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DEATHSTORM
Created by writer/artist Gilbert Monsanto,Deathstorm appeared in all 24 issues of Wrestle Warriors Komiks(published by Infinity Publishing Inc.) in 1993. Like the other mainstays of that magazine,...
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TSUPERMAN vs THE WOMAN IN BLACK
So, here's another Tsupermanpost (what can I say, I like the guy). Most of his stories are usually done-in-one 2-pagers, but he did have the occasional multi-part adventure. This first one, from...
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SANKARSAN: Return of the Super Jedi
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, comics cost 1 peso and 50 centavos.When last we left Sankarsan the Super Jedi, his mother Rukmini was abducted by the galactic emperor Hiranyaksa, who had...
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One-Shot Wonders: SANTA CLAUS GANG
When a gang of armed robbers spread some holiday fear, they end up on Santa's naughty list. And he doesn't play nice. From Super Action Komiks#176 (December 27, 1988), written by Arnold Mercado...
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TSUPERMAN: New Year's Evil
A happy 2017 to everyone! And we kick off the new year with--yep, Tsuperman again. From Pilipino Funny Komiks #394 (January 3, 1986), Tsuperman introduces readers to some of the villains that he was...
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Chicken Rerun: The DARMO ADARNA Reboot
Four years after R.R. Marcelino'sDarmo Adarna ended, Pilipino Funny Komiks revived the feature for another run starting with their 641st issue (September 28, 1990). Released 2 months after the Luzon...
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X-GEN: The Unknown Generation
Let's get the obvious out of the way. X-Gen (The Unknown Generation) was a very blatant knock-off of the X-Men. There's no getting around it. Written and drawn by Gilbert Monsanto, it debuted on May...
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PINOY RANGERS
Back-to-back knock-offs this month, this one of a certain team of teenagers with attitude. Created by writer Armand Campos and artist Ariel Padilla, Pinoy Rangers premiered as a back-up strip in the...
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PERSEUS THE STARLORD: The Challenge
Not to be confused with Marvel'sStar-Lord (who actually was co-created by Filipino artist Steve Gan), space-faring adventurer Perseus the Starlord was the mainstay of Atlas Publishing Co., Inc.'s...
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ALTARU
Created by writer Oscar D. Baleros I and artist Dannie Taverna, Altaru first appeared in 1987 in the pages of Thunder Illustrated Magasin, published by Counterpoint Komiks and Magazines, Inc....
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JURASSIC TERMINATORS
Terminator 2 and Jurassic Park were two of the biggest blockbuster movies of the early 1990's, so it's only natural to expect that some local publications would capitalize on their popularity. In this...
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TINY TOM
Created by writer Ray Morgan and artist Thor William, Tiny Tom ran weekly in Pilipino Funny Komiks (Published by Islas Filipinas Publishing Co., Inc.) from 1981 to 1983.HONEY, I SHRUNK THE KID!Dr....
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BATHALA - Raja Team One
Hey, it's been a while. Let's see if we can get back in the groove. Way back in 2015, we did a brief feature on the Kidlat Superheroes Komiks serial Bathala. Four years later, here's that looooooong...
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GOODZILLA
He's like Godzilla, only, you know--good. Created by writer Jun R. De Leon and illustrator Jimmy D. Flores, this crime-fighting kaiju appeared in 1993 in the pages of Super Heroes Comix, published by...
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LASER MAN
Created by writer D.G. Salonga and artist Abel Laxamana,Laser Man blasted through Super Action Pocketkomiks (published by Atlas Publishing Co., Inc.) from 1985 to'86.AN EYE FOR AN EYE Tragedy befalls...
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COMPUTERMAN
Let's take a break from comics for a bit and talk television. So I've kind of been on a nostalgia trip lately, thinking about old TV shows I watched back in the day. Particularly, the early-nineties...
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IKABOD Da Ninjah!
It's 2020. Welcome to the Year of the Rat. Created by the late cartoonist Nonoy Marcelo (January 22, 1939-October 22, 2002), Ikabodwas a long-running comic strip that ran from 1978 until the author's...
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MICRO SQUAD
Created by writer/artist Al Cabral, Micro Squad appeared in Speed Komiks (published by Graphic Arts Service, Inc.) for an appropriately short run from issues 29 (February 22, 1986, during the start of...
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One-Shot Wonders: SUPER IDOL
From Super Action Komiks #108 (September 8, 1987), writer Leonard R. Roa and artist Sebastian present a hero who fights to save a young boy's life.
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KENJA The Last Ninja
Because face masks are in vogue this season... Authored by a writer known only as Shintaru and illustrated by Karl Comendador, Kenja the Last Ninja appeared in Ninja Pocketkomiks (published by Atlas...
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FALCON TRES
And we're back. Falcon Tres ran in the pages Pilipino Superheroes Pocketkomiks (published by Adventures Illustrated Magazines, Inc.) for 100 chapters from issues 1 to 123 (November 28, 1985 - April 13,...
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KAMAGONG
Written by Carlo J. Caparas and illustrated by R.V. Villanueva, Kamagong ran in Super Action Pocketkomiks (published by Atlas Publishing Co., Inc.) from issues 38 to 91 (May 7, 1986 - May 12,...
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WARRR NOW!
This has been requested for a long while now, so let's get to it and hereby declare...Written by Roger L. Reyes and illustrated by Ramon G. Lugue, WARRR NOW! (additional RRR's optional) ran in Space...
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Here’s what I think about the new Darna TV series. For her brief time in the role, Iza Calzado (as the "original" Darna) was the best Darna we never had. As for the show’s actual star, newcome Jane...
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BATHALA - Salot
FINALLY, after a wait of THREE YEARS (if I waited til next year, these Bathala articles would be coming out like the Olympics), let us take a look the villains of the Kidlat Superheroes Komiks series...
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