was founded by Joan Pons and Joan Brossa and edited by . Only 100 copies of Algol were published which all appeared in 1947. The 12-page magazine was printed on , a type of linen paper. Dau al Set was formed by the poet Joan Brossa, the philosopher and the painters Joan Pons, Antoni Tàpies, Modest Cuixart and Joan-Josep Tharrats. It was a very important group in the Spanish post-war era. The magazine included literary texts by Brossa and Puig and illustrations by Pons, and .