tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25523375395124732692024-03-12T23:15:49.100-07:00Pinoy Superheroes UniverseAn online compendium of Filipino comic book heroes from the 80's, 90's and beyond.Aris B. Panganibanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416299676920535759noreply@blogger.comBlogger165125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552337539512473269.post-19136519890160257362022-11-29T21:30:00.005-08:002022-11-29T21:35:46.666-08:00BATHALA - Salot<p><b>FINALLY,</b> after a wait of <b>THREE YEARS</b> (if I waited til next year, these <i>Bathala</i> articles would be coming out like the Olympics), let us take a look the villains of the <i><b>Kidlat Superheroes Komiks</b></i> series <a href="https://pinoysuperheroesuniverse.blogspot.com/2015/04/bathala-gods-vs-monsters.html" target="_blank"><i><b>Bathala</b></i></a>, the terrorist demigods known as...<br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h2><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>SALOT</i> ("PLAGUE")<br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"> </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">BALANG</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0orv933vxCHLtEXRnyqDb2lJ0iNMigV4gobze4K_qG_INx637PSJvtLFweYQZYFISiXKiiffnw7T9aV4FTkd3aUXEVeRhB5Fll0_ojmXxqoEjC-AdIUlX9ttX4ngzrHybpkYFk43Gaosl2jL33lvgqyM6usNE4LShqX2FiBLMYpfznVFeGwJ63LZfyg/s3247/balang1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3247" data-original-width="2169" height="609" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0orv933vxCHLtEXRnyqDb2lJ0iNMigV4gobze4K_qG_INx637PSJvtLFweYQZYFISiXKiiffnw7T9aV4FTkd3aUXEVeRhB5Fll0_ojmXxqoEjC-AdIUlX9ttX4ngzrHybpkYFk43Gaosl2jL33lvgqyM6usNE4LShqX2FiBLMYpfznVFeGwJ63LZfyg/w409-h609/balang1.jpg" width="409" /></a></div><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h2><p style="text-align: left;">Real Name: <b>Victor Coronel</b></p><p style="text-align: left;">The <b>Salot</b> leader<b> Balang</b> has the ability to shapeshift into a humanoid horse creature similar to the mythical <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tikbalang" target="_blank"><i>tikbalang</i></a> from which his name was derived. He is also a martial arts expert and computer genius, and also happens to be the half-brother of <a href="https://pinoysuperheroesuniverse.blogspot.com/2019/05/bathala-raja-team-one.html" target="_blank"><b>Raja Team One</b></a> leader <b>Lam-ang</b>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTH3DxLnPhC0W95TnPpJullSLGRQiK1NVQfsirHwTjw_p7bP1nYGid8ry-RhKmaSk61YOKDZAK7lDyudQE13NZ9id-T8EKD0sjmzSEIHc0Z_WFzSf_UNat2u5GEfA0cbBpthSjD16xKeL82EUIahd41wzm6dvJ9Jhzs440kTXq_s6wsoly-mP-L88XcQ/s2598/balang2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2358" data-original-width="2598" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTH3DxLnPhC0W95TnPpJullSLGRQiK1NVQfsirHwTjw_p7bP1nYGid8ry-RhKmaSk61YOKDZAK7lDyudQE13NZ9id-T8EKD0sjmzSEIHc0Z_WFzSf_UNat2u5GEfA0cbBpthSjD16xKeL82EUIahd41wzm6dvJ9Jhzs440kTXq_s6wsoly-mP-L88XcQ/w390-h354/balang2.jpg" width="390" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"> </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">KABAG</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3RFqPfdax5qLz0jczn_GHN0J87yKGuiztiCMWkm5FXPs2Wi0J5UGoe5AKc3k4zcmoodGzo7WDbCOcIZYXdCHG0HLnlutTs3NyrVGdIwvk8EY9V3Jij1bp0ns7rurvh7lI_0ez1IhAAUt_UEpRc3kYU4_CHQ3Gv2oZrPnggsVE_v-EF5ShB55ySxsMdA/s3220/kabag.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3220" data-original-width="2084" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3RFqPfdax5qLz0jczn_GHN0J87yKGuiztiCMWkm5FXPs2Wi0J5UGoe5AKc3k4zcmoodGzo7WDbCOcIZYXdCHG0HLnlutTs3NyrVGdIwvk8EY9V3Jij1bp0ns7rurvh7lI_0ez1IhAAUt_UEpRc3kYU4_CHQ3Gv2oZrPnggsVE_v-EF5ShB55ySxsMdA/w414-h640/kabag.jpg" width="414" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Real Name: Ivan Rutger</p><p style="text-align: left;">Named after the <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapampangan_language" target="_blank">Kapampangan</a></i> word for a <b>bat</b> (and not to be confused for the <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagalog_language" target="_blank">Tagalog</a></i> word for <b>gas pain</b>) <b>Kabag</b> is literally as blind as one, but also possesses its hypersensitive hearing, as well as a sixth sense. He doesn't actually have the power to fly, but can glide through the air using his bat wing-shaped cape, and has retractable razor claws that can slice even through metal. </p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">KAPRE</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__FS7qCMrLsK1rONMJQGTtR5_fmdKYyYSX1tD3VUi1NOGdy3fUTpgMjktp0uBh-V4uvdnOR5Q-Ve68NEzetdF-bcrDwm_eYiSTykaqque7jX5Xxr9Olcyrifq52484Wvcsydb8EipioH-OTXkrku4AB4iXpS8GSAcyiW4e9m3ShHY_mLTX9hU41wo2Q/s171/Screenshot%202022-11-28%20at%2016-55-06%20kidlat05.jpg%20(JPEG%20Image%20952%20%C3%97%20788%20pixels).png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="171" data-original-width="157" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__FS7qCMrLsK1rONMJQGTtR5_fmdKYyYSX1tD3VUi1NOGdy3fUTpgMjktp0uBh-V4uvdnOR5Q-Ve68NEzetdF-bcrDwm_eYiSTykaqque7jX5Xxr9Olcyrifq52484Wvcsydb8EipioH-OTXkrku4AB4iXpS8GSAcyiW4e9m3ShHY_mLTX9hU41wo2Q/w197-h215/Screenshot%202022-11-28%20at%2016-55-06%20kidlat05.jpg%20(JPEG%20Image%20952%20%C3%97%20788%20pixels).png" width="197" /></a></div>Yeah, this is the only other picture I can find of him. You can also see him getting beaten to a bloody pulp by <b>Carpio</b> in the Raja Team One article.<br /><p style="text-align: left;">Obviously named after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapre" target="_blank">the tree giant</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapre" target="_blank"> of Philippine folklore</a>, this <b>Kapre</b> is the team's muscle, possessing superhuman strength, as well as his mythical namesake's smoking habit.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;"> </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">NUNO</h3><p style="text-align: left;">Named after the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuno_sa_punso" target="_blank"><i>nuno sa punso</i></a>, small-but-terrible <b>Nuno</b> is the resident tech and weapons specialist.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdbA498N4theWOC3J2FEo7u3Th3QJa3DQi7abBMhMsQDzY03BEsdLXj3yZXc5K0AdUf2L5d9vv10BKhq6xxBpI9OSKoZZ-pIPUmbpvI94FF4BWGMMT0l_2GDVfyznf941sD2dXJ8MuqIQ3_zhJT2pByIP6WgVjOz6cLSM2GrywEX-f4ytTkdhSTKLGnA/s3981/dwenuno.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3981" data-original-width="3264" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdbA498N4theWOC3J2FEo7u3Th3QJa3DQi7abBMhMsQDzY03BEsdLXj3yZXc5K0AdUf2L5d9vv10BKhq6xxBpI9OSKoZZ-pIPUmbpvI94FF4BWGMMT0l_2GDVfyznf941sD2dXJ8MuqIQ3_zhJT2pByIP6WgVjOz6cLSM2GrywEX-f4ytTkdhSTKLGnA/w366-h446/dwenuno.jpg" width="366" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"> </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"> </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"> </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"> </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"> </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"> </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"> </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"> </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"> </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"> </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"> </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"> </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"> </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">K'WA</h3><p style="text-align: left;">The older sister of Raja Team member <b>Adarna</b> (sibling rivalries for everybody!), <b>K'wa</b> likewise has bird-like abilities and is trained in martial arts. Her name is possibly short for <b><i>kuwago</i></b> or <b>owl</b>, which would also explain her owl-shaped headgear (or is that her actual hair?).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPpWiHpz3_m6yE-9-77jZ0lAOQit4TCO-qxDfqr51sjfkRv9xz1_8K-Qu3vIY4w1IG-sqFTMctH-IlievA3_nvgl2rqCcEO9aBYOpbSJhed0RC-KkE47uPEmDtzHfwgiLjCBf681Lu0S2b1z6vyK0LD6aujtvp0N2Bk87d_9i-8zeOcUnvogfxFGnmA/s2205/kwadarna.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1986" data-original-width="2205" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPpWiHpz3_m6yE-9-77jZ0lAOQit4TCO-qxDfqr51sjfkRv9xz1_8K-Qu3vIY4w1IG-sqFTMctH-IlievA3_nvgl2rqCcEO9aBYOpbSJhed0RC-KkE47uPEmDtzHfwgiLjCBf681Lu0S2b1z6vyK0LD6aujtvp0N2Bk87d_9i-8zeOcUnvogfxFGnmA/w397-h357/kwadarna.jpg" width="397" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"> </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">ARGAN</h3><p style="text-align: left;">I'm not sure what mythical creature she's supposed to be based on (a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Elmo%27s_fire#In_history_and_culture"><i>santelmo</i></a>, maybe?), but <b>Argan</b> is a literally hot babe with fire-based powers.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizOU5xRtn4uVpSmQnXK6C6su1anBo8LX9P7YkQbgvYh0W96pgRG3lShMjmKTdabTNI0jhAGOhuUvanAPXaeucNT95VALRcXp1HEMyaQ7oImQa7V3D-rF0eQQ_qW95WpxWSpoi0W7zZCwRHR2QBhIrNhSYchbSY7KrJQxT9Hj2Llyk4Y8b4wzoIWJ5YEA/s4061/makargan.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="4061" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizOU5xRtn4uVpSmQnXK6C6su1anBo8LX9P7YkQbgvYh0W96pgRG3lShMjmKTdabTNI0jhAGOhuUvanAPXaeucNT95VALRcXp1HEMyaQ7oImQa7V3D-rF0eQQ_qW95WpxWSpoi0W7zZCwRHR2QBhIrNhSYchbSY7KrJQxT9Hj2Llyk4Y8b4wzoIWJ5YEA/w400-h321/makargan.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: center;">COVER GALLERY 2<br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"> </h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlhm52q9oiumHBSxbm2-oXCizmMB8BJIY6PazSaeW69X0II5cNnJhshnGgrWcW34Z6cZX1wGTefFHkx5Jj6mbgSKZNXjc6BN5-ahkyP7y_JzsWLamBXwKjZrhj43MOuqAD-IcuaMVY2BbTfQAetQ6VAcSotnrRcJFD5u5T-Z27jAUXkSHOowVr9KzNTg/s3073/IMG_20221129_154148.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2437" data-original-width="3073" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlhm52q9oiumHBSxbm2-oXCizmMB8BJIY6PazSaeW69X0II5cNnJhshnGgrWcW34Z6cZX1wGTefFHkx5Jj6mbgSKZNXjc6BN5-ahkyP7y_JzsWLamBXwKjZrhj43MOuqAD-IcuaMVY2BbTfQAetQ6VAcSotnrRcJFD5u5T-Z27jAUXkSHOowVr9KzNTg/w400-h318/IMG_20221129_154148.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifwlJEIuhWd9lLHtGG3TrzVrn18fy6RFyaqsSXEu5y_jez1gfl4qI57JYKmzBxQjGnzOqCoZuohsDpXfbv5jEZ0REZXLF8kH4Yq_bDZq6tYwLvtYooykkzqO4e_PNOINndNqDXojqAk5WzueOUGYOYduHTvizA940dUwdLzfmyVtnsy1R8GolbTwYpeA/s3104/IMG_20221129_155249.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3104" data-original-width="1930" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifwlJEIuhWd9lLHtGG3TrzVrn18fy6RFyaqsSXEu5y_jez1gfl4qI57JYKmzBxQjGnzOqCoZuohsDpXfbv5jEZ0REZXLF8kH4Yq_bDZq6tYwLvtYooykkzqO4e_PNOINndNqDXojqAk5WzueOUGYOYduHTvizA940dUwdLzfmyVtnsy1R8GolbTwYpeA/w249-h400/IMG_20221129_155249.jpg" width="249" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;"><br /></h3>Aris B. Panganibanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416299676920535759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552337539512473269.post-81009416867624811252022-09-21T20:33:00.004-07:002022-09-21T20:45:55.330-07:00DARNA 2022 and the Futility of Reviewing a Teleserye<p class="MsoNormal"> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:View>Normal</w:View>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves/>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:DoNotPromoteQF/>
<w:LidThemeOther>EN-PH</w:LidThemeOther>
<w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian>
<w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:SnapToGridInCell/>
<w:WrapTextWithPunct/>
<w:UseAsianBreakRules/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/>
<w:EnableOpenTypeKerning/>
<w:DontFlipMirrorIndents/>
<w:OverrideTableStyleHps/>
</w:Compatibility>
<m:mathPr>
<m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/>
<m:brkBin m:val="before"/>
<m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/>
<m:smallFrac m:val="off"/>
<m:dispDef/>
<m:lMargin m:val="0"/>
<m:rMargin m:val="0"/>
<m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/>
<m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/>
<m:intLim m:val="subSup"/>
<m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/>
</m:mathPr></w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="false"
DefSemiHidden="false" DefQFormat="false" DefPriority="99"
LatentStyleCount="376">
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="0" QFormat="true" Name="Normal"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Normal Indent"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="footnote text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="annotation text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="header"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="footer"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="35" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="caption"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="table of figures"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="envelope address"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="envelope return"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="footnote reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="annotation reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="line number"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="page number"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="endnote reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="endnote text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="table of authorities"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="macro"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="toa heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="10" QFormat="true" Name="Title"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Closing"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Signature"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="1" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="Default Paragraph Font"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text Indent"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Message Header"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="11" QFormat="true" Name="Subtitle"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Salutation"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Date"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text First Indent"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text First Indent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Note Heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text Indent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text Indent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Block Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Hyperlink"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="FollowedHyperlink"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="22" QFormat="true" Name="Strong"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="20" QFormat="true" Name="Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Document Map"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Plain Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="E-mail Signature"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Top of Form"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Bottom of Form"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Normal (Web)"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Acronym"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Address"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Cite"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Code"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Definition"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Keyboard"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Preformatted"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Sample"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Typewriter"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Variable"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Normal Table"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="annotation subject"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="No List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Outline List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Outline List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Outline List 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Simple 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Simple 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Simple 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Colorful 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Colorful 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Colorful 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table 3D effects 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table 3D effects 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table 3D effects 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Contemporary"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Elegant"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Professional"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Subtle 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Subtle 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Web 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Web 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Web 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Balloon Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="Table Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Theme"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" Name="Placeholder Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="1" QFormat="true" Name="No Spacing"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" Name="Revision"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="34" QFormat="true"
Name="List Paragraph"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="29" QFormat="true" Name="Quote"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="30" QFormat="true"
Name="Intense Quote"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="19" QFormat="true"
Name="Subtle Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="21" QFormat="true"
Name="Intense Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="31" QFormat="true"
Name="Subtle Reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="32" QFormat="true"
Name="Intense Reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="33" QFormat="true" Name="Book Title"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="37" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="Bibliography"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="TOC Heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="41" Name="Plain Table 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="42" Name="Plain Table 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="43" Name="Plain Table 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="44" Name="Plain Table 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="45" Name="Plain Table 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="40" Name="Grid Table Light"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46" Name="Grid Table 1 Light"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51" Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52" Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46" Name="List Table 1 Light"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51" Name="List Table 6 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52" Name="List Table 7 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Mention"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Smart Hyperlink"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Hashtag"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Unresolved Mention"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Smart Link"/>
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin-top:0cm;
mso-para-margin-right:0cm;
mso-para-margin-bottom:8.0pt;
mso-para-margin-left:0cm;
line-height:107%;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;
mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}
</style>
<![endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Here’s what I think about the new <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darna_(2022_TV_series)" target="_blank"><b><i>Darna</i></b></a> TV series.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9fHYYu0ENdg" width="320" youtube-src-id="9fHYYu0ENdg"></iframe></div> <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">For her
brief time in the role, <b>Iza Calzado </b>(as the "original" Darna) was the <b>best</b> Darna we <b>never</b>
had.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As for the show’s actual star,
newcome <b>Jane De Leon </b>is a fairly good actress and is very impressive in
her action scenes—as <b>Narda.</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/d6_CwBXeyzY" width="320" youtube-src-id="d6_CwBXeyzY"></iframe></div><br /> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hDTa_VHVWjU" width="320" youtube-src-id="hDTa_VHVWjU"></iframe></div> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Her
Darna on the other hand is a bit rough and unsure of herself, but she’s supposed to be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At this point in the story, she’s portrayed
as the newbie superhero still feeling her way through things, so I reckon
she’ll grow into the role as the series progresses.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QLQihjhieZ0" width="320" youtube-src-id="QLQihjhieZ0"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><u><span style="font-size: x-small;">They just really can't help but do the damn bracelet thing.</span></u> <br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">One problem, though, is that except for the scene above, the rest of Darna's action scenes end way too quickly. Most of the time, when dealing with ordinary criminals and emergencies, she just whizzes by at super speed to mop everything up. And when she deals with other super-powered beings--well, we'll get to that later. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nOg8FfWw9nQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="nOg8FfWw9nQ"></iframe></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HPM36vi7X0o" width="320" youtube-src-id="HPM36vi7X0o"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gy4x7pfTdiM" width="320" youtube-src-id="gy4x7pfTdiM"></iframe></div><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">They made
some drastic changes to Darna’s origin, but I didn’t think it was a
dealbreaker.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They didn’t so much change the
story as<b> remixed</b> it, with some callbacks to the<b> Mars Ravelo</b>
original, plus elements from later stories by other writers.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I liked the
character of <b>Mang Rolando,</b> the <i>kakanin</i> vendor who turns out to be
something of a scientist himself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
though it was an interesting twist on the “mysterious old man” archetype.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/C7l5sY3A1wE" width="320" youtube-src-id="C7l5sY3A1wE"></iframe></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">We haven’t
seen much of <b>Janella Salvador</b>’s<b> Valentina</b>, just one full episode
and some brief flashes here and there. But the show chooses to plays up the mystery, portraying her less as a sensuous serpentine supervillainess and more of a scary slithering nightmare.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CjrF4BytCrA" width="320" youtube-src-id="CjrF4BytCrA"></iframe></div> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">For the most part, Salvador portrays <b>Regina</b>,
a passionate crusading lawyer who is tortured by her snake-haired alter
ego.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At this point she is Narda’s best
friend, so we have yet to see the normally sweet-natured actress make a full
villainous turn.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YZ6ek2SrbSY" width="320" youtube-src-id="YZ6ek2SrbSY"></iframe></div><p><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">With
the exception of Valentina, the series ignores most of the traditional
Darna villains in favor of newly-created foes, which keeps things fresh,
I guess. </span>At the moment, the actual big bad is <b>General Borgo</b>, an evil alien from the planet <b>Marte</b> who is manipulating things from the sidelines. I like that his helmet resembles Darna's headgear, both being from the same world and all. Otherwise, his overall design is pretty boring. And then there's his female assistant, who starts out scantily-clad, then gradually acquires more clothing with each appearance.</span></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XiOyZPFIB_Q" width="320" youtube-src-id="XiOyZPFIB_Q"></iframe></span></div><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Probably the most annoying antagonist in the show is the corrupt mayor. If there's one thing I hate, it's a smug, sleazy, sneering villain, and in that regard the actor playing the character does a good job in making him as unlikable as possible. He's so sincere about how bad he is and so insincere about everything else that you just want to punch him, and the dude does have a very punchable presence.<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_O--hviuviY" width="320" youtube-src-id="_O--hviuviY"></iframe></div><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The main threat of the show are the so-called <b>"Extras,"</b> humans who gained extraordinary (get it?) powers after being exposed to irradiated fragments from an alien <b>cyborg</b> (why did everyone immediately assume it was a cyborg rather than just an alien or a robot? Are cyborgs so common that they know exactly what one looks like?). Of the three Extras (not counting Valentina) that have appeared on the show, only two of them were actually evil, the first of which Narda encountered before she got her powers. The third one, the <b>Killer Ghost</b>, is the first actual villainous Extra that Darna faces in her official capacity as a superheroine.</span></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">And that's when it got <b>stupid.</b> <br /></span></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YjW4C4h4H94" width="320" youtube-src-id="YjW4C4h4H94"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><u><span style="font-size: x-small;">#DarnaVsGhost - The most<i> <b>accurate</b> </i>episode title ever.</span></u></span></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></p><p></p> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">This broke me so bad that it killed any interest I had in the show, as well as my motivation in even continuing this review that I'm questioning why I even keep doing this.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I mean,
it’s hard to review an ongoing local television series.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can’t really judge them fairly from just the
first episode.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With their soap opera
format, you really have to watch several weeks’ worth of episodes in order to
get a proper consensus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Like, you may be
singing its praises at first, but then you get to week 5 and you see that one
episode that just changes your entire opinion on it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It puts into perspective all of the episodes
you’ve previously seen and you start to ask yourself:<b> <i>This</i></b><i> </i>is
the show we’ve been waiting all these years for? </span><br />
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">And you can rant and rave about how dumb it all is and voice out the same old complaints, but no one really listens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
same mistakes keep getting made time and again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Nothing ever changes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then
someone will get on your case because how dare you criticize the thing
that they like?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">If you don't see what the problem is, I don't know what to tell you that hasn't already been said over and over again. Heck, you may like it for the
exact same reason that I don’t.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why
bother?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">So, I'll just say this; if you happen
to like the show, cool.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just watch it
because you actually like it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not
because everybody else is, not because it’s trending, not out of blind devotion
to whatever network is producing it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Watch it either because you genuinely find something of value in it or
simply because it entertains you on some level.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Even if you like it for some inexplicable, undefinable reason, that’s
all right, too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As long as you continue
to find it enjoyable, then by all means, support it.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">But if you
start to notice the cracks, don’t watch in denial.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Recognize the flaws for what they are, and if
you find that you’re not enjoying yourself anymore, you can either keep watching
to see if it’ll get any better or decide not to waste any more time with it.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It’s up to
you.</span></p>
<p></p>Aris B. Panganibanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416299676920535759noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552337539512473269.post-41045886897142609192022-06-26T02:30:00.004-07:002022-06-26T02:48:14.479-07:00WARRR NOW!<p> This has been requested for a long while now, so let's get to it and hereby declare...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKXnDQCscSXiuXbSRBD3Nz1urv6g8IOvzKuvE7RdGXWC_BKyqp6_6DpsKBI2LHsXj2giCoqFMsFTQd8oHCa7CtrbW38g5dpgVV8B2kkGXVfsSHUhcsIQ3jOmwhsXtvXfbyUynRLm6wqtxlH9Buia31dezbIbiVff4-y6RpMjljKM0-P7nOorOLUGFSQ/s2236/warr1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="987" data-original-width="2236" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKXnDQCscSXiuXbSRBD3Nz1urv6g8IOvzKuvE7RdGXWC_BKyqp6_6DpsKBI2LHsXj2giCoqFMsFTQd8oHCa7CtrbW38g5dpgVV8B2kkGXVfsSHUhcsIQ3jOmwhsXtvXfbyUynRLm6wqtxlH9Buia31dezbIbiVff4-y6RpMjljKM0-P7nOorOLUGFSQ/w400-h176/warr1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Written by <b>Roger L. Reyes</b> and illustrated by <b>Ramon G. Lugue, <i>WARRR NOW! </i></b>(additional RRR's optional) ran in <i><b>Space Horror Comix</b></i> (published by <i><b>Graphic Arts Service, Inc.</b></i>) from issues <b>82</b> to <b>113</b> <b>(August 14, 1989 - March 25, 1990)</b>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcqf6oUBLoVrRn3mNy0aBA7INeZ01GF6SVV44Ca1pcHsCXpwWl1o8SzYVRu4FclN_UKrC3HVNI2ODxzUTYW767Bw5vc30LKDMakgGPgXU3EyI5qi-CNkySYye4dnGVuGcaRZ0sXulRVM0OMUQ-dd41tGfAPlcES7kHyuInHSGTMqISnhwrBLQwBIvgzA/s3188/warrcover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3188" data-original-width="1908" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcqf6oUBLoVrRn3mNy0aBA7INeZ01GF6SVV44Ca1pcHsCXpwWl1o8SzYVRu4FclN_UKrC3HVNI2ODxzUTYW767Bw5vc30LKDMakgGPgXU3EyI5qi-CNkySYye4dnGVuGcaRZ0sXulRVM0OMUQ-dd41tGfAPlcES7kHyuInHSGTMqISnhwrBLQwBIvgzA/w384-h640/warrcover.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><p>Narrated by a sinister-looking host, the series chronicled the ongoing WARRR between the heroic <b>Masters</b> and the evil <b>Sorcerers</b> over control of the universe. The characters and premise may seem like something from a Saturday morning cartoon of the time, but since it was being printed in <i>Space HORROR Comix</i>, it wasn't exactly kid-friendly fare.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Cg8gfTQuf82sr59nRahDT3fStsX_dVJwJcHvC3sEnSQUKXHSoVt9wdfuUC1w_gsZV8ZWqO08B-PE1teKA8oodgSMu85gXwVbr2zEy0MVn3VjcOQ5J9Mnng4KOQVsK31qfCfKMi-i6r3nAJmEnIw--zEycgW9vsGjq_AmbybGyHmqjkTqxoAdM5tU7w/s3141/warrstrip.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3141" data-original-width="1981" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Cg8gfTQuf82sr59nRahDT3fStsX_dVJwJcHvC3sEnSQUKXHSoVt9wdfuUC1w_gsZV8ZWqO08B-PE1teKA8oodgSMu85gXwVbr2zEy0MVn3VjcOQ5J9Mnng4KOQVsK31qfCfKMi-i6r3nAJmEnIw--zEycgW9vsGjq_AmbybGyHmqjkTqxoAdM5tU7w/w253-h400/warrstrip.jpg" width="253" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yeah, this was the TAMEST image I could find.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">THE MASTERS</span></h2><p style="text-align: left;">Based in <b>Crystal Land</b> (which is not an amusement park), the Masters are led by Earthman <b>Joe Acosta</b>. Their members include the female warrior <b>Master Ziva</b>, the ghost-like <b>White Lady</b>, the--um, star-headed <b>Star Head</b>, the patriarch <b>Ama</b> ("Father"), and a bunch of other guys whose names I don't know.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2071" data-original-width="2058" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBH8CStkY-Ocw-j7tOLhRZzGSfY1qw3Ql9zia0rk0kDjBRbILOayk-2_9J3MdY4udKVVtnlIai3I1SZI2R8wmnTk_gtwWFbMFkB8-roH0i3nfcONtd9FtSRCK5fQJTrhfbkJjWEOm6IuVKGeWTis4jnwGoTd9fdQ5A318OPL_98Q-h2XK1GApL2FiNA/w199-h200/joe.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="199" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joe Acosta<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBH8CStkY-Ocw-j7tOLhRZzGSfY1qw3Ql9zia0rk0kDjBRbILOayk-2_9J3MdY4udKVVtnlIai3I1SZI2R8wmnTk_gtwWFbMFkB8-roH0i3nfcONtd9FtSRCK5fQJTrhfbkJjWEOm6IuVKGeWTis4jnwGoTd9fdQ5A318OPL_98Q-h2XK1GApL2FiNA/s2071/joe.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <br /></a></div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQqXdISzRCnb2jLGdSTvRlpZLriWi13jGeqAwBe7f63DITT5S2SntF6RKnkoxh0V7z-_2rhd19YKKoD9QGqBNIu03EYKisdqAoedJMCICCz5CLxRKU2J53p3GKFWUgfBvfQfYvjM9Pl_mAFkabHrpl1X5GFNAYY6nkiP08xpv6xjY_YdGlbB-1o2J3A/s2192/starhead.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2192" data-original-width="1879" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQqXdISzRCnb2jLGdSTvRlpZLriWi13jGeqAwBe7f63DITT5S2SntF6RKnkoxh0V7z-_2rhd19YKKoD9QGqBNIu03EYKisdqAoedJMCICCz5CLxRKU2J53p3GKFWUgfBvfQfYvjM9Pl_mAFkabHrpl1X5GFNAYY6nkiP08xpv6xjY_YdGlbB-1o2J3A/w171-h200/starhead.jpg" width="171" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Star Head<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLgsXzLcdVayucojWnKCiAKf-ka90lRrjzVgcm0qNU_Txva3Xd1g9puNQJWXTEtRoZ3LBrXLkg7k5WEJe3dvJuiBmaX2L_TVVNKmV8z_OUhX6yJYLiB0BupfxtnsN07ZWi9S60-REpSzQnPim3zqp0S9cCHNKoDWlT3vJu5WyDuGjkzAf35T8G049q8A/s801/whitelady.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="421" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLgsXzLcdVayucojWnKCiAKf-ka90lRrjzVgcm0qNU_Txva3Xd1g9puNQJWXTEtRoZ3LBrXLkg7k5WEJe3dvJuiBmaX2L_TVVNKmV8z_OUhX6yJYLiB0BupfxtnsN07ZWi9S60-REpSzQnPim3zqp0S9cCHNKoDWlT3vJu5WyDuGjkzAf35T8G049q8A/w105-h200/whitelady.jpg" width="105" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White Lady<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESucXCvWcQ5xlDLvsglG7_NtAHRNUqc_OxjylZh6a2ODAnn0ICDlla1J7nZkcMNlBf0FMC5Yr3hcNdKa-LO8mInrA9xITawigHQv-qklKXH9L7kHZfPH1p0Kxw8NdZmW1O-SgB3WPGqOPcgcYxwrQdBnMp558x2CXQruWBeD2_aALN0T3VwK8sqFSow/s1762/ziva%20and%20white.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1762" data-original-width="1367" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESucXCvWcQ5xlDLvsglG7_NtAHRNUqc_OxjylZh6a2ODAnn0ICDlla1J7nZkcMNlBf0FMC5Yr3hcNdKa-LO8mInrA9xITawigHQv-qklKXH9L7kHZfPH1p0Kxw8NdZmW1O-SgB3WPGqOPcgcYxwrQdBnMp558x2CXQruWBeD2_aALN0T3VwK8sqFSow/w155-h200/ziva%20and%20white.jpg" width="155" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Master Ziva and White Lady<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggi6I9D_7sJ1hYlkF4_5SISda4cXp-BKc4xPKo6NbydNj_AG8Y_SE6MYrnWztGFtIN9V3XEy7hshKkpZfQ5QzBrAIEf1i55VavoGwzLkVAgcVA6zJYVQfIue5ITLyoDLeCApndruzznvazEEMHOzswqH-_48VMYj2TJaIvXYGkWd1B1lRGXr3dLhlvGQ/s2437/ama.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2328" data-original-width="2437" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggi6I9D_7sJ1hYlkF4_5SISda4cXp-BKc4xPKo6NbydNj_AG8Y_SE6MYrnWztGFtIN9V3XEy7hshKkpZfQ5QzBrAIEf1i55VavoGwzLkVAgcVA6zJYVQfIue5ITLyoDLeCApndruzznvazEEMHOzswqH-_48VMYj2TJaIvXYGkWd1B1lRGXr3dLhlvGQ/w200-h191/ama.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joe and Ama<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSM0ldYhI6aAZLx1CguSWn_5XtjJ35BQ2ZScbrUS9qCPKzzxEVnZKp7bPuY5Ho7hCh_cOtnTOnf87lQ-TC3ztWcqBlUNPRVcV6ZF452oSbv0-xAFPBjBwrom5bINiJBuD1y-kz6NnypFYoi0eZpfUYxt96M-JtMOWHt71NsHjSiWmPJgaBTtF5G5qQBg/s907/rockman.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="737" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSM0ldYhI6aAZLx1CguSWn_5XtjJ35BQ2ZScbrUS9qCPKzzxEVnZKp7bPuY5Ho7hCh_cOtnTOnf87lQ-TC3ztWcqBlUNPRVcV6ZF452oSbv0-xAFPBjBwrom5bINiJBuD1y-kz6NnypFYoi0eZpfUYxt96M-JtMOWHt71NsHjSiWmPJgaBTtF5G5qQBg/w163-h200/rockman.jpg" width="163" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rock guy<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz13HKUvnXZtx2NEtsum9zEVhChwFqo88lItuwRnVs9xjTo1fBF90fGXG5ccAw6sWt-_LtikvJt5MKJ2IXJlSJ0zK74X711bjthrbF9sr2CkTTVLy0LzSryhmCifMj-NcioNjjIV4NCM4OOc2Wh2bYiH8oeYh9FoW09Meis9ZCq_br3AlmSTEuEBd9xw/s717/crystalwho.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="641" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz13HKUvnXZtx2NEtsum9zEVhChwFqo88lItuwRnVs9xjTo1fBF90fGXG5ccAw6sWt-_LtikvJt5MKJ2IXJlSJ0zK74X711bjthrbF9sr2CkTTVLy0LzSryhmCifMj-NcioNjjIV4NCM4OOc2Wh2bYiH8oeYh9FoW09Meis9ZCq_br3AlmSTEuEBd9xw/w179-h200/crystalwho.jpg" width="179" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crystal dude and random female<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi95dx9DhstJrVzWcXdSNWxkOWBxnt4MSgChw61knigoSi-Rt-abL0mDfH4PPCbbu6HcD6jUczH-zk2-nl-Lq9QyKjSGvStTgMjdrv_zuPDOROOzIqc1FmiprLy_CGfo3sEDU42RsVfOwhdg5dSuS9ZOLXvU3jrD9kXnFBF2uz0BlT18P62FQufGhCwng/s788/joe%20and%20bird.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="765" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi95dx9DhstJrVzWcXdSNWxkOWBxnt4MSgChw61knigoSi-Rt-abL0mDfH4PPCbbu6HcD6jUczH-zk2-nl-Lq9QyKjSGvStTgMjdrv_zuPDOROOzIqc1FmiprLy_CGfo3sEDU42RsVfOwhdg5dSuS9ZOLXvU3jrD9kXnFBF2uz0BlT18P62FQufGhCwng/w194-h200/joe%20and%20bird.jpg" width="194" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joe and a bird guy<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEJ0pA_ogo3nDkpJabi-hbv0lr6Kqgr0gj6LTzX6A5CkCDw3MXpq_ZgwynWWxO1EW4oHAxQt2hZA0H8Kh35_bo8xcTasXiWv8DkKj1zxtfjPoZPhIZu2VIPppgTVQtG5SNLEYpSEKQ3kC7QfjsjMa8lhc76ecNxE5V81j5rppY8VFCws6iRPws_ALjRA/s1805/wingman.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1662" data-original-width="1805" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEJ0pA_ogo3nDkpJabi-hbv0lr6Kqgr0gj6LTzX6A5CkCDw3MXpq_ZgwynWWxO1EW4oHAxQt2hZA0H8Kh35_bo8xcTasXiWv8DkKj1zxtfjPoZPhIZu2VIPppgTVQtG5SNLEYpSEKQ3kC7QfjsjMa8lhc76ecNxE5V81j5rppY8VFCws6iRPws_ALjRA/w200-h184/wingman.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Angel dude who turns into a bird<br />(could be the same person as bird guy)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOHM6CuD6ypmdPgj5dIfgGhAnqJJ44dVvFByTzCcvMCJvLjFV8Cissvg65iOXZVc3qjTCvlAEPgFYc0g6VDXA451JXbmeMjJp25chYJ9578YwCO1jFhu-ZUFw6MsLWw5mv7Xj6DXqJFAGINRbV3yqHEZb93ZZrnUXrAq3cf0VHYIsm3rX3cJHsHtZKUA/s3100/joe%20and%20wings.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1755" data-original-width="3100" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOHM6CuD6ypmdPgj5dIfgGhAnqJJ44dVvFByTzCcvMCJvLjFV8Cissvg65iOXZVc3qjTCvlAEPgFYc0g6VDXA451JXbmeMjJp25chYJ9578YwCO1jFhu-ZUFw6MsLWw5mv7Xj6DXqJFAGINRbV3yqHEZb93ZZrnUXrAq3cf0VHYIsm3rX3cJHsHtZKUA/w320-h181/joe%20and%20wings.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joe and his wingman.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">THE SORCERERS</span></h2><p style="text-align: left;">Hailing from the <b>Red Planet</b>, the Sorcerers are initially--um, <b>headed</b> by <b>Triple Head</b>, who is later succeeded by <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/butterface/" target="_blank">butterfaced</a> sorceress <b>Sorcila</b>. <b>Shadow Woman</b> is a half-human/half-Sorcerer whose allegiance is often conflicted. Other Sorcerers include the self-explanatory <b>Four Eyes</b>, <b>Devil Child</b>, <b>Bad Spider</b> (who is basically <b>Venom</b>), and a bunch of other weirdos.</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5yAJ8jw0gr4iYu7lVzygrK6jHb_z6pTHYfBSdb85IHFLU9hJycw0wrNWwHL5TmdOFpyIxHIBdTc23HXKogWqTGOwFgGYi3xCtSTIvxyBM78mjdg5l-HJF6mIhPnKDGzVDyQ9zHhXENqd0SRhZ0xdx-sOxs6fOUBe2fKKGGx-wfZm4id5f4IX_7nx10A/s1863/triphead.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1493" data-original-width="1863" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5yAJ8jw0gr4iYu7lVzygrK6jHb_z6pTHYfBSdb85IHFLU9hJycw0wrNWwHL5TmdOFpyIxHIBdTc23HXKogWqTGOwFgGYi3xCtSTIvxyBM78mjdg5l-HJF6mIhPnKDGzVDyQ9zHhXENqd0SRhZ0xdx-sOxs6fOUBe2fKKGGx-wfZm4id5f4IX_7nx10A/w200-h160/triphead.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Triple Head<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicVTvhNN0ch08LGgvZj47DflI9nR51ZrkBMmZz4Y6TeMbaiTbhvfvn7BoLGnmhj0Ifu33xzXxQDUggkSCyTRGAYjsOFKf2oKhtMjC3jZPLLVsRA7tuNDQSdIY1KlxHQ-gSCwQmGbMvb9s8lHShxbMUynG_8dAeEXcgL4Xm75OLcGXSJESHG7HJ2wO4Dg/s2181/sorcila.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1899" data-original-width="2181" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicVTvhNN0ch08LGgvZj47DflI9nR51ZrkBMmZz4Y6TeMbaiTbhvfvn7BoLGnmhj0Ifu33xzXxQDUggkSCyTRGAYjsOFKf2oKhtMjC3jZPLLVsRA7tuNDQSdIY1KlxHQ-gSCwQmGbMvb9s8lHShxbMUynG_8dAeEXcgL4Xm75OLcGXSJESHG7HJ2wO4Dg/w200-h174/sorcila.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sorcila</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmSjojxmvjFSBRyO2gPLw0ywNXn7IaI9xeSSjRCbmWHVokMpJu7e9E4W4-Jx4dRv33LPUhKFDWBpzkUjPm0nymAUGTy2AaYr9lHYu9pZaZ3kpEaRtqqK3HcypqAFTld0jOYgDIFpBcfBYnD6mlHm6giS20gFfp4ZtpZdccLqBgldAqyhLBUd3nXQ2kg/s1886/shadowoman.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1687" data-original-width="1886" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmSjojxmvjFSBRyO2gPLw0ywNXn7IaI9xeSSjRCbmWHVokMpJu7e9E4W4-Jx4dRv33LPUhKFDWBpzkUjPm0nymAUGTy2AaYr9lHYu9pZaZ3kpEaRtqqK3HcypqAFTld0jOYgDIFpBcfBYnD6mlHm6giS20gFfp4ZtpZdccLqBgldAqyhLBUd3nXQ2kg/w200-h179/shadowoman.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shadow Woman<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTF4SXps9Y46lcIgp383_K9fM06de1FpOM0_umO4DQPj8JmDQDEnucbyHaKijBwA7WKrW1HwrXkbLEnigUy1BD4GcGCC6itXiDR_kC2oSh24VPLnFaDPJK1n5hKj94l43eRiLKi6BpBIufKbdhs7VoHEYSfO3kHZQ67lkssL5qBTaqkxsvNgMCNjaFTg/s1348/badspider%20and%20devilchild.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1287" data-original-width="1348" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTF4SXps9Y46lcIgp383_K9fM06de1FpOM0_umO4DQPj8JmDQDEnucbyHaKijBwA7WKrW1HwrXkbLEnigUy1BD4GcGCC6itXiDR_kC2oSh24VPLnFaDPJK1n5hKj94l43eRiLKi6BpBIufKbdhs7VoHEYSfO3kHZQ67lkssL5qBTaqkxsvNgMCNjaFTg/w200-h191/badspider%20and%20devilchild.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bad Spider and Devil Child<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBsTtyMOBb3vd5wuSdOAjCh_4N9cWsPh61-hr1s6qj0Y_HEUxU5jzmkRPSgaf_83HuQAX7aCxXUmc2pRQbDErKIg-WmYT0uFJOropxcmlHNOtnFxDFmJSN7jaZgKCCeMWYgoymh_kK54MBtd3lFz66xtXoF6eO8kRoXRhbRiH_WrBTwNx_WbnGIgcHJw/s1410/foureyes%20and%20friend.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1309" data-original-width="1410" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBsTtyMOBb3vd5wuSdOAjCh_4N9cWsPh61-hr1s6qj0Y_HEUxU5jzmkRPSgaf_83HuQAX7aCxXUmc2pRQbDErKIg-WmYT0uFJOropxcmlHNOtnFxDFmJSN7jaZgKCCeMWYgoymh_kK54MBtd3lFz66xtXoF6eO8kRoXRhbRiH_WrBTwNx_WbnGIgcHJw/w200-h186/foureyes%20and%20friend.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Four Eyes and bargain Skeletor<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU2hapoYobniOqlDWMTpjnPtgdMcocqAPU1bTHpMuHaz3mHln4282laDQ--0J-4_kMuJWZm_-LFMaGTitlDj4amOw8dNG4RvUNB0I0OnSYSoUKKRZ7SakXZvXO2d4zmHAfYn69hnIs42Tj3sJIkoZKGwyG6mpEsixzCT4kKvKXyKnHO2QvHhWzM-f1aQ/s2953/weirdos.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1612" data-original-width="2953" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU2hapoYobniOqlDWMTpjnPtgdMcocqAPU1bTHpMuHaz3mHln4282laDQ--0J-4_kMuJWZm_-LFMaGTitlDj4amOw8dNG4RvUNB0I0OnSYSoUKKRZ7SakXZvXO2d4zmHAfYn69hnIs42Tj3sJIkoZKGwyG6mpEsixzCT4kKvKXyKnHO2QvHhWzM-f1aQ/s320/weirdos.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Assorted freaks<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><h2><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></h2><h2><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></h2><h2><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></h2><h2><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></h2><h2><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></h2><h2><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></h2><h2><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></h2><h2><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></h2><h2><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></h2><h2><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></h2><h2><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></h2><h2><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></h2><h2><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></h2><h2><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></h2><h2><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></h2><h2><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></h2><h2><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></h2><h2><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></h2><h2><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></h2><h2><br /></h2><h2><br /></h2><h2><br /></h2><h2><br /></h2><h2><br /></h2><h2><br /></h2><h2><br /></h2><h2><br /></h2><h2><br /></h2><h2><br /></h2><h2><span style="font-size: large;">WARRR IS OVER!</span></h2></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">From <i>Space Horror Comix</i> #113, here is how the WARRR ended.</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeH0vQ1j_jHzwnb4HMGq2mzXiXh6qn2Ujrbqs3awT6W38G0oozaHPX6Pq6nD8VWAY7H_1EA1RY7RUq1L90bxwVb_oR-9ewZnTPCayCJ7aELow51dfwq83JsZCeHMrPMN45AseIJyMDo3POkEHY8LfoGonBfqW8YVM4LL_vlPWFvpCq7qLngdm7UChbNg/s3231/wn1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3231" data-original-width="2124" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeH0vQ1j_jHzwnb4HMGq2mzXiXh6qn2Ujrbqs3awT6W38G0oozaHPX6Pq6nD8VWAY7H_1EA1RY7RUq1L90bxwVb_oR-9ewZnTPCayCJ7aELow51dfwq83JsZCeHMrPMN45AseIJyMDo3POkEHY8LfoGonBfqW8YVM4LL_vlPWFvpCq7qLngdm7UChbNg/w421-h640/wn1.jpg" width="421" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDGSJtJOMBdNFrtCJy_S08bOuRfaoqu60UD47pdtpBN813tGCBDcy-6KIM-rCDgrnRrxyUB16ENyRUvVKt0hBFGuLyvW7MBhLwPWFqrj52siFSo2lYeWv24xYEufdTWyWsMMw-sYEB8b_cky_cVneuytkCGXzIXNTNMNbRSne7CqJZLwwY2ulMg0hAeg/s3247/wn2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3247" data-original-width="2041" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDGSJtJOMBdNFrtCJy_S08bOuRfaoqu60UD47pdtpBN813tGCBDcy-6KIM-rCDgrnRrxyUB16ENyRUvVKt0hBFGuLyvW7MBhLwPWFqrj52siFSo2lYeWv24xYEufdTWyWsMMw-sYEB8b_cky_cVneuytkCGXzIXNTNMNbRSne7CqJZLwwY2ulMg0hAeg/w402-h640/wn2.jpg" width="402" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUnv4FIvl-MV81qrshvudl-eEiQ27GapqS3y1fxGaq5zKSp8GtJKxDSOAvO6l4C-4_li6ejxupN-0Z3n_FEsWri4Ato6bK_GGraB_ejrqMMfIfZ1TNKT_fNjAqF_lyI20h9aJDvd1OmRg1ipYHvgnBIQ_OVTnFSD6X5EJYH11BgIaVjJxiGA4YKdKMxg/s3228/wn3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3228" data-original-width="2095" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUnv4FIvl-MV81qrshvudl-eEiQ27GapqS3y1fxGaq5zKSp8GtJKxDSOAvO6l4C-4_li6ejxupN-0Z3n_FEsWri4Ato6bK_GGraB_ejrqMMfIfZ1TNKT_fNjAqF_lyI20h9aJDvd1OmRg1ipYHvgnBIQ_OVTnFSD6X5EJYH11BgIaVjJxiGA4YKdKMxg/w416-h640/wn3.jpg" width="416" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgel7axjFNgcsUbdgQsPRRjKcUx-ZbbH9Xl63sC56W7vet7V55Cv7YFyAuOMzfndDh-35JYfJviupolfLNSInaSahGyys2DwkcOuWKJ7gpaEyjuVzg8yXu7zQQR3XfUGoRGflesfSvci1eDmoj1OHIq1xgsrimNqkXT9V0MZr55QQe6vmQtHAHCzTzkkg/s3264/wn4.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2025" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgel7axjFNgcsUbdgQsPRRjKcUx-ZbbH9Xl63sC56W7vet7V55Cv7YFyAuOMzfndDh-35JYfJviupolfLNSInaSahGyys2DwkcOuWKJ7gpaEyjuVzg8yXu7zQQR3XfUGoRGflesfSvci1eDmoj1OHIq1xgsrimNqkXT9V0MZr55QQe6vmQtHAHCzTzkkg/w398-h640/wn4.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6j_2VnkvPJ7JrvDDJK0DvwASj2b95jGmhbWGRvN5ZbAUpA6JAz8H2Zdb4AmTytkIPkkYQ4tTfpcHIhTXDkLcQMNMIQKzk18dMF5HaAoMk2tbKSi6kKg6QCOWQaO1eoh8EQx3RmOIrLpgx2ThuPFx_EFeUhAdFs4ZXIx81hG8973ItiOyFXAGawOEppg/s3246/wn5.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3246" data-original-width="2087" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6j_2VnkvPJ7JrvDDJK0DvwASj2b95jGmhbWGRvN5ZbAUpA6JAz8H2Zdb4AmTytkIPkkYQ4tTfpcHIhTXDkLcQMNMIQKzk18dMF5HaAoMk2tbKSi6kKg6QCOWQaO1eoh8EQx3RmOIrLpgx2ThuPFx_EFeUhAdFs4ZXIx81hG8973ItiOyFXAGawOEppg/w413-h640/wn5.jpg" width="413" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p>Aris B. Panganibanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416299676920535759noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552337539512473269.post-44589222700464006232022-05-30T01:29:00.005-07:002022-05-30T02:16:39.734-07:00KAMAGONG<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsPb02EVJ1rOZyZsK7bl99lmgL9ieYFgBmcma-FOkjbe5ndVmQQIuHCx0yr9Zvekx5olignQZLK3nXRCAJ42EqSSYhoFCmSFKGUoPpI4P2fdIRm9_2mKZyXLMws8FGqdVJxqfbwQdTHFRP1VjmqLGN8-wXgxk8AxxYdJ_v94XbTDRreBOnYHVJbLYIuw/s3178/k0.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3178" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsPb02EVJ1rOZyZsK7bl99lmgL9ieYFgBmcma-FOkjbe5ndVmQQIuHCx0yr9Zvekx5olignQZLK3nXRCAJ42EqSSYhoFCmSFKGUoPpI4P2fdIRm9_2mKZyXLMws8FGqdVJxqfbwQdTHFRP1VjmqLGN8-wXgxk8AxxYdJ_v94XbTDRreBOnYHVJbLYIuw/w308-h400/k0.jpg" width="308" /></a></div> <p></p><p>Written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_J._Caparas" target="_blank"><b>Carlo J. Caparas</b></a> and illustrated by <b>R.V. Villanueva</b>, <i><b>Kamagong</b></i> ran in <i><b>Super Action Pocketkomiks</b></i> (published by <b>Atlas Publishing Co., Inc.</b>) from issues 38 to 91 (May 7, 1986 - May 12, 1987).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj_zN-gAdFZp6QT6J40igh6Hagqei271GqxrORXUhoIwrLWp7UfbEYpFiqXolhmoi8P9P2VfS2739QVGvPsiwfYJEAHHaZcJiH9zWDKp1n5pvMZLcUbj_RDDXh2hER-Uk9V9Q9MwvORhwb8ODo_ybIxBwqRJcvP1gH7GGLFujIvcPJm3ag7CSAYRhIFg/s3202/k1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3202" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj_zN-gAdFZp6QT6J40igh6Hagqei271GqxrORXUhoIwrLWp7UfbEYpFiqXolhmoi8P9P2VfS2739QVGvPsiwfYJEAHHaZcJiH9zWDKp1n5pvMZLcUbj_RDDXh2hER-Uk9V9Q9MwvORhwb8ODo_ybIxBwqRJcvP1gH7GGLFujIvcPJm3ag7CSAYRhIFg/w306-h400/k1.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpYPkmTJgh5qbUdigPH_jFaOqwoReLRozKBD_Z5Nmya61Gm35e688kacR689lJbyDpHq7e22oJaF1srXI3RN8JtqdJxk0Y16gmY6BdcDfvKRTz8YnuLFW0VoL2POoudIJXunghssPOE_cjuu8HmADToi16GJtNBggUL_UM1t6Pft2MMUqfnVqqpes_A/s2370/k2.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2370" data-original-width="1772" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpYPkmTJgh5qbUdigPH_jFaOqwoReLRozKBD_Z5Nmya61Gm35e688kacR689lJbyDpHq7e22oJaF1srXI3RN8JtqdJxk0Y16gmY6BdcDfvKRTz8YnuLFW0VoL2POoudIJXunghssPOE_cjuu8HmADToi16GJtNBggUL_UM1t6Pft2MMUqfnVqqpes_A/s320/k2.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><br />The title refers to both the weapons and the man who wields them. The <i><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnis" target="_blank">Arnis de Mano</a></b></i> champion of the town of <b>Mabolo</b> (where the martial art is an honored tradition), <b>Manuel</b> is nicknamed <i>"<b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diospyros_blancoi" target="_blank">Kamagong</a></b>,"</i> after the hard wood from which his namesake <i>arnis</i> sticks were made.<p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYw441wLFb1d8PQDtZYc2TO64hCr4GdIGHp-ftmQgCDRxC-WP0ytHMgTRzR7t_kZ-_ZtZcTr6qT7sQPRpmTXXtEor-kcTivcVq4lJS4JNuJtySweYmVW5ewHgWfK6BbqgndbmYNFo_xSYp-UcAWu6CXFdj_0GPN82enXWbslPV-LeC5QR8OSWtGpc8Sg/s2715/k3.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="2715" data-original-width="2160" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYw441wLFb1d8PQDtZYc2TO64hCr4GdIGHp-ftmQgCDRxC-WP0ytHMgTRzR7t_kZ-_ZtZcTr6qT7sQPRpmTXXtEor-kcTivcVq4lJS4JNuJtySweYmVW5ewHgWfK6BbqgndbmYNFo_xSYp-UcAWu6CXFdj_0GPN82enXWbslPV-LeC5QR8OSWtGpc8Sg/w319-h400/k3.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpMC0HZ8vjNrln2wA-NU6po4QFSdIbRprzSgKKBnVHyBJkpjp4mIWdIAJEYjfe_n2zQ7pp94xYaUdWgdZEIQ459Giqcl6uVqyiFQ6UG2YrMvsd25iNKhDerEbd35od_8pxhJKXnl5rfuUNNiJWSgTdTUU_B8CAwUSUo7E3puiz6UyOf0lJiHUfakvPtg/s3169/k4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2010" data-original-width="3169" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpMC0HZ8vjNrln2wA-NU6po4QFSdIbRprzSgKKBnVHyBJkpjp4mIWdIAJEYjfe_n2zQ7pp94xYaUdWgdZEIQ459Giqcl6uVqyiFQ6UG2YrMvsd25iNKhDerEbd35od_8pxhJKXnl5rfuUNNiJWSgTdTUU_B8CAwUSUo7E3puiz6UyOf0lJiHUfakvPtg/w400-h254/k4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimFj1Wcbkz3TrkrUGq4ADRzEWBLjo-lxFDcszkMc403dBsJ09hjx55-EjqGg7nx2UTYiKsLtT6GIsxSXySF5Ag-0GZLaIjNcVC3Q2OKiGnnyXJANtI6r9v7rEGOwvnB0oJTdOhWkTdYrEDbUFghkl-7OLaInvkfZ_-aSLBfuC9fL5T2lMLk5Iy2zdniA/s3068/k5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1939" data-original-width="3068" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimFj1Wcbkz3TrkrUGq4ADRzEWBLjo-lxFDcszkMc403dBsJ09hjx55-EjqGg7nx2UTYiKsLtT6GIsxSXySF5Ag-0GZLaIjNcVC3Q2OKiGnnyXJANtI6r9v7rEGOwvnB0oJTdOhWkTdYrEDbUFghkl-7OLaInvkfZ_-aSLBfuC9fL5T2lMLk5Iy2zdniA/w400-h253/k5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGqtTbdeZbFVIY7xhVCnPSJgyF4x1bdf4bXCNIHghUtw8b0v3uE7vrEki0Idk6jrc_IckEIy7tMuERKqs0SCFe-9e58NtXmZkJhsIk-BvCiVKiOBR7gFqozC0IeLv7B4-avDgh0NGEIF3AFV7ryoBSyWpl3oaUV4IInOt8wxhXLAi8q2UA2r0pLX8uw/s2896/k6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2896" data-original-width="2226" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGqtTbdeZbFVIY7xhVCnPSJgyF4x1bdf4bXCNIHghUtw8b0v3uE7vrEki0Idk6jrc_IckEIy7tMuERKqs0SCFe-9e58NtXmZkJhsIk-BvCiVKiOBR7gFqozC0IeLv7B4-avDgh0NGEIF3AFV7ryoBSyWpl3oaUV4IInOt8wxhXLAi8q2UA2r0pLX8uw/w308-h400/k6.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h2 style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">SUPPORTING CAST</span></h2><h3 style="text-align: left;">ARIEL SALGADO<br /></h3><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmwk_39zL1BEn8qbinglZJMjMYTJ3aJHyzCBhjVjZJsmMMEK5VbkrJJfXkoGhn4hJF4ciIe4CRPXgAnBJNpRmf3AagTTg3Tue4E11AcXmAidGuJKpyFZVCCaxydPa121X9q0KnB11IeWJl8QIpGgVhuDi5HpYeEEkTI_jY2sCluhugpyozhsNWtGdlDA/s2512/k8.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2512" data-original-width="1715" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmwk_39zL1BEn8qbinglZJMjMYTJ3aJHyzCBhjVjZJsmMMEK5VbkrJJfXkoGhn4hJF4ciIe4CRPXgAnBJNpRmf3AagTTg3Tue4E11AcXmAidGuJKpyFZVCCaxydPa121X9q0KnB11IeWJl8QIpGgVhuDi5HpYeEEkTI_jY2sCluhugpyozhsNWtGdlDA/s320/k8.JPG" width="218" /></a></div><br />Headstrong young <i>arnis</i> student who seeks to avenge the murder of his brother <b>Emilio</b> at the hands of disgraced fighter <b>Lorenzo</b>.<p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"> </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"> </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"> </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"> </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"> </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"> </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"> </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">MAESTRO SOTERO</h3><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBkPaODgJO06jFDbX057op-aW7J8jR8rFQPNZGtj4zG8hPZ3vmGpL3f_2DfV59FeX5GpuxAL2DhYzopNqQezx51t1jAAugcZbaSY-snKw_WFu68rRzEhoWlOnq31oB-CHdLboNY-1qPrDe2EmwSF33G3_DHj1CuEIYVjRw1WTNSdEQLYUqToOTdh-ASA/s1556/k7.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1556" data-original-width="1082" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBkPaODgJO06jFDbX057op-aW7J8jR8rFQPNZGtj4zG8hPZ3vmGpL3f_2DfV59FeX5GpuxAL2DhYzopNqQezx51t1jAAugcZbaSY-snKw_WFu68rRzEhoWlOnq31oB-CHdLboNY-1qPrDe2EmwSF33G3_DHj1CuEIYVjRw1WTNSdEQLYUqToOTdh-ASA/s320/k7.JPG" width="223" /></a></div><br />Manuel and Ariel's mentor. His credo is <b>"Fly like a bird and land on the ground like a dry leaf with the <i>arnis</i> still in your hands."</b><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"> </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"> </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"> </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"> </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"> </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"> </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">MELISSA AND BELEN</h3><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNasNAvJDp47O4uJ0EcBzfeBnWynisHgyqX7NMS5ZFDpJUrp8MKPJ8CEYrsXick1K-i9E50TwF5rhxDyNA8zn4aQEQcxZ8NeLE2hKJ_Jt61InRb11rXkn3pkyOOJ0hT9yatZmOggA5rw9NnlmBwKuNJyYUGA_tOzibxaqBRVzLubZetHuiJN6L2CpV_g/s1719/k9.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1719" data-original-width="1466" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNasNAvJDp47O4uJ0EcBzfeBnWynisHgyqX7NMS5ZFDpJUrp8MKPJ8CEYrsXick1K-i9E50TwF5rhxDyNA8zn4aQEQcxZ8NeLE2hKJ_Jt61InRb11rXkn3pkyOOJ0hT9yatZmOggA5rw9NnlmBwKuNJyYUGA_tOzibxaqBRVzLubZetHuiJN6L2CpV_g/s320/k9.JPG" width="273" /></a></div><br />The love interests of Manuel and Ariel respectively.<p></p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">ENEMIES</span></h2><h3 style="text-align: left;">LORENZO MONTERO<br /></h3><p style="text-align: left;">Banished from Mabolo after killing <b>Ariel</b>'s brother Emilio in a match, <b>Lorenzo</b> makes a name for himself as a brutal underground fighter. He is obsessed with defeating Manuel and possessing the Kamagong sticks. <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3b9YkTIwqEf2yOiqVz_VYf1jKa3vaWu-UKsEOVzlWxRD0YWsqxhCEe0gn-WdDhSc3hHZaUOCuTWPbZDAYEh0kp98LOs5_cszGw-1Ns2UdL6yp1Uf4wRzI_7OF2J-z4giIXYwxKS9IeBzwxBdN6zYjIvmAupqnvxQu1N1SBIoORAVIEVn0X60Iau5Iwg/s2087/k10.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1269" data-original-width="2087" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3b9YkTIwqEf2yOiqVz_VYf1jKa3vaWu-UKsEOVzlWxRD0YWsqxhCEe0gn-WdDhSc3hHZaUOCuTWPbZDAYEh0kp98LOs5_cszGw-1Ns2UdL6yp1Uf4wRzI_7OF2J-z4giIXYwxKS9IeBzwxBdN6zYjIvmAupqnvxQu1N1SBIoORAVIEVn0X60Iau5Iwg/w400-h244/k10.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">MR. GUEVARRA</h3><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCWee2BwZ-F8XJbiVTAP49-UhadhdLkaIEDVLw3c1-2Dr89IVxK0hQkfEw-_Q5bw97mNFgiK6UxjX3Uvm7tWZzAE76bvNJ74txzucjJHec8vpO6rDZIwJOTHfcVXdwhKFyrSOP6OWqvIxlR7ifNu7SR2gCmI6Bn4vz9WEYQh_bW8t-_URyb0o5E3MbFg/s2480/k11.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2480" data-original-width="1453" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCWee2BwZ-F8XJbiVTAP49-UhadhdLkaIEDVLw3c1-2Dr89IVxK0hQkfEw-_Q5bw97mNFgiK6UxjX3Uvm7tWZzAE76bvNJ74txzucjJHec8vpO6rDZIwJOTHfcVXdwhKFyrSOP6OWqvIxlR7ifNu7SR2gCmI6Bn4vz9WEYQh_bW8t-_URyb0o5E3MbFg/s320/k11.JPG" width="187" /></a></div><br />Lorenzo's crooked manager, who gambles on his fights.<p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">CENON BELTRAN</h3><p style="text-align: left;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitDRpn02-BDGQhnVlxrYH9leMYGe4T05YkJhG9STQEUBkeLHOhRmxp93gEEGDFBMiUTYilIIhkV_-aC7272xfTMjyCgVRXHUAIS_rGrFfxm2W5dgiqiVlHYoAJsvSvR-DVQV6B5ItFHtJWMVp19RfnxZlRkWUKr4WnRSbZQ2-u-w2gMeb7Yk1HBjpOKw/s2250/k12.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="1537" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitDRpn02-BDGQhnVlxrYH9leMYGe4T05YkJhG9STQEUBkeLHOhRmxp93gEEGDFBMiUTYilIIhkV_-aC7272xfTMjyCgVRXHUAIS_rGrFfxm2W5dgiqiVlHYoAJsvSvR-DVQV6B5ItFHtJWMVp19RfnxZlRkWUKr4WnRSbZQ2-u-w2gMeb7Yk1HBjpOKw/s320/k12.JPG" width="219" /></a></b></div><b><br />Guevarra</b>'s rival, who tries to recruit Manuel but eventually succeeds in convincing Ariel to fight against Lorenzo.<p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">KAMAGONG: THE MOVIE</span></h2><p style="text-align: left;"><i>Kamagong</i> was adapted into a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamagong_(film)" target="_blank">1987 action film</a> produced by <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viva_Films" target="_blank">Viva Films</a></b>. Directed by Carlo J. Caparas himself, it starred <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lito_Lapid" target="_blank"><b>Lito Lapid</b></a> as Manuel and <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.C._Bonnin" target="_blank">J.C. Bonnin</a></b> as Ariel. Bonnin also performed the movie's theme song, <b><i>Ako'y Magwawagi</i></b> <b>("I Will Win"), </b>which for my money has to be one of the most kick-ass themes in Philippine cinema.<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0FWkUf5dBoA" width="320" youtube-src-id="0FWkUf5dBoA"></iframe></div><br /> <p></p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">KAMAGONG: THE ANIMATED SERIES?</span></h2><p style="text-align: left;">In 2018, a <a href="https://www.wheninmanila.com/look-carlo-j-caparas-film-kamagong-turned-into-animated-series/" target="_blank"><i>Kamagong</i> animated television series</a> was announced, produced by <b>Sinag Animation Studios</b> for tentative release in 2019. Unlike the original <i>komiks</i>, the series would be more of a fantasy adventure in a period setting, featuring a new hero, <b>Bagtas</b>.</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcJIhljm9cLJAOPcKhfzQC6iuNtqm_ibYAPqd6rHZMFKrxhTO5SKC4ovV-T2E2zO4falqLygyDrGG-5-BKwt6zoGmoIhsYYYPm5Ph9X_V4Lccf4W0XHJz1b3FWMx3eBAB28XDNWW1FkKY/s960/kamagong.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="744" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcJIhljm9cLJAOPcKhfzQC6iuNtqm_ibYAPqd6rHZMFKrxhTO5SKC4ovV-T2E2zO4falqLygyDrGG-5-BKwt6zoGmoIhsYYYPm5Ph9X_V4Lccf4W0XHJz1b3FWMx3eBAB28XDNWW1FkKY/w310-h400/kamagong.jpg" width="310" /></a></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: left;">From the <a href="http://WhenInManila.com">WhenInManila.com</a> article:</p><p style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-PH"></span></p><p class="m_-8308305800944910177m_-309479802353127981m_3716416985698747317yiv5977246957m_5924774571836212117gmail-m_3406159629534776751gmail-m_8138424050036197715gmail-m_6656438995077715895m_7909054487134147607gmail-m_-472730569770336138gmail-MsoNoSpacing">"<span lang="EN-PH">The
animated series follows the story of protagonist Bagtas, the heir to
Namayan, a kingdom enslaved by a foreign empire. His goal is to find the
eight <i>bulawans</i> of Bathala to unleash the true power of the titular weapon Kamagong.<i>"</i></span></p><p class="m_-8308305800944910177m_-309479802353127981m_3716416985698747317yiv5977246957m_5924774571836212117gmail-m_3406159629534776751gmail-m_8138424050036197715gmail-m_6656438995077715895m_7909054487134147607gmail-m_-472730569770336138gmail-MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-PH">Unfortunately, production was put on hold due to the COVID pandemic. However, the studio was able to release a teaser showcasing the look of the series. And, hey, they even brought back the original theme song. Awesome. Hopefully, this project will get back on track soon.<br /><br /><i> <br /></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NZvMltocCeI" width="320" youtube-src-id="NZvMltocCeI"></iframe></div><p></p><h2 class="m_-8308305800944910177m_-309479802353127981m_3716416985698747317yiv5977246957m_5924774571836212117gmail-m_3406159629534776751gmail-m_8138424050036197715gmail-m_6656438995077715895m_7909054487134147607gmail-m_-472730569770336138gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-PH"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></h2><h2 class="m_-8308305800944910177m_-309479802353127981m_3716416985698747317yiv5977246957m_5924774571836212117gmail-m_3406159629534776751gmail-m_8138424050036197715gmail-m_6656438995077715895m_7909054487134147607gmail-m_-472730569770336138gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-PH"><span style="font-size: large;">COVERS</span></span></h2><p class="m_-8308305800944910177m_-309479802353127981m_3716416985698747317yiv5977246957m_5924774571836212117gmail-m_3406159629534776751gmail-m_8138424050036197715gmail-m_6656438995077715895m_7909054487134147607gmail-m_-472730569770336138gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-PH"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5WuiB7dyZ9RVJTG28WmI6ie3qhzpfU5KFmRLuSkvS_OwQmNWaRznwdjHTFsFDSFfZ6LMHUunRrt2aJEuhVc5c8uK9O6hBSjwIeK5uWih5Hu4f3pP4cLfBNJvxCUttTOii0JsusPWSzCllMvaiJHiBSFR4HFu-WcwHh8a0-dcn1d44C4632NcOXnn6Tg/s3012/k13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3012" data-original-width="2325" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5WuiB7dyZ9RVJTG28WmI6ie3qhzpfU5KFmRLuSkvS_OwQmNWaRznwdjHTFsFDSFfZ6LMHUunRrt2aJEuhVc5c8uK9O6hBSjwIeK5uWih5Hu4f3pP4cLfBNJvxCUttTOii0JsusPWSzCllMvaiJHiBSFR4HFu-WcwHh8a0-dcn1d44C4632NcOXnn6Tg/w309-h400/k13.jpg" width="309" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKKDIyKwSrO9xZ7PXIkzftDPHAfH0zQYW5Cxex1T9teSmCRJsMpls7aNoOw-SHWYEvA79IJn4dhjBiOVhZD5iViWnmWSHhCjFbZQxgqPrKL9TClJpPpw9uZS8zKf4-DO4mRLTStDYpbNZPqfkpCpJdbIhYQjUUh9sr0a5issA6XB_6WJVZYY5PeKr5A/s3013/k14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3013" data-original-width="2356" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKKDIyKwSrO9xZ7PXIkzftDPHAfH0zQYW5Cxex1T9teSmCRJsMpls7aNoOw-SHWYEvA79IJn4dhjBiOVhZD5iViWnmWSHhCjFbZQxgqPrKL9TClJpPpw9uZS8zKf4-DO4mRLTStDYpbNZPqfkpCpJdbIhYQjUUh9sr0a5issA6XB_6WJVZYY5PeKr5A/w313-h400/k14.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXL4U_1O30JFK4EoWen2Lr6zlcIsHNpT7Dy6ncsaw2sjZhxZB0qTpxB7erYJBN0VMQ90EMFZ0VOCrKnYTgZ_OYYYA6GcZiUxhdDOtK0bbP1ymR7S4jOh9E6NCgO5XMztWDi6mHyYxRXQDCQByHKRwrxHN1wEH2vXQMer_C4fx81oOPXb7FCo3EkaYQNg/s2995/k15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2995" data-original-width="2310" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXL4U_1O30JFK4EoWen2Lr6zlcIsHNpT7Dy6ncsaw2sjZhxZB0qTpxB7erYJBN0VMQ90EMFZ0VOCrKnYTgZ_OYYYA6GcZiUxhdDOtK0bbP1ymR7S4jOh9E6NCgO5XMztWDi6mHyYxRXQDCQByHKRwrxHN1wEH2vXQMer_C4fx81oOPXb7FCo3EkaYQNg/w309-h400/k15.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeV7jAnfHU0AEPb7xn9TwBiOIPOlNy5bCmBSBrDrLc89WxEqZErOCyeiPUn1gGGis_EB7jk53dK0ynyrkZ1TA7M6qJN7GqV1mlWiBZhHmP04_yjNTmDlkdcLHfvRpT8FRo3tQrNPgJFqfbrEwtQDIgjQbRmQIZe5AzkFGxqwn4SANqCZTiBdsTTGN6Bw/s1800/k16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="1800" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeV7jAnfHU0AEPb7xn9TwBiOIPOlNy5bCmBSBrDrLc89WxEqZErOCyeiPUn1gGGis_EB7jk53dK0ynyrkZ1TA7M6qJN7GqV1mlWiBZhHmP04_yjNTmDlkdcLHfvRpT8FRo3tQrNPgJFqfbrEwtQDIgjQbRmQIZe5AzkFGxqwn4SANqCZTiBdsTTGN6Bw/w400-h278/k16.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> </span><br /><p></p>Aris B. Panganibanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416299676920535759noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552337539512473269.post-9393355356439043382022-05-21T02:11:00.003-07:002022-05-21T10:46:52.744-07:00FALCON TRES<p>And we're back.</p><p><i><b></b></i></p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWfq_S9kwsDtjfbX1oZSxcSMsPKVmgEoOuFv9CxFQzvTLNP7laHKUIxtpN05dr7mrPnmHMgniapz_zDwfCpIXHVZGIwI6NiZzpyD4eh-hWciBrAHn_KJxS_rv5I-jtQDM1Bwc1zYg5wOB5mLe3wobQCX2MqRlU5Rss02-CUSWXfvw7_9wRL_lsw12Iw/s2354/falcon3logo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="2354" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWfq_S9kwsDtjfbX1oZSxcSMsPKVmgEoOuFv9CxFQzvTLNP7laHKUIxtpN05dr7mrPnmHMgniapz_zDwfCpIXHVZGIwI6NiZzpyD4eh-hWciBrAHn_KJxS_rv5I-jtQDM1Bwc1zYg5wOB5mLe3wobQCX2MqRlU5Rss02-CUSWXfvw7_9wRL_lsw12Iw/w400-h127/falcon3logo.jpg" width="400" /></a></i></div><i><b> </b></i><p></p><p><i><b>Falcon Tres</b></i> ran in the pages <b>Pilipino Superheroes Pocketkomiks</b> (published by <b>Adventures Illustrated Magazines, Inc.</b>) for 100 chapters from issues 1 to 123 (November 28, 1985 - April 13, 1988). It was written and later illustrated by <b>Karl Comendador</b> and initially illustrated by <b>Nar Cantillo</b>.</p><p> </p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">LOST BOYS</span></h2><p style="text-align: left;">A trio of boy scouts, <b>Jonjon</b>,<b> Boyet</b> and <b>Lino</b>, get lost in a forest and stumble upon a cave containing strange advanced technology. They then encounter a mysterious old hermit who levitates while riding on his staff.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ITShYTpH4bBUPpjm4b762YNHkOi7YroAD9HQ_0gy0-uQ_6DMfyf_dgChYEzQ00YGbaRWBayk3Wizs-CYTgwYGibkoz2oUZW0Y1_FDcOjyfr8kxYQHsTvz5t1iPXr5qEDqEdLPyT8gAB3iblYCzjAB7dqZwkbaZ3n3LxQi10YMclCUzQLfBaNb_aVGw/s2831/meetlukan.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2831" data-original-width="2383" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ITShYTpH4bBUPpjm4b762YNHkOi7YroAD9HQ_0gy0-uQ_6DMfyf_dgChYEzQ00YGbaRWBayk3Wizs-CYTgwYGibkoz2oUZW0Y1_FDcOjyfr8kxYQHsTvz5t1iPXr5qEDqEdLPyT8gAB3iblYCzjAB7dqZwkbaZ3n3LxQi10YMclCUzQLfBaNb_aVGw/w336-h400/meetlukan.jpg" width="336" /></a></div><p></p><p> </p><p>The hermit, who turns out to be an alien from the planet <b>Falcon</b>, introduces himself as <b>Apo Lukan</b> and befriends the scouts. When they ask him how he could make himself fly, he offers to give the boys super powers on the condition that they be used to save lives and help the people. The boys are placed in Lukan's <b>energizer chamber</b> wherein they are imbued with superhuman abilities.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3m_hkrmuTZDY5ICJV1GCwLKKSKjSYTVU49Hhdj9N1E0nVxf-36nwto_tITqqxh_FB7wUYy9dGedV5_uRUgPwl5yh_EHNZ64JmCw0R4lNf5YD3jSLCPSHE7lUEhfJ7Aa7MjgMMG9e8aJ0Fjl_qE3t2kzGygLq5rmqODgwwdHRKkoFFnsO0xYtAmQ5SPg/s2663/chamber.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2663" data-original-width="1963" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3m_hkrmuTZDY5ICJV1GCwLKKSKjSYTVU49Hhdj9N1E0nVxf-36nwto_tITqqxh_FB7wUYy9dGedV5_uRUgPwl5yh_EHNZ64JmCw0R4lNf5YD3jSLCPSHE7lUEhfJ7Aa7MjgMMG9e8aJ0Fjl_qE3t2kzGygLq5rmqODgwwdHRKkoFFnsO0xYtAmQ5SPg/w295-h400/chamber.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><br /><p>Whenever the boys shout out their respective code names, <b>Uno </b>(Jonjon), <b>Dos</b> (Boyet) and <b>Tres</b> (Lino), they transform into a trio of young heroes known as the <b>Falcon Tres</b>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYNCQFAknUbGfBsYYMftuUne42dvVBGmEFFYjie8Ce48TblpwmsRcTqhZmH4BDazvib38Xhl4QIg9CBPYP2bCRkRSlVidHdCmAexYznmumr18LcZv1W2JM8x-QfmXZxySG44MJ6SA1lZwO1Qumdnk5a7EqjXDIBJ9pgT3rk13T1x3xCNJ_oS9QuwkFw/s2332/unodostres.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2332" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYNCQFAknUbGfBsYYMftuUne42dvVBGmEFFYjie8Ce48TblpwmsRcTqhZmH4BDazvib38Xhl4QIg9CBPYP2bCRkRSlVidHdCmAexYznmumr18LcZv1W2JM8x-QfmXZxySG44MJ6SA1lZwO1Qumdnk5a7EqjXDIBJ9pgT3rk13T1x3xCNJ_oS9QuwkFw/w400-h264/unodostres.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitK0dFvHtR9yMwdD5rcUI_Vk_q9k_Wd7ymYrnm7zGf-SUVlrbNYE9gfBOdw8ZM4eBKEZtS5hYltY97jr93JL-bmmFf4oJXWHC2wxz5WcVdJQsgeL9n5YWAo2XcOvLT0UMXdoWSMVHjpVKa2PIYj4XQQH_-y9vytD7XCl3FFR7zQc8sWieJfhKLxanhGQ/s3008/falcon3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3008" data-original-width="2364" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitK0dFvHtR9yMwdD5rcUI_Vk_q9k_Wd7ymYrnm7zGf-SUVlrbNYE9gfBOdw8ZM4eBKEZtS5hYltY97jr93JL-bmmFf4oJXWHC2wxz5WcVdJQsgeL9n5YWAo2XcOvLT0UMXdoWSMVHjpVKa2PIYj4XQQH_-y9vytD7XCl3FFR7zQc8sWieJfhKLxanhGQ/w314-h400/falcon3.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><br /><p>The Falcon Tres have several adventures, up until Lukan has to depart Earth and return to his home planet. He leaves behind the energizer chamber to allow the boys to continue using their powers after he's gone. But eventually, the trio would disband and retire from superheroing indefinitely.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNEjkGFCTJ6X6eyiCLfLfIewlf9SxFMAojrdiQ_HmT_Ha5oGTb2UR7ljo52DgNu0kTNYVBoUX_t9Da4sg5gpQTz_Pz1TqlxynO9R5g3KPpfGuD4It0m0P9zMadfv0KBUTqEXqv_f0mP1oWPSzZkx72SJJkv9jEEMoOlN9TFwd-hPVLi0evLFWm752hw/s2146/bye2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1467" data-original-width="2146" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNEjkGFCTJ6X6eyiCLfLfIewlf9SxFMAojrdiQ_HmT_Ha5oGTb2UR7ljo52DgNu0kTNYVBoUX_t9Da4sg5gpQTz_Pz1TqlxynO9R5g3KPpfGuD4It0m0P9zMadfv0KBUTqEXqv_f0mP1oWPSzZkx72SJJkv9jEEMoOlN9TFwd-hPVLi0evLFWm752hw/w400-h274/bye2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p> </p><p>Lukan would later return to Earth and find that his former young charges have grown up. Jonjon has become a police officer, Boyet a reporter and Lino a lawyer.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKqeoSWDnmJJVg2NAhRB73aUzjEQmzuW7_z0k3LVov9uS_rVbO-Tm20aP50wi-4NHwawH_Hzwf7qg6kuBgWJgyowMjo-ButNGl86VHpL0yaFLS-J9avZAQG_60oB6cT7PxGO9RYUME_kHua50GGhKEk_eoFH198e9rcsJwqau0tYpUmAvpJMGgWCiQ1w/s2068/reunion.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1389" data-original-width="2068" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKqeoSWDnmJJVg2NAhRB73aUzjEQmzuW7_z0k3LVov9uS_rVbO-Tm20aP50wi-4NHwawH_Hzwf7qg6kuBgWJgyowMjo-ButNGl86VHpL0yaFLS-J9avZAQG_60oB6cT7PxGO9RYUME_kHua50GGhKEk_eoFH198e9rcsJwqau0tYpUmAvpJMGgWCiQ1w/w400-h269/reunion.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Upon reuniting, they decide to resume their careers as Falcon Tres to combat the rising tide of criminality, aided by additional powers and technology Lukan brought back from the planet Falcon.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0QaIRPb9jnJjx6PwPC1EwdWpXzhJxEG0tEgydgTpYhskDISl1fgPzatuHakRZAB1jtFzPcaIWHaB914wT8wnV3zZLQyzBEX9_wAjzXehy3F2fC2uDJEgQRmiOl6TfNiNjtaSsAkOv0JGVxXekdv94m-vwHZEKlpHIYIL61LbxPhiVIH1VznFVb4eFg/s3055/reunited.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3055" data-original-width="2346" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0QaIRPb9jnJjx6PwPC1EwdWpXzhJxEG0tEgydgTpYhskDISl1fgPzatuHakRZAB1jtFzPcaIWHaB914wT8wnV3zZLQyzBEX9_wAjzXehy3F2fC2uDJEgQRmiOl6TfNiNjtaSsAkOv0JGVxXekdv94m-vwHZEKlpHIYIL61LbxPhiVIH1VznFVb4eFg/w308-h400/reunited.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><br /><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">POWERS</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaiodMyq7R49whQYWJoeT-e_cZKWCk8Byt5VkpKnCXkIXyBI4qbF7nk6LYADsPXmGFlovDl8_7VRHhFBpnK0EOurqr-DMvpLkDY0Ys6Dmnj02qOg6XNONZxGShV9QZKBDqdQWWuWcuMvSSmMfeW7Yy9tENyvIwRuPmzgapj2EYN2C1-HkdqQ6QLLZpqw/s2712/falcon3fly.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1105" data-original-width="2712" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaiodMyq7R49whQYWJoeT-e_cZKWCk8Byt5VkpKnCXkIXyBI4qbF7nk6LYADsPXmGFlovDl8_7VRHhFBpnK0EOurqr-DMvpLkDY0Ys6Dmnj02qOg6XNONZxGShV9QZKBDqdQWWuWcuMvSSmMfeW7Yy9tENyvIwRuPmzgapj2EYN2C1-HkdqQ6QLLZpqw/w400-h163/falcon3fly.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">The Falcon Tres possess superhuman strength and speed, invulnerability, and of course, the ability to fly. However, they are required to recharge their powers every three months in the enrgizer chamber in order to retain them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCo7bkJjgywtOCOpSzyZbwrzBdeBQ5bA0YA6ES9ZHXx63xJrYeYP-WlirxSL6zoNWwvK-reCD6zzZAgU08m2f0cu-l3PVueVqTKEp2ls4nKTa2C_ByN94Uq8-AdFamzYHNKgVIHSXRy20E7UibByrauUBCf45s4-XhpIwlz3mQoxOMbUtfVhFYNkw83Q/s3264/falcon3powers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2117" data-original-width="3264" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCo7bkJjgywtOCOpSzyZbwrzBdeBQ5bA0YA6ES9ZHXx63xJrYeYP-WlirxSL6zoNWwvK-reCD6zzZAgU08m2f0cu-l3PVueVqTKEp2ls4nKTa2C_ByN94Uq8-AdFamzYHNKgVIHSXRy20E7UibByrauUBCf45s4-XhpIwlz3mQoxOMbUtfVhFYNkw83Q/w400-h260/falcon3powers.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">SUPPORTING CAST</span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">APO LUKAN</span></h2><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3ioxwvLNXGC6mV3V5LMdVL67ejr1_KJkCeoowTX1me-0F-NlNCv0ywgc2FyYa9AGGrMMp0JPwbN5h09pg_HV3bTeFrQx46kSuDOW3U2Vky3qwoAZ2lXP9DOsL2YJh4GUl3ydMoGoHsQeIMrgoDYpW_afKw-EZ4oKaSfhdZzYgPLT3qLf_eMl6tk1sg/s2632/apolukan.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2632" data-original-width="1992" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3ioxwvLNXGC6mV3V5LMdVL67ejr1_KJkCeoowTX1me-0F-NlNCv0ywgc2FyYa9AGGrMMp0JPwbN5h09pg_HV3bTeFrQx46kSuDOW3U2Vky3qwoAZ2lXP9DOsL2YJh4GUl3ydMoGoHsQeIMrgoDYpW_afKw-EZ4oKaSfhdZzYgPLT3qLf_eMl6tk1sg/w242-h320/apolukan.jpg" width="242" /></a>A stranded alien from the Planrt Falcon. He has a staff that enables him to levitate and can also fire destructive blasts. He also has an electric-powered ring that can shoot a paralyzing electric blast at high voltage and emit a healing ray at low voltage.</p><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> HEPE (CHIEF) ORMITA</span></h2><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLdVRO_UVwFgJ28ZcwjjtJkGI3Qlf-Wb-jDnOHfOToULddh8sNdgVGhAz-kWcbmqkHJ7nwHVkU-jma5Q2goKIpg9isPGc2nO_OMNfIWd3VmWxUM-ypGEpRCsHSbhdbQiSJ8VJre-j727I1rqRWtcJVXc_IP4aYLqRdboWAtZF7gZ7XOEwuJjn8GRpwMQ/s1875/hepe.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1875" data-original-width="1344" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLdVRO_UVwFgJ28ZcwjjtJkGI3Qlf-Wb-jDnOHfOToULddh8sNdgVGhAz-kWcbmqkHJ7nwHVkU-jma5Q2goKIpg9isPGc2nO_OMNfIWd3VmWxUM-ypGEpRCsHSbhdbQiSJ8VJre-j727I1rqRWtcJVXc_IP4aYLqRdboWAtZF7gZ7XOEwuJjn8GRpwMQ/w143-h200/hepe.jpg" width="143" /></a></div><br />The chief of police and Jonjon's father, who suspects that his son and his friends are the Falcon Tres.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">JINKY</span></h2><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6oaXMX9y1qRZgIkWujsE2Sc1sZRTUcQ7QO24Wq0bjJum1JmzBIQyZRxnVptMpz3ADXScCjoDJjhCA67te1jzLkVgWfE0gHFRBGtC7DuABeKmfa0eYnxmFDMpBOCp-ufHwv69i1zFwNaWBw-p-OldFSTXpfM0Xyd2TDfvA_RmGp_ffJRSfNU69o5By_w/s1029/jinky.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1029" data-original-width="881" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6oaXMX9y1qRZgIkWujsE2Sc1sZRTUcQ7QO24Wq0bjJum1JmzBIQyZRxnVptMpz3ADXScCjoDJjhCA67te1jzLkVgWfE0gHFRBGtC7DuABeKmfa0eYnxmFDMpBOCp-ufHwv69i1zFwNaWBw-p-OldFSTXpfM0Xyd2TDfvA_RmGp_ffJRSfNU69o5By_w/w171-h200/jinky.jpg" width="171" /></a></div><br />Jonjon's childhood crush. Named "Daisy" in her first appearance.<p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">VILLAINS</span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">LAKAY</span></h2><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC7iAhKVkAfv_GvNDFulUzj6LQ21jE7VsCTIeBh354_GrayYhJuKWzztywd69YMp0vR8kyilJT0luRvzmzFGNk7kSMw_kpHTsemn4ciorrAkB1YwOdAm2Cberr5gFeTnzHitc1m46fQxjMTmQIRr_d8UmnIzn-aKHnBqLCrH2CR7H7ikYrnA-hOtGRmg/s1993/lakay.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1993" data-original-width="1016" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC7iAhKVkAfv_GvNDFulUzj6LQ21jE7VsCTIeBh354_GrayYhJuKWzztywd69YMp0vR8kyilJT0luRvzmzFGNk7kSMw_kpHTsemn4ciorrAkB1YwOdAm2Cberr5gFeTnzHitc1m46fQxjMTmQIRr_d8UmnIzn-aKHnBqLCrH2CR7H7ikYrnA-hOtGRmg/w163-h320/lakay.jpg" width="163" /></a></div><br />A hoodlum who murders Boyet's mother.<p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">MORDAGON</span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZCUzhHHbUPdwUzpIDXQkrld2GSkQ-nxEU36x-G-zd-uswv6NxW05K3ZK6ZpqnW0e2ho0fT1p236S-GfNabrS4ywTyDPT1xIfQ2HVvDhErjynjZUlJ_NSCPY3UaJv3OnyRL53giZCutFd70OBg3wCi5ulxjLDTEwbBLAtcl0bEXCyNopT4qcvzTcMUw/s2802/mordagon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1780" data-original-width="2802" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZCUzhHHbUPdwUzpIDXQkrld2GSkQ-nxEU36x-G-zd-uswv6NxW05K3ZK6ZpqnW0e2ho0fT1p236S-GfNabrS4ywTyDPT1xIfQ2HVvDhErjynjZUlJ_NSCPY3UaJv3OnyRL53giZCutFd70OBg3wCi5ulxjLDTEwbBLAtcl0bEXCyNopT4qcvzTcMUw/w400-h254/mordagon.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></h2><p style="text-align: left;">A criminal from the planet Falcon who plans to conquer Earth. He has a very familiar-looking suit of armor.</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_k5D1lD8iGotG6j8x2-_8rGHZym6q3BGEQPg6AXnlBqrj6rtKVDQUSdUbYppljZoNG4E9nh55_-OZre6xn2L_fmwliowB8ukd0p97ARhs2BTUvbYZZYnHhXOD8VashmUO72jRq4B0geu9TpN9TfBJo6u9ldJ-bcf8A8wIOm14CTAXJRfu_GHDmHhlDw/s2933/mordagonvader.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2933" data-original-width="2172" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_k5D1lD8iGotG6j8x2-_8rGHZym6q3BGEQPg6AXnlBqrj6rtKVDQUSdUbYppljZoNG4E9nh55_-OZre6xn2L_fmwliowB8ukd0p97ARhs2BTUvbYZZYnHhXOD8VashmUO72jRq4B0geu9TpN9TfBJo6u9ldJ-bcf8A8wIOm14CTAXJRfu_GHDmHhlDw/w296-h400/mordagonvader.jpg" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yep, he's a real space in-<b>vader.</b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> AGHOROX</span></h2><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mordagon's giant robot.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8PMR3F3TEkL3ywL9mYczEUExN34c0AnE8hJ4Rldr55VkJnc72sCBWnMJhLXEX39ZgJWjd4Lu-x4PBGhfAKLAJnncKcLjIFaXUnHO8Phb9I6QZqw4XsR7kowYgBCFLSvr_6v8R7l5hHVo-EXISIjZffXgwkhUdbJ42Ya2r7mhlhwGhkhAMuVZJ0E8ng/s2407/aghorox.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2390" data-original-width="2407" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8PMR3F3TEkL3ywL9mYczEUExN34c0AnE8hJ4Rldr55VkJnc72sCBWnMJhLXEX39ZgJWjd4Lu-x4PBGhfAKLAJnncKcLjIFaXUnHO8Phb9I6QZqw4XsR7kowYgBCFLSvr_6v8R7l5hHVo-EXISIjZffXgwkhUdbJ42Ya2r7mhlhwGhkhAMuVZJ0E8ng/w400-h398/aghorox.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">GARDONG TALIBONG</span></h2><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeNEEE99fwyz4loKjUfVv3rhTV5fAfd04_uwo3K7XAo5HAJOaxg9MmmSjyUTlpACdm_degjwfn2FIy20GVwIA_p_z3Jr0PpfEKwN8aHhWOJWRsp0pS8KV_eP8-ux1lK1KQ0d9qNg-OWYiuj4rhvoCaEALNQaTbc55UYmVFfr7CUP8Jw9lEjbAD7fWQA/s2528/gardo.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2528" data-original-width="2043" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeNEEE99fwyz4loKjUfVv3rhTV5fAfd04_uwo3K7XAo5HAJOaxg9MmmSjyUTlpACdm_degjwfn2FIy20GVwIA_p_z3Jr0PpfEKwN8aHhWOJWRsp0pS8KV_eP8-ux1lK1KQ0d9qNg-OWYiuj4rhvoCaEALNQaTbc55UYmVFfr7CUP8Jw9lEjbAD7fWQA/w259-h320/gardo.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><br />A bandit leader who obtains Apo Lukan's staff and uses it to sow terror.<p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Later in the series, the Falcon Tres fight a similar-looking outlaw named <b>Lotgardo</b>, but I'm not sure if he's supposed to be the same guy.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">THE GORGONS</span></h2><p style="text-align: left;">Led by <b>Gorgo,</b> a group of snake-haired aliens exiled from the planet Falcon. Similar to the mythical Gorgons, their eyes emit rays that can turn people to stone, and they also have the power to control snakes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8La0Ikk_gmjDrj4m3o5UMtSomDSHcVexCfgft7lyGPcLNC7bw_8ouW0Wx4z6ReUchuhq-gk2Y4eV3tQ6qCXRga0NY9Mb07mRZEJaMho0CBhYdUfnq5vvJJy_YwNPnhzLRrL9qx9oLIN3JLvSwQWmo0iFXIgBJA4HImqPkAsbNKmvbSaVskpBtkiS90w/s2252/gorgons.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1761" data-original-width="2252" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8La0Ikk_gmjDrj4m3o5UMtSomDSHcVexCfgft7lyGPcLNC7bw_8ouW0Wx4z6ReUchuhq-gk2Y4eV3tQ6qCXRga0NY9Mb07mRZEJaMho0CBhYdUfnq5vvJJy_YwNPnhzLRrL9qx9oLIN3JLvSwQWmo0iFXIgBJA4HImqPkAsbNKmvbSaVskpBtkiS90w/w400-h313/gorgons.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">MULAWIN</span></h2><p style="text-align: left;">A terrorist who discovers Falcon Tres' cavern base. In the final chapter of the series, he uses the energizer chamber on himself and transforms into a rampaging monster.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4y0XZ2D2f0H6VkSQ1_8UlkVRtWpROsv9EoJGe7umMyNjz77BfNrGTCpRf7mSsHfsLv_5ifVRa7H1tAvEhjvquTdmi0vIKrYYzItvn_LMUHGBQ0H13QCTV8ld3dSGNxA9nrrXk17RwQO0-mW3aX9kcMAVlXvEG1-aU_GxhxRn-g7LosfiqNy4R8bwyA/s2356/mulawin.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1974" data-original-width="2356" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4y0XZ2D2f0H6VkSQ1_8UlkVRtWpROsv9EoJGe7umMyNjz77BfNrGTCpRf7mSsHfsLv_5ifVRa7H1tAvEhjvquTdmi0vIKrYYzItvn_LMUHGBQ0H13QCTV8ld3dSGNxA9nrrXk17RwQO0-mW3aX9kcMAVlXvEG1-aU_GxhxRn-g7LosfiqNy4R8bwyA/w400-h335/mulawin.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">COVERS</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOgWR5hQQ1s4HixFrqvfIrpC2jlyU8BDGzTmdjwB6w6ZPHlOFkd5yeXs-hfzz2vVx61w0loyDISsnIAfzDJhZ0HoNKeB8DZ-s4MXn-MQf-cTOi5AuphufaJW_oD5qJElJD4x8gljkgrEzzCYwyC0ZWTzAIVFqwOeqYZ9ES_PnYkQBcdGqDHrHI1-vbaw/s3263/covers1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="3263" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOgWR5hQQ1s4HixFrqvfIrpC2jlyU8BDGzTmdjwB6w6ZPHlOFkd5yeXs-hfzz2vVx61w0loyDISsnIAfzDJhZ0HoNKeB8DZ-s4MXn-MQf-cTOi5AuphufaJW_oD5qJElJD4x8gljkgrEzzCYwyC0ZWTzAIVFqwOeqYZ9ES_PnYkQBcdGqDHrHI1-vbaw/w400-h251/covers1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIv-7his0HMUU-aQFrx8A7aU2jlOn203Zr-I1Nd390PkH_jZ41ae_AkWl_ErvtU4kEeiRg3f8jTT38SJTHVmm0ocglmHVZS1Eg0cav4rKc6Jcn-Cd7TOeZo9UEh9p6kZPARFBwt1_9Za_dgsjfcYzdAUK-iS3w8Rr-QH1aVjqndXBP1wQFUH63Y32ig/s3161/covers2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2020" data-original-width="3161" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIv-7his0HMUU-aQFrx8A7aU2jlOn203Zr-I1Nd390PkH_jZ41ae_AkWl_ErvtU4kEeiRg3f8jTT38SJTHVmm0ocglmHVZS1Eg0cav4rKc6Jcn-Cd7TOeZo9UEh9p6kZPARFBwt1_9Za_dgsjfcYzdAUK-iS3w8Rr-QH1aVjqndXBP1wQFUH63Y32ig/w400-h255/covers2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ4SBjSP2g2yTti5oTTIHTDAxIQAB5cSQDr9e1WppLYLbwIcH9LA94vQDSQ7f_Qr6hmzR7UXAdTsGkZ_nQo6WacKSe1Ac9z45YZxOqC-HC7l5MMkd0Zk8wsYbyE1PtqVfOD1iwjSt8jblWlu-AG-RSfr3_T7CFXVvsti1SSEIfaGqkTQwd816gKsL5Xg/s3236/covers3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2082" data-original-width="3236" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ4SBjSP2g2yTti5oTTIHTDAxIQAB5cSQDr9e1WppLYLbwIcH9LA94vQDSQ7f_Qr6hmzR7UXAdTsGkZ_nQo6WacKSe1Ac9z45YZxOqC-HC7l5MMkd0Zk8wsYbyE1PtqVfOD1iwjSt8jblWlu-AG-RSfr3_T7CFXVvsti1SSEIfaGqkTQwd816gKsL5Xg/w400-h258/covers3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8YKUI38vKaJxGFzRC-E-7v_uHb3O7lEdmJ7M9hfFu9WxfCuQNbo5-nyoHUrlJCyuM5boHQX_1wyOmNWyuTPBnuAH8rOoxYpkI6Avtzki30JGWt1EjL_HATlNx8TLWZn0894lNay3RRl1KpAgCFIhLlCuv-3yqTVMYy9zfMU72r5a7_Rf2tVjRiAPCBg/s3164/covers4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2047" data-original-width="3164" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8YKUI38vKaJxGFzRC-E-7v_uHb3O7lEdmJ7M9hfFu9WxfCuQNbo5-nyoHUrlJCyuM5boHQX_1wyOmNWyuTPBnuAH8rOoxYpkI6Avtzki30JGWt1EjL_HATlNx8TLWZn0894lNay3RRl1KpAgCFIhLlCuv-3yqTVMYy9zfMU72r5a7_Rf2tVjRiAPCBg/w400-h259/covers4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnfpA-O5Mx6aHy9zQSqVhq5oUWr4Eu0L4ZKBtO1mXzMjOxjio4k1ibKgTrZnOpM_H7Uo44EuY1Aic1RRaQF6uoVyiIx3OXLmmap1xOGW78qFp22yiJhEz4VcBe4EPubCcBa4AKvKqezV5GZ9c4BUg4SphRMegd1Bfi_DTlfUKIxQ7HhqrsWWioUdAZTg/s3147/covers5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2007" data-original-width="3147" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnfpA-O5Mx6aHy9zQSqVhq5oUWr4Eu0L4ZKBtO1mXzMjOxjio4k1ibKgTrZnOpM_H7Uo44EuY1Aic1RRaQF6uoVyiIx3OXLmmap1xOGW78qFp22yiJhEz4VcBe4EPubCcBa4AKvKqezV5GZ9c4BUg4SphRMegd1Bfi_DTlfUKIxQ7HhqrsWWioUdAZTg/w400-h255/covers5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl0lyMCNGXXZg5I1LJZ1WmUiTbmdBCkJXqFhZXfCac611J1RfZHvazfNTasJ7-Ozd_i8fsJQadFDG7m_cb_jtsorJoBKbY_INQJPvEPcdQuORbvxhtQcB7Uw5cvAmuoWwFX1WtsYlWeGYcHRZy46PuoQDMXvjV5wC_CNF77KScFgOQKlk0HPbh4gpZHA/s3214/covers6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2063" data-original-width="3214" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl0lyMCNGXXZg5I1LJZ1WmUiTbmdBCkJXqFhZXfCac611J1RfZHvazfNTasJ7-Ozd_i8fsJQadFDG7m_cb_jtsorJoBKbY_INQJPvEPcdQuORbvxhtQcB7Uw5cvAmuoWwFX1WtsYlWeGYcHRZy46PuoQDMXvjV5wC_CNF77KScFgOQKlk0HPbh4gpZHA/w400-h256/covers6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4U-no50jK_C1tk9ckaCI0Vxgo0PJktKI5YsH3epLHxvIf9QD44_EmwrmVNI4lzLW3po5WgtG-qHYLKd7AaUbx5NCMbnzC37uYP1acRrH9ocYxR8WD511SUKulJDwWAB0ElTTLfvvx2GBuwQKwkFXJVnfUUajhltzjSgpX-IrfY3SyCafzDwwNwoBd-Q/s3159/covers7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2045" data-original-width="3159" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4U-no50jK_C1tk9ckaCI0Vxgo0PJktKI5YsH3epLHxvIf9QD44_EmwrmVNI4lzLW3po5WgtG-qHYLKd7AaUbx5NCMbnzC37uYP1acRrH9ocYxR8WD511SUKulJDwWAB0ElTTLfvvx2GBuwQKwkFXJVnfUUajhltzjSgpX-IrfY3SyCafzDwwNwoBd-Q/w400-h259/covers7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir-mE-A9buHYvgPxLFjH4O3rH2d9eCYg_0Yh9VpY-kZtcHsdxzVyWGk8k4zSKrOv-Lo1-97jF2qtglUuyezVc_K1c_-YkqozojMveHIIeztPt5ApWqMnTqJ0hDNklYGuzhczf15pQ2r_8wMmmW1NNUEymwfHE1h0YDoe3ycFWexy5v1Ig88iZWNJ6guQ/s3148/covers8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2078" data-original-width="3148" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir-mE-A9buHYvgPxLFjH4O3rH2d9eCYg_0Yh9VpY-kZtcHsdxzVyWGk8k4zSKrOv-Lo1-97jF2qtglUuyezVc_K1c_-YkqozojMveHIIeztPt5ApWqMnTqJ0hDNklYGuzhczf15pQ2r_8wMmmW1NNUEymwfHE1h0YDoe3ycFWexy5v1Ig88iZWNJ6guQ/w400-h264/covers8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KydIUleJb5YPn-mSuGQWOyhzqOtMP4QVyjtIt_uyZ9B59bBvOPdOq4VFvFprmwmZlBdoVxqaizvFhImtTpT01HorHa69e74Gi22ewExKYUHQJi5w5amcReOgysf-ayEeI3iCXcgEJbagdg_SXL_EEdPJRMdASKjUcilioKeN0srU4ljjgMkzCtx7Qg/s3148/covers9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2030" data-original-width="3148" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KydIUleJb5YPn-mSuGQWOyhzqOtMP4QVyjtIt_uyZ9B59bBvOPdOq4VFvFprmwmZlBdoVxqaizvFhImtTpT01HorHa69e74Gi22ewExKYUHQJi5w5amcReOgysf-ayEeI3iCXcgEJbagdg_SXL_EEdPJRMdASKjUcilioKeN0srU4ljjgMkzCtx7Qg/w400-h258/covers9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGFm4aICfWetuQ1dNwAmYCjtmnlg-xHnlEMus1fzJ_2HML3hZfe00HiYdKwuSgxMpY2H-eJj64chYMUMIAEXVQvnJ250D9gDc0FPPFhNkLJ_eqEUSEXcvkQpiGmcIZvKjkhNW53zEVBfljM2m42uzCUVAuTdvLmOqqiuFd3hcgzh-FOvaMPa8zPbNL_w/s1968/falcon3end.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1968" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGFm4aICfWetuQ1dNwAmYCjtmnlg-xHnlEMus1fzJ_2HML3hZfe00HiYdKwuSgxMpY2H-eJj64chYMUMIAEXVQvnJ250D9gDc0FPPFhNkLJ_eqEUSEXcvkQpiGmcIZvKjkhNW53zEVBfljM2m42uzCUVAuTdvLmOqqiuFd3hcgzh-FOvaMPa8zPbNL_w/s320/falcon3end.jpg" width="293" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p></div>Aris B. Panganibanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416299676920535759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552337539512473269.post-31679681309206612152020-06-06T02:49:00.002-07:002021-10-14T08:47:07.312-07:00KENJA The Last NinjaBecause <b>face masks</b> are in vogue this season...<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJSwJRESFJLBG94UOfc8miHYd0rq6DAKK7wIUDSa40fq4An1Xl6ZbRszbUmV_YniMGCi5FFgKypCsAEqbwmgzQ-KAjtwtwVUMvckdfVSl3xD4X4paXI41JnsZsW_3vB70lhTwDuH-fxMi/s1600/kenja.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="761" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJSwJRESFJLBG94UOfc8miHYd0rq6DAKK7wIUDSa40fq4An1Xl6ZbRszbUmV_YniMGCi5FFgKypCsAEqbwmgzQ-KAjtwtwVUMvckdfVSl3xD4X4paXI41JnsZsW_3vB70lhTwDuH-fxMi/s400/kenja.jpg" width="315" /></a></div>
<br />
Authored by a writer known only as <b>Shintaru</b> and illustrated by <b>Karl Comendador</b>, <i><b>Kenja the Last Ninja</b></i> appeared in <i><b>Ninja Pocketkomiks</b></i> (published by <b>Atlas Publishing Co., Inc.</b>) from issues <b>#1</b> to <b>97</b> (<b>August 1985-June 24, 1987</b>).<br />
<br />
<br />
<h3 style="text-align: center;">
ENTER THE NINJA </h3>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9gKisYyZKoK4cHyTiXSNOQLk2lrtcVYJLtugdOyFpx631aqneOXwgIwt2ZN8ak2tPGnf7tVGXbZGOoM2-GwkRLGT3bM-J95TNSEG4rBfOi1lEQo7bdkkH9vFdsOqzagxvlj0IilXz26T/s1600/cemetery.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9gKisYyZKoK4cHyTiXSNOQLk2lrtcVYJLtugdOyFpx631aqneOXwgIwt2ZN8ak2tPGnf7tVGXbZGOoM2-GwkRLGT3bM-J95TNSEG4rBfOi1lEQo7bdkkH9vFdsOqzagxvlj0IilXz26T/s320/cemetery.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
When <b>Morito</b>, a Japanese man living in the Philippines, is murdered for his half of the map to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamashita%27s_gold"><b>Yamashita's treasure</b></a>, his brother <b>Kenja,</b> a ninja who has the other half of the map tattooed on his back, seeks revenge against the <b>Dakuza</b> crime syndicate.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAuhP1cDX-xLvDUPdD6UCTArQCgjYqdFVyQ5K5mkELvOCaVBLBA4vf6h6Kh_GDOpfsXRuRLhb8veq0uydjvfLV-OEpziWl5W-KSv3Y7h0pAg3OrR_ekDDPangqaleo9vZ3MAuPEahXjiUg/s1600/k1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="1200" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAuhP1cDX-xLvDUPdD6UCTArQCgjYqdFVyQ5K5mkELvOCaVBLBA4vf6h6Kh_GDOpfsXRuRLhb8veq0uydjvfLV-OEpziWl5W-KSv3Y7h0pAg3OrR_ekDDPangqaleo9vZ3MAuPEahXjiUg/s400/k1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8PIReBQF28oOAD_x4bu9wyyPBDNGfwyUs3SYgZTVkMFxy1dPY_2vVPaMieNhPni8ZccnGa1ZKUzcIVNzaHMbiGqU8AmOtjpgqQOEhYGmk2I5IdVJKg4F0OMbWhxs460n2E-3sw6PGqaE/s1600/k2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1200" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8PIReBQF28oOAD_x4bu9wyyPBDNGfwyUs3SYgZTVkMFxy1dPY_2vVPaMieNhPni8ZccnGa1ZKUzcIVNzaHMbiGqU8AmOtjpgqQOEhYGmk2I5IdVJKg4F0OMbWhxs460n2E-3sw6PGqaE/s400/k2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFMv5tclc4hFV3MySE23wdMnuxqjaxMKIfOtvUqG4k0uwCM8uVZjWdLxPjb3fHTd3DDBEfHGCEJcxiYuKtnf5Hw6SH0ZVnsISZRqK5t1iyvatL733ul-fKjGAFWi5YCmSBXuLZMDh-dGZJ/s1600/k3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="765" data-original-width="1200" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFMv5tclc4hFV3MySE23wdMnuxqjaxMKIfOtvUqG4k0uwCM8uVZjWdLxPjb3fHTd3DDBEfHGCEJcxiYuKtnf5Hw6SH0ZVnsISZRqK5t1iyvatL733ul-fKjGAFWi5YCmSBXuLZMDh-dGZJ/s400/k3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCGDGjeel5fkMRnxJNtTEOygKB935YY8gKe97jETqPg3bXPf9zcKHSn95WAJ9PgSaCku7cZk4LpVd3HM97yRDS5Rw5yCHNmdkLJWnS8nyfvYqNBOqXbXJekcwATAC5mM4d16ZR6GEBuhf/s1600/k4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="1200" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCGDGjeel5fkMRnxJNtTEOygKB935YY8gKe97jETqPg3bXPf9zcKHSn95WAJ9PgSaCku7cZk4LpVd3HM97yRDS5Rw5yCHNmdkLJWnS8nyfvYqNBOqXbXJekcwATAC5mM4d16ZR6GEBuhf/s400/k4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYxPFDrUuIKtya1cm_cFARnOvd77kmxfuGc9AXaM92Xeoi2m30VIDwWMElPlnx6S1gORV37u5VZ1hZC5152DtYq4oxlNh83JwvGX7KIZ1YQt78eQJJfWKMYsG3djJsqb9PjwkzWa8LCewt/s1600/k5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1200" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYxPFDrUuIKtya1cm_cFARnOvd77kmxfuGc9AXaM92Xeoi2m30VIDwWMElPlnx6S1gORV37u5VZ1hZC5152DtYq4oxlNh83JwvGX7KIZ1YQt78eQJJfWKMYsG3djJsqb9PjwkzWa8LCewt/s400/k5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh546mNNEsvqn4Voq8xrpX57mINBBpC8twI9iiz0ovBT9ZsgJX7EF-B16qcmxoT7PNqQHuxs-FnIyNHcrxlGMsC_v-kGRSnZKgnDfGJNl46ot8hBXoNh3UEiLvMwLtmHEfQzLzl9C0YAaoV/s1600/k6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="1200" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh546mNNEsvqn4Voq8xrpX57mINBBpC8twI9iiz0ovBT9ZsgJX7EF-B16qcmxoT7PNqQHuxs-FnIyNHcrxlGMsC_v-kGRSnZKgnDfGJNl46ot8hBXoNh3UEiLvMwLtmHEfQzLzl9C0YAaoV/s400/k6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<h3 style="text-align: center;">
SKILLS AND WEAPONS</h3>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
</h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXUd3BB3cmk-GooEJOTMRkFIPSnYISL1X1iGafY3W9_xtpy8lw0eosz1Gj6WJwAvRgft4FmbM62unfdyW_XGjbPtA_DNRcghQVCqmH5zrr8Vf1-mKWcwGqEqOja5dN7oEngWkP5BDOaax4/s1600/ninja1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="600" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXUd3BB3cmk-GooEJOTMRkFIPSnYISL1X1iGafY3W9_xtpy8lw0eosz1Gj6WJwAvRgft4FmbM62unfdyW_XGjbPtA_DNRcghQVCqmH5zrr8Vf1-mKWcwGqEqOja5dN7oEngWkP5BDOaax4/s400/ninja1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
A master of <b>Ninjutsu</b>, Kenja is an expert in the arts of stealth, unarmed and armed combat, employing traditional ninja weapons such as the <b>katana</b> and the <b>shuriken</b>.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfSVeo7Pw0xJ2FP2Uu89NwU4BU6Mn-0_s-xIa3Lr5l3MReG8at7n4Sxf726SeuGU2XCXxItVlcWecriliw_JRx1W5ek9sQiPN71bn-qWSm8M_z-BjxrTjO5DDYZaMPJ_VNcyEceIBPsRev/s1600/ninja2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfSVeo7Pw0xJ2FP2Uu89NwU4BU6Mn-0_s-xIa3Lr5l3MReG8at7n4Sxf726SeuGU2XCXxItVlcWecriliw_JRx1W5ek9sQiPN71bn-qWSm8M_z-BjxrTjO5DDYZaMPJ_VNcyEceIBPsRev/s400/ninja2.jpg" width="303" /></a></div>
<br />
In a later adventure, Kenja was handcuffed to a burning plane and was forced to cut off his left hand to escape. He then has it replaced with a prosthetic steel hand.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKussSM2OzTIDTk6Qik_PNh4bKucP_eZ66cHw5yvxJcPPmpQ91v7vBCCGWYrLtBH2bz5fOFHqQOb8IsbMxvR2SVFjadONlSooCDBH90Gc3FGltlpwfhu9l1uJNsxJgPbfPziWyJ0CIXzr3/s1600/steelfist1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="600" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKussSM2OzTIDTk6Qik_PNh4bKucP_eZ66cHw5yvxJcPPmpQ91v7vBCCGWYrLtBH2bz5fOFHqQOb8IsbMxvR2SVFjadONlSooCDBH90Gc3FGltlpwfhu9l1uJNsxJgPbfPziWyJ0CIXzr3/s400/steelfist1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
Kenja's new hand is equipped with razor-sharp claws, is impervious to bullets and most damage, and can punch with superhuman force.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVnfVhZ3HTFrEB944WTzVmtz8ziugDkFO4SCFp_Qdn-TWfAkC6k8UNOgOsyoSLFDEalYhp8N2-y605uqGGCXYYMm6dwYKnDHutQ5iCHtiU0wrV-aHDfd6QF9k_InWlvV3Wggr_6HZWyQFa/s1600/steelfist2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="600" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVnfVhZ3HTFrEB944WTzVmtz8ziugDkFO4SCFp_Qdn-TWfAkC6k8UNOgOsyoSLFDEalYhp8N2-y605uqGGCXYYMm6dwYKnDHutQ5iCHtiU0wrV-aHDfd6QF9k_InWlvV3Wggr_6HZWyQFa/s400/steelfist2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<h3 style="text-align: center;">
ALLY</h3>
<h3>
MORI</h3>
Kenja's father. Forced to hide his family from the Dakuza, he later joins his son in his war against the syndicate.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje5Oym266gnGlhI2ZjPLV609kM2_r9GLUSafJ_YUToejPpoZ406BI26cqOGIyPTd6DD8pzeHLBM908JXkaszkwTfZfkE4GeMquZqdsjVfMibEWH5xEJBVAM7o0oQVQrChuq3aM_TkKk3fM/s1600/mori.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="600" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje5Oym266gnGlhI2ZjPLV609kM2_r9GLUSafJ_YUToejPpoZ406BI26cqOGIyPTd6DD8pzeHLBM908JXkaszkwTfZfkE4GeMquZqdsjVfMibEWH5xEJBVAM7o0oQVQrChuq3aM_TkKk3fM/s400/mori.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<h3 style="text-align: center;">
ENEMIES</h3>
<h3>
ZHINGAKI</h3>
The Dakuza boss behind Morito's murder. Kenja would eventually slice off his arms and legs, but they are later replaced with a set of artificial limbs.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR1dJPZkKh4VNRzFAgIWQilihTttEgNkNEhISu981KW2SUuRC9OpT-eiUghMiB1HBMYroOrWl8i6oWQ4g-XzmJcbhJQDAuZkIoFKJ9JDzQr4OVGy8owbXFuvINZDbqzsFCnsFeV9S8tqo_/s1600/zhingaki.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="600" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR1dJPZkKh4VNRzFAgIWQilihTttEgNkNEhISu981KW2SUuRC9OpT-eiUghMiB1HBMYroOrWl8i6oWQ4g-XzmJcbhJQDAuZkIoFKJ9JDzQr4OVGy8owbXFuvINZDbqzsFCnsFeV9S8tqo_/s400/zhingaki.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<h3>
TOMO</h3>
A crooked scientist in <b>Zhingaki'</b>s employ.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc0ZktyVtc9NsymMNs36cO3xUP0n60DxQsWv3hgXQlwu6Cm6Kb-25i0PBbAtvrj7xK7GsDXUarSUCP2BooVqhUFXsl7eqNDmYMC4N4teT4DxJ6DBwXhMRFHDC13zNJqcrrXblvsMv4glim/s1600/tomo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="392" data-original-width="600" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc0ZktyVtc9NsymMNs36cO3xUP0n60DxQsWv3hgXQlwu6Cm6Kb-25i0PBbAtvrj7xK7GsDXUarSUCP2BooVqhUFXsl7eqNDmYMC4N4teT4DxJ6DBwXhMRFHDC13zNJqcrrXblvsMv4glim/s400/tomo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<h3>
THE EXTERMINATOR</h3>
The Dakuza's cyborg enforcer.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwo5gdLWMMT_bL2NqMNTC6x1KL9dRopxN3pUuhxAs_Ux_Vvv2oddKTP2XyrCnTvBw7L93Wdiocx-ALviDs_3XNxZc6zUpXKT9ZQ8C1TL9mKqu8qENSZEnCqDP2MVn92VQDfiaJnVauk81/s1600/exterminator.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="600" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwo5gdLWMMT_bL2NqMNTC6x1KL9dRopxN3pUuhxAs_Ux_Vvv2oddKTP2XyrCnTvBw7L93Wdiocx-ALviDs_3XNxZc6zUpXKT9ZQ8C1TL9mKqu8qENSZEnCqDP2MVn92VQDfiaJnVauk81/s400/exterminator.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<h3>
SHOGUN</h3>
Supreme leader of the Dakuza.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxTAND-txQsQapyUFAw7h1JY17gdn2zuzXXQDJQiQaIR6DLLe62s7GOtsV1k-aujVxo4CkYWcHl52-fO0-jP6aOJkmT2sCnMibu8Tw73wWp0v_qPYpqro8KOVg0F3gmP4_8cbKC3DMuSt/s1600/shogun.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="578" data-original-width="600" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxTAND-txQsQapyUFAw7h1JY17gdn2zuzXXQDJQiQaIR6DLLe62s7GOtsV1k-aujVxo4CkYWcHl52-fO0-jP6aOJkmT2sCnMibu8Tw73wWp0v_qPYpqro8KOVg0F3gmP4_8cbKC3DMuSt/s400/shogun.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<h3>
RED NINJA</h3>
<b>The Shogun's</b> top ninja warrior.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76wq_CQ_IpM7xw6J8dLxzvKkdDbDmE5vilUN1lkl26i1N8H8QGgClrhSIe5op2PNkSiVQIgixQ2uybFYmjhyYx-fpqqV8-v9C3rJyuS2dE0aGGFD0fkseDyW0Ix4_VJjTHTksp-vX-JAh/s1600/red+ninja.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76wq_CQ_IpM7xw6J8dLxzvKkdDbDmE5vilUN1lkl26i1N8H8QGgClrhSIe5op2PNkSiVQIgixQ2uybFYmjhyYx-fpqqV8-v9C3rJyuS2dE0aGGFD0fkseDyW0Ix4_VJjTHTksp-vX-JAh/s400/red+ninja.jpg" width="368" /></a></div>
<br />
<h3>
TANAKA</h3>
The Shogun's new right-hand man replacing Zhingaki, a gymnastic martial artist with a laser-firing glove.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjneVdTkQBHBJ6UUmgdOY9e-6xwpmXPY3A7HAg_gpezADlhyphenhyphenh2ieSjkEYRg-SoZ2SymKm7L61VdDPoCh_6jUlfuubLVyfwb5MLvOKiuJQrCdyxV7OM8akK8dg4g1yioasl43lTD7RNlCx2/s1600/tanaka.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="653" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjneVdTkQBHBJ6UUmgdOY9e-6xwpmXPY3A7HAg_gpezADlhyphenhyphenh2ieSjkEYRg-SoZ2SymKm7L61VdDPoCh_6jUlfuubLVyfwb5MLvOKiuJQrCdyxV7OM8akK8dg4g1yioasl43lTD7RNlCx2/s400/tanaka.jpg" width="367" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<h3 style="text-align: center;">
COVERS</h3>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">
</h3>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbVGXpZ1ji_BqqfewvN7FaU_i3HE5yBRQ2PcOeoByC7EF3Swdz1koHCbiJ_u3YCpDbBtoSf49EDItcy0w4Pm3QquP2ftqy8b2KQV8oPjTFnAYwyy57pRGh14dWzk1uwFa2qHTCnAuEyGK/s1600/npk10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="772" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbVGXpZ1ji_BqqfewvN7FaU_i3HE5yBRQ2PcOeoByC7EF3Swdz1koHCbiJ_u3YCpDbBtoSf49EDItcy0w4Pm3QquP2ftqy8b2KQV8oPjTFnAYwyy57pRGh14dWzk1uwFa2qHTCnAuEyGK/s400/npk10.jpg" width="310" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVYFBPcBs-R4LMcCkhV5JV9oy3qlATHRjXcRZ1T3bbLv1gdsB_4Zv_HYnFobIdGYXmGSsMoL7QHKba4jMIRwVbPXnaxDcaPCra2GeNxIpMn4Mzb6X2Mfb1f8QXX9b6ErnEzApRYOBy2lR/s1600/npk65.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="785" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVYFBPcBs-R4LMcCkhV5JV9oy3qlATHRjXcRZ1T3bbLv1gdsB_4Zv_HYnFobIdGYXmGSsMoL7QHKba4jMIRwVbPXnaxDcaPCra2GeNxIpMn4Mzb6X2Mfb1f8QXX9b6ErnEzApRYOBy2lR/s400/npk65.jpg" width="305" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwdE_ElUMu81DopRX-1D13wLKnDCFa2HAjSWdJ9bb073XzCU8s_wC0aNGgSoP5S0tEq170EA1NBLS22SelGNTtwiPj4WgkDG3jA9mLo4iS21GVHXjSd54OkT4_CQxmNZM-Eq1HK2sSgFDq/s1600/npk97.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwdE_ElUMu81DopRX-1D13wLKnDCFa2HAjSWdJ9bb073XzCU8s_wC0aNGgSoP5S0tEq170EA1NBLS22SelGNTtwiPj4WgkDG3jA9mLo4iS21GVHXjSd54OkT4_CQxmNZM-Eq1HK2sSgFDq/s400/npk97.jpg" width="307" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjllakB7LfecJSOnIIdouDMOxB1NvsEhdSuCri1XqPrPJw3buabaDNP8MYwaMzjrKUceN4r_nxHRAYAFsKM7iGCi-V-x7YX1okrC27hL8uVKmzUMDwLJw7H8Ie_nrHUJ527qo7mkAu7ZWsD/s1600/kenja+the+last.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="600" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjllakB7LfecJSOnIIdouDMOxB1NvsEhdSuCri1XqPrPJw3buabaDNP8MYwaMzjrKUceN4r_nxHRAYAFsKM7iGCi-V-x7YX1okrC27hL8uVKmzUMDwLJw7H8Ie_nrHUJ527qo7mkAu7ZWsD/s400/kenja+the+last.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />Aris B. Panganibanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416299676920535759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552337539512473269.post-32712120438433900912020-04-28T01:37:00.002-07:002021-10-14T08:48:16.093-07:00One-Shot Wonders: SUPER IDOL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ix7eBYp_5k0Lv_EjBa-RZJ22T9GbPwJ6FejygjcqzSk9I_MFktumFdEHFMlIXbjKh7qrAltEfIIyAl1yl9WbeKnnrupSCN2h8PxaA-4vVdmKv4Vl0Abp2k022oAzgAfEZS6mSlZVqWW2/s1600/sa108.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="985" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ix7eBYp_5k0Lv_EjBa-RZJ22T9GbPwJ6FejygjcqzSk9I_MFktumFdEHFMlIXbjKh7qrAltEfIIyAl1yl9WbeKnnrupSCN2h8PxaA-4vVdmKv4Vl0Abp2k022oAzgAfEZS6mSlZVqWW2/s400/sa108.jpg" width="242" /></a></div>
<br />
From <b><i>Super Action Komiks</i> #108 (September 8, 1987)</b>, writer <b>Leonard R. Roa</b> and artist <b>Sebastian</b> present a hero who fights to save a young boy's life.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfvv2EbLc4jU59kvbtpC_LXQ5Jz9e3RyD5zW6Pxj9DlHkckx3xs7eOAS1qDgZWoKs6h_jn0VWiF-kOuKMl2GalCm6U09NKNUnbJDTddfep4tOxirMPw4yYsKxKh3lqOeNJC9nb6ApAbEHw/s1600/sa108.1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1016" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfvv2EbLc4jU59kvbtpC_LXQ5Jz9e3RyD5zW6Pxj9DlHkckx3xs7eOAS1qDgZWoKs6h_jn0VWiF-kOuKMl2GalCm6U09NKNUnbJDTddfep4tOxirMPw4yYsKxKh3lqOeNJC9nb6ApAbEHw/s400/sa108.1.jpg" width="235" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-UzyUhLrpXa6epAtyKQLaVzPNoNBPj557FMJHG9KoEPll6vcjUQN2crPr144h0ap4nMbBalyt5IEXqzJJif2tA87sPUvLbs-4lqx-CGFKj-wn3t5fN96d1eq27SDBPasGreBvz9S0th2m/s1600/sa108.2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1016" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-UzyUhLrpXa6epAtyKQLaVzPNoNBPj557FMJHG9KoEPll6vcjUQN2crPr144h0ap4nMbBalyt5IEXqzJJif2tA87sPUvLbs-4lqx-CGFKj-wn3t5fN96d1eq27SDBPasGreBvz9S0th2m/s400/sa108.2.jpg" width="235" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIzYEkn7LpzRlHHpJnQvwLk7HkjsY5dKZdqyEw4oX8uzay5Dt9tHzlJfpYidHSwHsefHo4riHwp7dn19Bs4VMjdJ9Nx8FfNnzA2RzC8q_NerMyca7ZCWGjVUbXR2w_1pLcLTw4PMF_xR6b/s1600/sa108.3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1010" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIzYEkn7LpzRlHHpJnQvwLk7HkjsY5dKZdqyEw4oX8uzay5Dt9tHzlJfpYidHSwHsefHo4riHwp7dn19Bs4VMjdJ9Nx8FfNnzA2RzC8q_NerMyca7ZCWGjVUbXR2w_1pLcLTw4PMF_xR6b/s400/sa108.3.jpg" width="236" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilPb9SW4Kl43Ob5gcHOBZpdYFb45oRdqwqt37D02VRexjZyW8-Rej9xMcEXkSrDywNfjCtAyuvU-yKnIKMPjAvBZxcKbnPwzgENtOIpGBZ1SeBb8RHLgiNdHu2jrQgtCFktO0_XNOcmhe_/s1600/sa108.4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1022" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilPb9SW4Kl43Ob5gcHOBZpdYFb45oRdqwqt37D02VRexjZyW8-Rej9xMcEXkSrDywNfjCtAyuvU-yKnIKMPjAvBZxcKbnPwzgENtOIpGBZ1SeBb8RHLgiNdHu2jrQgtCFktO0_XNOcmhe_/s400/sa108.4.jpg" width="233" /></a></div>
<br />Aris B. Panganibanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416299676920535759noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552337539512473269.post-46777608370358781532020-04-12T07:33:00.001-07:002021-10-14T08:49:02.465-07:00MICRO SQUADCreated by writer/artist <b>Al Cabral</b>, <i><b>Micro Squad</b></i> appeared in <i><b>Speed Komiks</b></i> (published by <b>Graphic Arts Service, Inc.</b>) for an appropriately short run from issues <b>29</b> (<b>February 22, 1986</b>, during the start of the<b> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_Power_Revolution">People Power Revolution</a></b>) to <b>34</b> (<b>March 29, 1986</b>).<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVml3U6aw9-0dLl8vPt1srYEYmDPDrZFU1W6dgj6CMRNgQxSVFYvWrm-IA2rt6npiPBteLgYJqibsudpzq8bfvNZNC2uAY0nO5guWBWMNaDlHYF-dWnyHHBFRex3obOuYQ2suKpqBGsY64/s1600/ms2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="785" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVml3U6aw9-0dLl8vPt1srYEYmDPDrZFU1W6dgj6CMRNgQxSVFYvWrm-IA2rt6npiPBteLgYJqibsudpzq8bfvNZNC2uAY0nO5guWBWMNaDlHYF-dWnyHHBFRex3obOuYQ2suKpqBGsY64/s400/ms2.jpg" width="305" /></a></div>
<br />
Inspired by the 1966 science-fiction film <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantastic_Voyage"><i><b>Fantastic Voyage</b></i></a>, the 6-part "micro" series involved a team of Filipino operatives shrunken to microscopic size and injected into the body of a Russian minister to save him from a deadly virus.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1CvLdlgWectu0xqEgMk322lO8m1_6hoZaK6rONJYUb6WvCEtsZ1CVeAMF3fcs0VlI50Mdr-FrpUvhXdVd-XqdY91KeYdlr_opAeqzrQHZPPgE-5rkLZSAY2sPldNELKoNfMqwf9HoC8O/s1600/ms1.1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="1200" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1CvLdlgWectu0xqEgMk322lO8m1_6hoZaK6rONJYUb6WvCEtsZ1CVeAMF3fcs0VlI50Mdr-FrpUvhXdVd-XqdY91KeYdlr_opAeqzrQHZPPgE-5rkLZSAY2sPldNELKoNfMqwf9HoC8O/s400/ms1.1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiedBDAfca0dEv9uUHLakwmUKBzDy3cUCLdUQkiCWj9-CJxiGnY5bPU5Yf7sZ1tvPDSQl5zJs2QUtOQC0nedUSgBtV_ejXAYJ_q_UYUhE0Y1NAsa7GYZook58ZokhLkClkNDqhbPg1LOCMz/s1600/ms1.2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1200" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiedBDAfca0dEv9uUHLakwmUKBzDy3cUCLdUQkiCWj9-CJxiGnY5bPU5Yf7sZ1tvPDSQl5zJs2QUtOQC0nedUSgBtV_ejXAYJ_q_UYUhE0Y1NAsa7GYZook58ZokhLkClkNDqhbPg1LOCMz/s400/ms1.2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2QVpCAM6VXfOKoXkJPvcg2WvIaI9LE-Hp5BSBPJZxh8IC0z6zwjnIvIYqHGsUeSolIkekPVsaP7hpSxWkPN5yRU4iruF9b1R41MOhNK-YQ8TK_MhVo_9yrLJddvU_foOaWjp8-WeHn-Pf/s1600/ms1.3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2QVpCAM6VXfOKoXkJPvcg2WvIaI9LE-Hp5BSBPJZxh8IC0z6zwjnIvIYqHGsUeSolIkekPVsaP7hpSxWkPN5yRU4iruF9b1R41MOhNK-YQ8TK_MhVo_9yrLJddvU_foOaWjp8-WeHn-Pf/s320/ms1.3.jpg" width="241" /></a></div>
<br />
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">COVERS</span></h2>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"> </span></h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3pUnTIzJns3tLKbW8oBMcPUjc0a0JDN4jPIm7Ej5keE0aMdTcLAPa_9_JPwxe8XTfvd6FIJlBn6I1kaiW_f-gfUfvdnYAnUlbKr0FgT8gSfYQze8HjFdH9-RAbZZpm18p0RWpMeE1h1K/s1600/sk30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3pUnTIzJns3tLKbW8oBMcPUjc0a0JDN4jPIm7Ej5keE0aMdTcLAPa_9_JPwxe8XTfvd6FIJlBn6I1kaiW_f-gfUfvdnYAnUlbKr0FgT8gSfYQze8HjFdH9-RAbZZpm18p0RWpMeE1h1K/s400/sk30.jpg" width="317" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZh7tOy9Pu8jYsVUHcJd215erY-9ZGhNqKB2AoU8tBW159BpFmHGnHuUNTqhLFqnwmCzdHSGw19dYOOPSTE1RoYBIIsqko2QFiqzWcHpqpD94kGIsRhFo8q4-IzVqDYe3dB4_TtxJXF2DF/s1600/sk33.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1273" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZh7tOy9Pu8jYsVUHcJd215erY-9ZGhNqKB2AoU8tBW159BpFmHGnHuUNTqhLFqnwmCzdHSGw19dYOOPSTE1RoYBIIsqko2QFiqzWcHpqpD94kGIsRhFo8q4-IzVqDYe3dB4_TtxJXF2DF/s400/sk33.jpg" width="317" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDpVlxlgTT-JpyIpxVuYbvW4V6t0XU_mIvehFYbafPE2zCc_3Rq4OXoijj0kstSMqbZuhyi1FWpMnh6F83Zz_RhUfjC5WGsNriG5ZxnUqNSnL-frNqB0ApQzbnJ-NO1aMd4bWNCUzO00_/s1600/sk34.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1206" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDpVlxlgTT-JpyIpxVuYbvW4V6t0XU_mIvehFYbafPE2zCc_3Rq4OXoijj0kstSMqbZuhyi1FWpMnh6F83Zz_RhUfjC5WGsNriG5ZxnUqNSnL-frNqB0ApQzbnJ-NO1aMd4bWNCUzO00_/s400/sk34.jpg" width="301" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
Aris B. Panganibanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416299676920535759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552337539512473269.post-58475354882223773472020-01-26T08:32:00.001-08:002021-10-14T08:49:47.853-07:00IKABOD Da Ninjah!It's <b>2020.</b> Welcome to the <b>Year of the Rat.</b><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPFz6AixO1V2gABs-2MQWwBEOjnme2fNKPpHIt8G6DE2e6nr0WMBeCSgyJd2m_IQsUbqjEy9CTMOa5MIQjUJIEpTcE6lb1K7ICn5xw7OdqnRhTf10sJBSAHKShT5U2NKaK00eRi2y-i-yz/s1600/001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="883" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPFz6AixO1V2gABs-2MQWwBEOjnme2fNKPpHIt8G6DE2e6nr0WMBeCSgyJd2m_IQsUbqjEy9CTMOa5MIQjUJIEpTcE6lb1K7ICn5xw7OdqnRhTf10sJBSAHKShT5U2NKaK00eRi2y-i-yz/s400/001.jpg" width="271" /></a></div>
<br />
Created by the late cartoonist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonoy_Marcelo" target="_blank"><b>Nonoy Marcelo</b></a> (January 22, 1939-October 22, 2002), <i><b><a href="https://www.ikabod.com/" target="_blank">Ikabod</a> </b></i>was a long-running comic strip that ran from 1978 until the author's passing in 2002. A satire on Philippine society and politics, it was named for its main protagonist, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikabod_Bubwit"><b>Ikabod Bubwit</b></a> <b>("Ikabod the Small Rat")</b>, who lived in the nation of <b>Dagalandia</b>, a rodent-populated stand-in for the Philippines. The strip was also spun-off into a comic book series published by <b>Rat Race Publishing Corporation (D.C. Robert Publishing)</b>. It initially ran from 1988 to 1990, followed by a second run from 2000 to 2002.<br />
<br />
Just as other anthropomorphic comic strip characters had their own heroic alter egos, such as <b>Garfield</b> as <b>the Caped Avenger</b> or our very own <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pugad_Baboy#Polgas"><b>Polgas</b></a> as secret agent <b>Dobermaxx</b>, Ikabod would occasionally go into action as a swashbuckling <b>ninja</b>. In this excerpt from <b>issue 13</b> of the comic book, he takes on an army of rebel--or rather <i><b>ratbel</b></i> soldiers in a parody of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Philippine_coup_attempt" target="_blank"><b>1989 coup d'etat attempt.</b></a><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2_qm4_AbtyYeJFcv8bWhz49sximXFkw_fPcG7cGTwk2X7vjCAd6grgFlTmS-qJorUEuFjcEtWpLUvmEDMrrVAbWa0lgonOGCac9-C8u5-H39ZDDBGP0gScpRYR3QhSQvzVe1ePJga437/s1600/002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="887" data-original-width="1200" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2_qm4_AbtyYeJFcv8bWhz49sximXFkw_fPcG7cGTwk2X7vjCAd6grgFlTmS-qJorUEuFjcEtWpLUvmEDMrrVAbWa0lgonOGCac9-C8u5-H39ZDDBGP0gScpRYR3QhSQvzVe1ePJga437/s400/002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigottFfVK5WYpK_9v4C629oUEtozB2j3yqnlbwo85C5rcG1F2bumH1IY15m8K9k9RoqqRMiGgHn0BkfglGTdYVfC5uCHlwu5Pghn8fuhBHgVttaX7fvEvv0OPaKqeabiOg4vVT8ZMaW9uL/s1600/003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="890" data-original-width="1200" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigottFfVK5WYpK_9v4C629oUEtozB2j3yqnlbwo85C5rcG1F2bumH1IY15m8K9k9RoqqRMiGgHn0BkfglGTdYVfC5uCHlwu5Pghn8fuhBHgVttaX7fvEvv0OPaKqeabiOg4vVT8ZMaW9uL/s400/003.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI7lgewwEoDBoZbwJGasq5b4TI4fxD3hBsuhGFGo7-punmjf4E9X53XysYolvcd-WQDafSeev81PtyQK7DGSAddEiDUZ3ZlXwRupeS_qeXiLeFl-apTpDG2fKzRjpBWR_piIacROy9fFtx/s1600/004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="885" data-original-width="1200" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI7lgewwEoDBoZbwJGasq5b4TI4fxD3hBsuhGFGo7-punmjf4E9X53XysYolvcd-WQDafSeev81PtyQK7DGSAddEiDUZ3ZlXwRupeS_qeXiLeFl-apTpDG2fKzRjpBWR_piIacROy9fFtx/s400/004.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkGehsfc88rpDmhu0aaQQMuA-lboa_9qsJ5fa1MtxmUZn1VbPIlpSEwpfYI6-p4NLvdIbsW5o4mgkNeM3SUK0mtKEbJqCe5Fq3JYAxKcgh_aV0xYXaXon0hA4gPTWFIs8YGTBPrnDdBgx/s1600/005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="877" data-original-width="1200" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkGehsfc88rpDmhu0aaQQMuA-lboa_9qsJ5fa1MtxmUZn1VbPIlpSEwpfYI6-p4NLvdIbsW5o4mgkNeM3SUK0mtKEbJqCe5Fq3JYAxKcgh_aV0xYXaXon0hA4gPTWFIs8YGTBPrnDdBgx/s400/005.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ssTeJvkEwIMAyI-53SPaPnzQ-FjUoNgezOqfbp2AvF8TwCaJ3yd9glOoOrXmW5dFGaBYTS0sRVKQUI78liZYo0dBhlhSEiYHqlibDPRTomYFW_hMu20DDDGbC7whgs_-B01kt-MGXnDb/s1600/006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="890" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ssTeJvkEwIMAyI-53SPaPnzQ-FjUoNgezOqfbp2AvF8TwCaJ3yd9glOoOrXmW5dFGaBYTS0sRVKQUI78liZYo0dBhlhSEiYHqlibDPRTomYFW_hMu20DDDGbC7whgs_-B01kt-MGXnDb/s320/006.jpg" width="214" /></a></div>
<br />
You can purchase digital copies of the comic book series at the official website <a href="https://www.ikabod.com/"><b>Ikabod.com</b></a>.Aris B. Panganibanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416299676920535759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552337539512473269.post-83705129094170988612019-09-10T04:03:00.002-07:002021-10-14T09:34:51.002-07:00COMPUTERMANLet's take a break from comics for a bit and talk television.<br />
<br />
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 TV series <i><b>Computerman</b></i>, starring <b><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0704479/" target="_blank">Eric Quizon</a>.</b> It's one of those shows that a lot of people seem to remember, but not many seem to have any specific memory about or they get certain details wrong. At the very least, no one seems to have talked about it in any depth other than "Hey, remember that old show?" And unfortunately, there is very little information nor is there any existing footage of the show that you can find on the net.<br />
<br />
So, I figured I'd fill in some gaps in people's memories and share what little I know on the subject, as well as provide some visual aids to illustrate how some the characters looked like. And so, here is your reintroduction to this fondly remembered but often misremembered show.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqMWVeU5BH2gdtKjrWuujSMydrAR6AdfBLAQSW1BshbeihoD4C7uJ0dJ7Nomno7ZDc9ny1xu69TZQxPQZUNy3v37Dw1Y4um1ti3DmwWqw47N-EJM-JOjYbVt1ndk5GP8mqOC8791wXbEjA/s1600/computerman.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="543" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqMWVeU5BH2gdtKjrWuujSMydrAR6AdfBLAQSW1BshbeihoD4C7uJ0dJ7Nomno7ZDc9ny1xu69TZQxPQZUNy3v37Dw1Y4um1ti3DmwWqw47N-EJM-JOjYbVt1ndk5GP8mqOC8791wXbEjA/s400/computerman.jpg" width="232" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eric Quizon <b>IS</b> Computerman!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
Yep, that's pretty much what he looked like. Thank you, free photoshop website. Anyway, <i>Computerman</i> (one word, not <b>Computer Man</b> as it is often misspelled) aired from 1990 to 1991 on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercontinental_Broadcasting_Corporation" target="_blank"><b>IBC 13</b></a> (it's a shame what that channel has become these days. Oh, well). It was created by <b>Geirry A. Garccia</b>, the animator behind the first Filipino animated series based on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-WUE6a6-w" target="_blank"><i><b>Ang Panday</b></i></a>, which aired on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Philippines_Network" target="_blank"><b>RPN 9</b></a> from 1986 to 1988. He went on to produce animated shows based on <a href="https://pinoysuperheroesuniverse.blogspot.com/2010/10/truth-about-captain-barbell.html" target="_blank"><b><i>Captain Barbell</i></b></a> (for RPN) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darna" target="_blank"><i><b>Darna</b></i></a> (on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GMA_Network" target="_blank"><b>GMA 7</b></a>). He was also developing a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lastikman" target="_blank"><b><i>Lastikman</i></b></a> cartoon, which would have featured the voice of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vic_Sotto" target="_blank"><b>Vic Sotto</b></a> (several years before he would play the character in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lastikman_(2003_film)" target="_blank">the 2002 film</a>), but the project did not materialize.<br />
<br />
<i>Computerman</i> marked Garccia's first and only foray into live-action television, but it was not his only attempt. He was also developing a show called <i><b>Robokid</b></i> (basically, a kid version of <i><b>Robocop</b></i>) for IBC. While a teaser for it was released, the show itself was never aired. Fortunately, he had better luck with <i>Computerman</i>, which proved quite popular during its brief run.<br />
<br />
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: small;">SOME TIME AGO IN A GALAXY A BIT FAR AWAY... </span></h2>
<br />
The story begins on the planet <b>Noikra</b>, a world ravaged by a deadly plague that causes the body to gradually disintegrate. A possible cure is developed, the <b>Power Beam</b>. The plan was to send the beam to the planet Mars, where the infected Noikrans were to be moved. But during an attack by the <b>Spikeskulls</b>, a group of rebel Noikrans, the beam misses its mark and is instead sent to the planet Earth. Specifically, to the home PC of computer analyst <b>Mike Rodriguez</b> (played by Eric Quizon).<br />
<br />
Mike turns on his personal computer and is blasted by the Power Beam. He soon finds himself becoming extremely sensitive to electricity. He starts to develop strange abilities--and experiences excruciating pain. Tracking the beam to Earth, the Spikeskulls descend, led by <b>Captain Ernex</b> (<b>Vivian Velez</b>), and hunt Mike down. Fortunately, Mike is found by <b>Maia</b> (<b>Ruth Tuazon</b>), the princess of Noikra, who explains to him the situation and helps him to understand his new powers.<br />
<br />
Once he has mastered his powers, Mike decides to become the superhero Computerman, using his abilities to fight crime and all forms of evil while protecting the world from the impending Spikeskull invasion.<br />
<br />
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: small;">POWERS & ABILITIES</span></h2>
<br />
Computerman possesses energy-based powers emanating from the vortex-shaped insignia on his chest. He can fire energy blasts mainly from his chest symbol, but I recall he can also do so from his hands and eyes. He can also peel off his symbol and throw it at his opponents like a frisbee (take that, cellophane-S Superman!).<br />
<br />
He can project force fields to protect himself, and presumably he has super strength. He cannot fly (so that one scene some of you might remember of him flying into space with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aiko_Melendez" target="_blank"><b>Aiko Melendez</b></a> was actually a dream sequence), but he does have the ability to teleport.<br />
<br />
His personal computer is a direct line to the planet Noikra. He can use it to communicate with Princess Maia or transport himself to her world. <br />
<br />
Oh, and he's really good at video games. Like there was one episode where the villains imprisoned him and had him play a video game the whole time. He aced it.<br />
<br />
His one weakness is a radioactive element from space known as <b>Cosmonite.</b> Because they just had to rip off Superman somehow (as though wearing glasses to hide your secret identity wasn't enough).<br />
<br />
Speaking of rip-offs...<br />
<br />
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: small;">HOLLYWOOD-LEVEL SPECIAL EFFECTS </span></h2>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: small;"> </span></h2>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: small;"> While most of the show's special effects were what you would expect from a Filipino television series produced in 1990, they did boast of some very impressive space battle scenes. Like, <b>real state-of-the-art Hollywood-level effects!</b> And while you may not be able to find any clips from the actual show, you can easily find footage of those space battles online. Here's a sample...</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6TuYshL6avE/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6TuYshL6avE?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: small;"> </span> </div>
Um, yeah, that's actually a scene from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Beyond_the_Stars" target="_blank"><i><b>Battle Beyond the Stars</b></i></a> (1980). Basically, they just reused the space sequences from that movie. But it seems that footage gets passed around a lot, as it was also recycled for other films such as 1983's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Raiders_(film)" target="_blank"><i><b>Space Raiders</b></i></a> (from which most people at the time might remember it). Not that it makes it all right. Or does it?<br />
<br />
Oh, and the special effects artist for <i>Battle</i> was a then-unknown <b>James Cameron</b>. So, yeah. James Cameron "worked" on <i>Computerman</i>. Imagine that.<br />
<br />
But to be fair, the show did do its share of decent production work. The miniature sets they used for Planet Noikra were okay. And I thought the Spikeskulls' asteroid base/ship was pretty cool. Looked kinda like this, but with a dome on top and engines sticking out of it...<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/33/01/e7/3301e760831395216f520a8a4a2c7867.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="800" height="318" src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/33/01/e7/3301e760831395216f520a8a4a2c7867.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: small;"> SUPPORTING CAST</span></h2>
<h2>
<span style="font-size: small;"><i>"PAPANG"</i> MIGUEL </span></h2>
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Mike's father, played by</span> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0603153/" target="_blank"><b>Jimmy Morato</b></a>. <span style="font-weight: normal;">He serves as the comic relief of the show.</span><br />
<br />
There's one episode I remember in particular where Mike was going on a trip to Hong Kong, and <b><i>Papang</i></b> asks him to bring home a <b>Barbie </b>doll for him. Then, when Mike's kind-of love interest (played by <b>Plinky Recto</b>) decides to follow, he asks her to bring him a <b>Ken</b> doll--or as he calls it, a <b>"Barbo"</b> ('cause it's a <b>male</b> Barbie, get it?). What that Barbie/Barbo business was all about we'll never know because they never mention it again afterwards.<br />
<br />
Gah! The things I remember.<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<br />
<h2>
<span style="font-size: small;">PRINCESS MAIA </span></h2>
<span style="font-weight: normal;">The princess of Planet Noikra, ally of Computerman, and all-purpose exposition device. Intended to be a love interest, Maia (pronounced as "mey-ya") never really developed a serious romantic relationship with Mike. Kinda hard to do when you mostly interact through a computer monitor (of course, that doesn't seem to be a problem for kids today). But Mike does get to see her in person whenever she brings him over to save Noikra from yet another Spikeskull attack.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Played by actress <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1954837/?ref_=tt_cl_t10" target="_blank"><b>Ruth Tuazon</b></a>, whose biggest claim to fame was playing the new Jane in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_de_Leon" target="_blank"><b>Joey De Leon</b></a>'s third <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0452409/" target="_blank"><b><i>Starzan</i></b></a> movie.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<h2>
<span style="font-size: small;">HARING DANIB</span> </h2>
<span style="font-weight: normal;">The king of Noikra, father of Princess Maia. The one reference I could find credits actor <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0933652/?ref_=nmbio_bio_nm" target="_blank"><b>Johnny Wilson</b></a> in the role, but I'm pretty sure he was played by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Davao" target="_blank"><b>Charlie Davao</b></a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span><b> </b><br />
<b>Danib</b> <span style="font-weight: normal;">appears in the first few episodes, but he is later mentioned to have died from the disintegrating virus off-screen, leaving Maia as the sole ruler of Noikra.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
<h2>
<span style="font-size: small;"> </span></h2>
<h2>
<span style="font-size: small;">VERNON</span></h2>
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Played by actor Dennis Isla, the mulleted</span> <b>Vernon</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> was a high-ranking officer of the Noikran forces who was in love with Princess Maia. So naturally, he gets crazy jealous when puny Earthling Mike enters the scene. Nonetheless, he comes to respect Computerman when they fight side-by-side against the Spikeskulls.</span><br />
<h2>
<span style="font-size: small;"> </span></h2>
<h2>
<span style="font-size: small;">THE REPORTER CHICK</span></h2>
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yeah, I don't even remember the character's name, but she's a reporter for the newspaper <i><b>The Manila Post</b></i> who covers stories involving Computerman, is a friend of Mike's, and another potential love interest.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">She was played by an actress who went by the name <b>Chiqui Ferrer,</b> but I believe she also appeared in the 1990 </span>Vic Sotto film <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499139/?ref_=rvi_tt" target="_blank"><b>Iputok Mo... Dadapa Ako!</b></a> under the name <b><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1816895/?ref_=rvi_nm" target="_blank">Andrea Arroyo</a>.</b></span><br />
<br />
<h2>
<span style="font-size: small;">THE EDITOR </span></h2>
<span style="font-weight: normal;">I don't remember this guy's name either, but he was the editor of the <i>Manila Post.</i> Played by actor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Abuel" target="_blank"><b>Tommy Abuel</b></a>.</span><br />
<h2>
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></b></span></h2>
<h2>
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">PLINKY RECTO </span></b></span></h2>
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yeah, I just put the actress' name there because, well, you know (What? I don't remember <b>everything!</b>).</span> </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Anyway, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1709044/" target="_blank">Ms. Recto</a> played Mike's childhood friend who just moves into the Rodriguez' home for--reasons. She forms a sort-of love triangle with Mike and Reporter Chick. She is last seen joining Mike on his trip to Hong Kong, but she doesn't make the trip back, deciding to go back to her family in the States instead (and thus, the Barbo mystery remains unsolved).</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span>
<br />
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">VILLAINS</span></b></span></h2>
<h2 style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">THE SPIKESKULLS</span></b></span></h2>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">The main antagonists of the show, a renegade faction of Noikrans who were infected and disfigured by the plague<b>. </b> They looked kinda like this (although the spikes on the head were much smaller and they had jawbones)...</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03As15dhwGpA4zmpxsSXsxr50WSZ8GAj0bOLB6mTJpsBUjUis76QC8w-2NAzTubMDuewBY4EsQb5-RFRKWogi0W3vrYXCmJtoOlP78B1MTwrvC7L1Bfuz3rkcZh8eQkN3GQOMtIOarFFF/s1600/spikeskulls.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="518" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03As15dhwGpA4zmpxsSXsxr50WSZ8GAj0bOLB6mTJpsBUjUis76QC8w-2NAzTubMDuewBY4EsQb5-RFRKWogi0W3vrYXCmJtoOlP78B1MTwrvC7L1Bfuz3rkcZh8eQkN3GQOMtIOarFFF/s400/spikeskulls.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-weight: normal;">They are kept alive by the energies radiating from a giant head-shaped lightning lamp, which slow down the effects of the disease on their bodies. And that giant head lamp happens to be...</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div>
<h2 style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Emperatriz</b></span></span></h2>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-weight: normal;">The evil empress of the Spikeskulls. Usually, she is a disembodied voice that speaks through the aforementioned head-shaped lightning lamp. Occasionally, she appears as a stern-looking woman in skimpy tights and a cape, played by <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1124043/?ref_=nmbio_bio_nm" target="_blank"><b>Lara Melissa De Leon</b></a>.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3tWMvyQApE9Y5V-g7eKCfDvaOIxaBcdcuV5w3vB91k_Q-86c9897Lu0MCVWlQNYTqOo6zR1gtv5rnoE03fbN9eoeqigoMewc6OKwqBZiC0dC1hUAGkbK3EkDZw4p6Dgv7n_dne51r7c5q/s1600/emperatrizhead.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="758" data-original-width="628" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3tWMvyQApE9Y5V-g7eKCfDvaOIxaBcdcuV5w3vB91k_Q-86c9897Lu0MCVWlQNYTqOo6zR1gtv5rnoE03fbN9eoeqigoMewc6OKwqBZiC0dC1hUAGkbK3EkDZw4p6Dgv7n_dne51r7c5q/s400/emperatrizhead.jpg" width="331" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u><b>NOT</b></u> Lara Melissa De Leon</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Whether this is the <b>Emperatriz</b>' true appearance or not, no one can really say, as she has the ability to assume any form. She normally lets her minions do all the dirty work, except for that one time when she personally faced Comnputerman in the form of an <b>Ice-Woman</b> (well, actually a woman all covered in plastic wrap. Hollywood-level special effects, people!).</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span>
<br />
<h2>
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>CAPTAIN ERNEX</b></span></h2>
<span style="font-weight: normal;">The Spikeskulls' commander, played by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivian_Velez" target="_blank"><b>Vivian Velez</b></a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOBzSSO6sDvVEGeN-pUVxDeKW85eTgCh5BeFTrnLgbLf6zB0XC4C6ShcI_RN03D2xw-iNQVnb_H_o1Hxevo-bNqqjxE5zKE9D2UirEGEAbKv83KqUQNvxd7T1KCBaMJNTpbDWu1qJ0GVg0/s1600/ernex.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="447" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOBzSSO6sDvVEGeN-pUVxDeKW85eTgCh5BeFTrnLgbLf6zB0XC4C6ShcI_RN03D2xw-iNQVnb_H_o1Hxevo-bNqqjxE5zKE9D2UirEGEAbKv83KqUQNvxd7T1KCBaMJNTpbDWu1qJ0GVg0/s400/ernex.jpg" width="357" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Behold my pathetic attempt at creating a leather jacket! Also, the girl's still got it.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Ernex was Computerman's arch-nemesis for the first several episodes. She's not disfigured like the rest of the Spikeskulls, probably because she's always seen basking in front of the big lightning lamp, hogging all the energy for herself. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">It's too bad she dropped out too soon. She was last seen disguising herself as Mike's late mother (played by <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0351270/" target="_blank"><b>Tanya Gomez</b></a>) in order to seduce his dad, which doesn't work out. After that, she's just gone without explanation. Although the Emperatriz did previously talk about giving Ernex her own planet to command, that might have been a way to write her off. But considering she failed in her last mission, that doesn't seem likely.</span><br />
<br />
<h2>
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>BRAINSKULL</b></span></h2>
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Known as the <b>"Prince of Darkness,"</b> <b>Brainskull</b> was the most feared being in the galaxy. He is brought in by Emperatriz to help Captain Ernex in their conquest of Earth, but eventually assumes the command post once she's gone. He's basically the <b>Darth Vader</b> of the show, though as far as I know he's nobody's father. More<b> brain </b>than he is<b> skull, </b>his<b> </b>head was, naturally, a huge-ass brain with tentacles growing out of it.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ0T0U34H4snu-oeHk1l7jikpjrsjXgCH3RofPzQWq55nCkFkHVA7_Wdtliwf6nXq6Gg9kokWnu-UbRP_yEksFfTJdjNxIifs4IHLsocFvAKAwqNCyBhLEcZO2JDlPvOZlf-iOW12dQ6xp/s1600/brainskull.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="322" data-original-width="225" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ0T0U34H4snu-oeHk1l7jikpjrsjXgCH3RofPzQWq55nCkFkHVA7_Wdtliwf6nXq6Gg9kokWnu-UbRP_yEksFfTJdjNxIifs4IHLsocFvAKAwqNCyBhLEcZO2JDlPvOZlf-iOW12dQ6xp/s400/brainskull.jpg" width="278" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More like <b>Brain-Squid</b>, really.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span>
<br />
<h2>
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>HENDRIX</b></span></h2>
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Ernex's right hand man, played (at least initially) by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roi_Vinzon" target="_blank"><b>Roi Vinzon</b></a>. Like Ernex, he looked normal at first. A few episodes later, the effects of the plague kicks in and he becomes disfigured like the other Spikeskulls. The real explanation though is that the original actor left the show, so they replaced him with a stand-in in a mask.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-weight: normal;">After Ernex leaves, skull-faced <b>Hendrix</b> stays on as Brainskull's lackey for a while. He is last seen getting blasted in the chest by Computerman. It's not clear whether he's dead or not, but considering he looks just like every other Spikeskull, no one would probably notice if he were gone.</span><br />
<h2>
<span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></h2>
<h2>
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>DR. B</b></span></h2>
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Played by actor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raoul_Aragon" target="_blank"><b>Raoul Aragon</b></a> (or <b>Aragonn</b>, or <b>Aragonne</b>, the spelling tended to change a lot), <b>Dr. B</b> is, you guessed it, the resident mad scientist. There always has to be one. What the "B" in his name stands for is unknown. He usually operated independently, but occasionally worked with the Spikeskulls. He had a hunchbacked assistant, forgot his name, played by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Veloso" target="_blank"><b>Lou Veloso</b></a>.</span><br />
<b><br /></b>
<br />
<h2>
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>VOLTRO</b></span></h2>
<span style="font-weight: normal;">An electric-powered space warrior, played by Pinoy Wrestler <b>Macho Franco</b>. Yes, kids, <i><b>Pinoy Wrestling</b></i> was a thing back then. And here's Macho Franco in action.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4Wy8F15NALU/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4Wy8F15NALU?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span>
<br />
<h2>
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>BOY TETU/NEGRO</b></span></h2>
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><b>Boy Tetu</b> was the gangster who murdered Mike's mother when he was a boy. When Mike finally catches up to him as Computerman, he is killed in the ensuing struggle. Brainskull and Emperatriz retrieve the body and resurrect it as an undead fire-spewing creature. Because Tetu's skin got burnt black by Computerman's blast, they call him <b>Negro </b>(now, that's just mean).</span><br />
<br />
<h2>
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>ANAK NG KAPRE</i> (THE <i>KAPRE</i>'S DAUGHTER) </b></span></h2>
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Played by <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0035978/" target="_blank"><b>Sharmaine Arnaiz</b></a>, a teenage girl possessed by a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapre" target="_blank"><b><i>kapre</i></b></a> who turns out to be her father. In her possessed form, she has patches of hair growing out of her face and arms, and she could expel a form of energy blast from her mouth.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span>
<br />
<h2>
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>MAGNES</b></span></h2>
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Played by <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1438158/" target="_blank"><b>Sheila Ysrael</b></a>, a super-attractive alien who got booted out of her own planet because all their men kept falling in love with her. Really. Possessing magnetic powers derived from her magnet-shaped hairband, she is coerced by Brainskull and company into helping them trap Computerman.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Posing as a woman named <b>Agnes,</b> she easily makes Mike fall for her, then uses her magnetic abilities to drain his powers. But it turns out she's not actually a bad person and eventually sides with him against the villains.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span>
<br />
<h2>
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>CRYONIC MAN</b></span></h2>
<span style="font-weight: normal;">A man suffering from a terminal illness agrees to undergo an experimental procedure. Unfortunately, the person conducting the experiment is Dr. B, and the procedure involves placing him in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryonics" target="_blank"><b>cryogenic suspension</b></a>. He comes out of it a hideously deformed freak and goes on a rampage. He looked kinda like <i><b>Frankenstein's Daughter</b></i>.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4SvX98oYdP7ShjNne3n8lSjL1eMDYf6xu5Le-JuPQTCa_14MMFQ4Qaa_5y4wy4WVrASkjlsavyNbjgC-QPht7TXoaFfpj65zqrnHR57XxoEag4I0pvZ0RS5-DufjrkIr_PbjvliEF9pT/s1600/51T92RG6X8L.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="349" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4SvX98oYdP7ShjNne3n8lSjL1eMDYf6xu5Le-JuPQTCa_14MMFQ4Qaa_5y4wy4WVrASkjlsavyNbjgC-QPht7TXoaFfpj65zqrnHR57XxoEag4I0pvZ0RS5-DufjrkIr_PbjvliEF9pT/s400/51T92RG6X8L.jpg" width="278" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<h2>
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>CORRUPT ROBOCOP</b></span></h2>
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-weight: normal;">At the end of the Cryonic Man episode, Dr. B announced plans for his next creation: <b>Corrupt Robocop!</b> I was kinda excited for that at the time. I thought it was an interesting idea and I couldn't wait to see what it would look like.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-weight: normal;">When that episode finally aired, well... First of all, Dr. B wasn't even there. He and his assistant were suddenly replaced by two random mad scientists types. This was actually an omen of worse things to come.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-weight: normal;">And then, Corrupt Robocop--turns out he was neither a robot nor was he even a cop! He was a slain crime boss named <b>Don Pepe</b> who was brought back to life Frankenstein-style into a mindless zombie, goes on a killing spree and freezes every time he sees his young son. He moved and acted like a robot, but that was about as robotic as he got. He was nothing more than a murderous sleepwalker. Disappointing.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
So after Computerman put down <b>Corrupt Not-Robocop</b>, he would go on to face his worst enemy, one that not even he could hope to defeat...</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<b>CANCELLATION.</b></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<b><br /></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<h2>
<span style="font-size: small;">COMPUTERMAN DELETED!</span></h2>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: small;">What killed Computerman? Budget cuts. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Apparently, the producers decided to cut down on production costs, leading to a drop in the show's quality. Case in point, the episode I mentioned earlier where Computerman was playing a video game the whole time (would you believe it was a <b>2-parter?</b>) . Most of the regular cast was also let go, hence Dr. B's sudden disappearance. By the end, Eric Quizon and Jimmy Morato were the only cast members left, and even Quizon got so frustrated that he eventually walked.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">The last episode of the series begins with Mike rolling around in his sleep, internally expressing his desire for a normal life, as his Computerman-self leaves his body like a spirit (this is actually recycled footage from a past episode; Quizon had already quit by this time). The next day, Miguel finds that his son has mysteriously disappeared.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;">And on that abrupt, unsatisfying note, Computerman was gone. Nonetheless, the producers decided that the show must go on, and not only did they cast a new lead star, they also retooled the series altogether--and <i><b>Computer Kid</b></i> was born. But that's a story for another time. Maybe. If I ever feel like telling it. Not that there's much to tell about it.</span><br />
<br />
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>COMPUTERMAN UPGRADED?</b></span></h2>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b> </span></h2>
<span style="font-size: small;">Eric Quizon did get a chance to play Computerman again--sort of--on an episode of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABS-CBN_(TV_network)" target="_blank"><b>ABS-CBN</b></a>'s late-nineties gag show <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Laff-In" target="_blank"><i><b>Super Laff-In</b></i></a>, as an "updated" version of the character, now calling himself <b>Laptop Man</b> (yeah, it's a parody, but it's still better than the ending we got, so I'm considering it canon). Quizon has since made a career as a film and television producer/director, returning to the superhero genre as co-director on GMA's <b><a href="https://darna.fandom.com/wiki/Darna_(2005_TV_Series)" target="_blank">2005 <i>Darna</i> TV series</a></b>, and on the 2013 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_(TV_channel)" target="_blank"><b>TV5</b></a> shows <b><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidlat" target="_blank">Kidlat</a> </i></b>and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassandra:_Warrior_Angel" target="_blank"><i><b>Cassandra: Warrior Angel</b></i></a>.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">And that was our look back at <i>Computerman</i>. It was a show made for its time, but honestly, I would love to see it somehow get rebooted today. It would be great to do a proper retelling with improved effects, a little less recycled footage, <b>AND</b> <b>A SATISFYING CONCLUSION THIS TIME.</b> And besides, where else would a hero like <i><b>Computer</b></i>man be more relevant than in the<b> digital </b>age?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;">Well, this was fun. Maybe I'll revisit other old shows in the future...</span></div>
</div>
Aris B. Panganibanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416299676920535759noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552337539512473269.post-15902374379292446272019-07-01T08:53:00.002-07:002021-10-14T08:51:22.524-07:00LASER MANCreated by writer <b>D.G. Salonga</b> and artist <b>Abel Laxamana,</b> <i><b>Laser Man</b></i> blasted through <b><i>Super Action Pocketkomiks</i></b> (published by <b>Atlas Publishing Co., Inc.</b>) from <b>1985 </b>to<b> '86.</b><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJRaibNL4amXCeAgW3uJNh3aEYJeGALak3jQUx04K9oXRZxbY68VIAPxMPz9h6YU7dh27gZijXpu4s9Kplt7MoQYcjpUs4Ywz4J3cUjxTID6VGCB3UgEJL6P_KcalQrDQdLhdFwB4uboy/s1600/004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="974" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJRaibNL4amXCeAgW3uJNh3aEYJeGALak3jQUx04K9oXRZxbY68VIAPxMPz9h6YU7dh27gZijXpu4s9Kplt7MoQYcjpUs4Ywz4J3cUjxTID6VGCB3UgEJL6P_KcalQrDQdLhdFwB4uboy/s640/004.jpg" width="393" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">AN EYE FOR AN EYE</span> </h2>
<br />
Tragedy befalls <b>Elmo Salazar</b> and his wife <b>Lirio</b> when a group of criminals break into their home.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcROl5mVT0qtpNCk1sHviYI4QoMNeHFA23sae8d0D6jWr3MUleH4wTR1t-WRb9DNaY01Zxb9loiPwU9OuJE01N4HFiEVMlQr9_YYWh_tBtDeLr69m4ZhyphenhyphenGYqyK4xM5wCddzOQlY_bngts-/s1600/006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="781" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcROl5mVT0qtpNCk1sHviYI4QoMNeHFA23sae8d0D6jWr3MUleH4wTR1t-WRb9DNaY01Zxb9loiPwU9OuJE01N4HFiEVMlQr9_YYWh_tBtDeLr69m4ZhyphenhyphenGYqyK4xM5wCddzOQlY_bngts-/s400/006.jpg" width="306" /></a></div>
<br />
The house is looted. Lirio is raped and murdered in front of her husband. Then the ring leader, Elmo's evil stepmother <b>Varga,</b> adds injury to insult by <b>gouging his eyes out.</b><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhp2UgEFJ9MLIiKSi6NkWztUog1q5AcZ4Ldd_XiWN7d4euuYYxZM3Y6I2izOhQrZ8aYVmtb5rerengbIRcqZdVuEUTFIiPGgQKtO8EIgvObXJZv4EMsQoH-Ahb3mjAvbUD8_zbWNSt6Lm/s1600/007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="1200" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhp2UgEFJ9MLIiKSi6NkWztUog1q5AcZ4Ldd_XiWN7d4euuYYxZM3Y6I2izOhQrZ8aYVmtb5rerengbIRcqZdVuEUTFIiPGgQKtO8EIgvObXJZv4EMsQoH-Ahb3mjAvbUD8_zbWNSt6Lm/s400/007.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
Elmo is shot and left for dead. The gruesome crime makes headlines.<br />
<b> </b><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-tzDjZu45RLpS7REUYaaJks1T1opf0-uCpYBqlNOkM-LB914palEC28hdVvH2s5ixVLPliSo6TjVPjgZTTZoqgQJ0Rvk7wEmnDH3hdCeCUiQIIHEcsMaZIw52rKnJrm4L54Cm8pva5l2/s1600/008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1200" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-tzDjZu45RLpS7REUYaaJks1T1opf0-uCpYBqlNOkM-LB914palEC28hdVvH2s5ixVLPliSo6TjVPjgZTTZoqgQJ0Rvk7wEmnDH3hdCeCUiQIIHEcsMaZIw52rKnJrm4L54Cm8pva5l2/s400/008.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEuxxCdSQjRK-eWa131YQJl-rsL6dzJnv0cGbMTvvpFKWKmCaFXyxmzJ4jLQurdi6vOYJ-nAxBHkSkEzN9Uyq0FQSYuU71Cx3SGuj0o-P4ro7JRG_NiaOhzt6cHHUYCQfwq1xH_Vzq4Y9D/s1600/009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="537" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEuxxCdSQjRK-eWa131YQJl-rsL6dzJnv0cGbMTvvpFKWKmCaFXyxmzJ4jLQurdi6vOYJ-nAxBHkSkEzN9Uyq0FQSYuU71Cx3SGuj0o-P4ro7JRG_NiaOhzt6cHHUYCQfwq1xH_Vzq4Y9D/s200/009.jpg" width="137" /></a></div>
The news reaches an unnamed scientist who turns out to be Elmo's old mentor. <b>The Professor</b> visits the hospital where his critically-injured student is admitted. By coincidence, he arrives at the same time as the three masterminds behind the crime, who have come to finish the job.<br />
<br />
<b></b>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEbADKHFpNm6fpcjKeClp9D10r4IUrcOlaXW5O11v5zh8-DD6wufS3XDKTNjrNiQZZfHWdjnqQ0Fkk-WEp2rVTHiC6jF-nGBINtZOl84W4KejsOJVUdElQtLcPOKyCG0-8nrpSDbcVd4x/s1600/010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="600" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEbADKHFpNm6fpcjKeClp9D10r4IUrcOlaXW5O11v5zh8-DD6wufS3XDKTNjrNiQZZfHWdjnqQ0Fkk-WEp2rVTHiC6jF-nGBINtZOl84W4KejsOJVUdElQtLcPOKyCG0-8nrpSDbcVd4x/s400/010.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<b></b>
Overhearing their conversation, the Professor starts a small fire in the restroom and steals Elmo away while everyone is distracted. He brings him to his home laboratory, performing an experimental procedure and fitting him with a new pair of mechanical eyes.<br />
<br />
<b></b>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg724qXcJ8gOPv8AzAcGpgBVMMH2430Nqcn_DXDVKov9LRXcJc2sgzgt97lJ2eZ3sjYZe4yikB83iQryU7cIVDIs_JIlGkEwztpTa-k3-yJVoZjw0BM_G6i6mFWUh9opWODp4X_Yc-kXklY/s1600/011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="1200" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg724qXcJ8gOPv8AzAcGpgBVMMH2430Nqcn_DXDVKov9LRXcJc2sgzgt97lJ2eZ3sjYZe4yikB83iQryU7cIVDIs_JIlGkEwztpTa-k3-yJVoZjw0BM_G6i6mFWUh9opWODp4X_Yc-kXklY/s400/011.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<b></b>
When Elmo recovers, the Professor explains his artificial eyes' capabilities, such as enhanced vision, and the ability to shoot <b>laser beams.</b> Unfortunately, the criminals are able to track them down. The Professor instructs Elmo to destroy his lab.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCc6_zXYXW1BmhVYcoUTkVHxNWABCKysvKzWXUQf713uV-rFZp6O9nHHzPL1lU1-WzZRVk3BDAtgjB92caHfWJGe415n3hMA6quvhmarGt8UdOvkvj3s-4hbmUn6nslLdLrREI7asjRWyD/s1600/012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1200" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCc6_zXYXW1BmhVYcoUTkVHxNWABCKysvKzWXUQf713uV-rFZp6O9nHHzPL1lU1-WzZRVk3BDAtgjB92caHfWJGe415n3hMA6quvhmarGt8UdOvkvj3s-4hbmUn6nslLdLrREI7asjRWyD/s400/012.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
Elmo and the Professor make their escape, but the latter is shot during the attempt. With his dying breath, he tells Elmo to keep himself hidden and use his new powers to fight evil.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhded2CLMhr0t7_-IoppwlbJw-XxJb5SxDrvP5NclKeciVkdncFiQICpkpvIuw5PXv7kUGNkxhR-e9QfYcfAzV9IvmviEfUFqKX_WfYq6iAkuDqyCWGg8JqPCkX21ibABOK-xb1QMjMQMz7/s1600/013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="809" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhded2CLMhr0t7_-IoppwlbJw-XxJb5SxDrvP5NclKeciVkdncFiQICpkpvIuw5PXv7kUGNkxhR-e9QfYcfAzV9IvmviEfUFqKX_WfYq6iAkuDqyCWGg8JqPCkX21ibABOK-xb1QMjMQMz7/s400/013.jpg" width="296" /></a></div>
<br />
As per the Professor's last request, Elmo returns to the ruins of his mentor's home where he unearths a chest full of money and jewelry to help him on his mission. Honoring his vow, Elmo begins his secret crusade against crime as "the man with the metal eyes," the burning light in the darkness known as <b>The Laser Man.</b><br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEnLAv1GtLnO93AWyX4woLq-PZz8_kTNkupZbHhl1YezDqEtAzu4d8OJtETDbmORfvjVRj4XVECrCWQ4vS0QYOTE4W7YfxAAoBCzUvLqlAhWNHUOzZ9ta4UslxN3s11Mjr8r0-ecmuaflh/s1600/014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEnLAv1GtLnO93AWyX4woLq-PZz8_kTNkupZbHhl1YezDqEtAzu4d8OJtETDbmORfvjVRj4XVECrCWQ4vS0QYOTE4W7YfxAAoBCzUvLqlAhWNHUOzZ9ta4UslxN3s11Mjr8r0-ecmuaflh/s400/014.jpg" width="312" /> </a></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOr_qcc4adN0BtoGQR7UbIzBrK_LSzzQ2DuKtqhURmTwsorqmaQY7izOfxtiL55zq03XqR_sX2apSbuXm_aerafCiR2Au0WAG1_77zz1FXUWFzSGDewKHmpuO-qRYRKiOvAupm3BDdKetc/s1600/015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="1200" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOr_qcc4adN0BtoGQR7UbIzBrK_LSzzQ2DuKtqhURmTwsorqmaQY7izOfxtiL55zq03XqR_sX2apSbuXm_aerafCiR2Au0WAG1_77zz1FXUWFzSGDewKHmpuO-qRYRKiOvAupm3BDdKetc/s400/015.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3kaeSQl6TSaVyNExaD2Q5FN4HjkWTfh5_9T8ulndgZWhoY93kZQcFj0cXgE4x6ro0pQuS3xHl1Zl2ws5sjNf3EppVJAYVST9cOaxHf4NeYOibYRCgKGWE5NcWUkefK4a6gE1Ca604MGA/s1600/016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="1200" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3kaeSQl6TSaVyNExaD2Q5FN4HjkWTfh5_9T8ulndgZWhoY93kZQcFj0cXgE4x6ro0pQuS3xHl1Zl2ws5sjNf3EppVJAYVST9cOaxHf4NeYOibYRCgKGWE5NcWUkefK4a6gE1Ca604MGA/s400/016.jpg" width="400" /> </a></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<h2 class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">POWERS AND ABILITIES</span></h2>
<b></b><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><br /></b></div>
<b>
</b>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfng7kMF1IQUqx5k7lrGqjqSj94oE8YMNqpNFVJiuVxBTZfClhmwoRrWzzrp8y4zYW3zpSrmNp9E1UvOrdazNaJiQCSjyX4bE-z5uQxvC0rA-J_s84HOMztXpDLa-8Ss6vOMgsacHqpex1/s1600/023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="600" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfng7kMF1IQUqx5k7lrGqjqSj94oE8YMNqpNFVJiuVxBTZfClhmwoRrWzzrp8y4zYW3zpSrmNp9E1UvOrdazNaJiQCSjyX4bE-z5uQxvC0rA-J_s84HOMztXpDLa-8Ss6vOMgsacHqpex1/s400/023.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></div>
<b>
</b>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><br /></b></div>
<b>
</b><b></b>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<b>
</b>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<b>
</b>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<b>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></div>
</b>Elmo can emit focused beams of light and heat from his mechanized eyes. Controlled by a computer implanted in his chest, he can vary the width and intensity of the lasers, from a thin, barely-visible beam---<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia2QyBUHVcxqUutA19GEEsCbmOnpgFB1AucIGQeX-qNMr0_0I-vmpvir0TOxM6iIR9h0sldCRiP86hc5Lm5SrCRyNkDYT0sOCofQpzGuyWw8CeBYDPw8niSDETHP-F7pqLh1NlYELjZaVj/s1600/017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia2QyBUHVcxqUutA19GEEsCbmOnpgFB1AucIGQeX-qNMr0_0I-vmpvir0TOxM6iIR9h0sldCRiP86hc5Lm5SrCRyNkDYT0sOCofQpzGuyWw8CeBYDPw8niSDETHP-F7pqLh1NlYELjZaVj/s400/017.jpg" width="308" /></a></div>
<br />
---to a searing, destructive <b>death ray.</b><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Hiqa1Wf-K6TdA1DYjRP97OlrvbjEaQ98TUmXddaRbpfIjJhZqRMAFJWb4_b-9kmFgCQtO9hyphenhyphenjDlQwT7Mdj2C49FKw1iD_izRnuI_vHonc8Og2yi8DC4cGCUNuFYXdVqjOUXv8GTOuusU/s1600/024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="786" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Hiqa1Wf-K6TdA1DYjRP97OlrvbjEaQ98TUmXddaRbpfIjJhZqRMAFJWb4_b-9kmFgCQtO9hyphenhyphenjDlQwT7Mdj2C49FKw1iD_izRnuI_vHonc8Og2yi8DC4cGCUNuFYXdVqjOUXv8GTOuusU/s400/024.jpg" width="305" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQE4UAkHINTEsR82Er-oSUu2GZfJUD_jq0CiZNLtqeLx9zmgb9OAKkqlqNZmlfQomcbQkG86K5fqTWQvc55SUACZQW4VmsOgdUNg7xNRi5g4FHCawJMtPuzvjgqkkHx9dAj9rG_ejd7Mon/s1600/025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="505" data-original-width="600" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQE4UAkHINTEsR82Er-oSUu2GZfJUD_jq0CiZNLtqeLx9zmgb9OAKkqlqNZmlfQomcbQkG86K5fqTWQvc55SUACZQW4VmsOgdUNg7xNRi5g4FHCawJMtPuzvjgqkkHx9dAj9rG_ejd7Mon/s400/025.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
He also possesses <b>infra-red night vision, x-ray vision--</b><br />
<b> </b><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWubhJdB12tk2Kj7lpbG7F1XYSBM25RzQ3YTgLNyLeOfMbmVuaP7jN_0SSvgjLcJmydGvkRacGCoKRkV_2tC9K0oqx0mEfbw-S1sjzR-Fibh1AlCpRxG7hYkD4QbOco9fQoJn05agdtdF/s1600/021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="600" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWubhJdB12tk2Kj7lpbG7F1XYSBM25RzQ3YTgLNyLeOfMbmVuaP7jN_0SSvgjLcJmydGvkRacGCoKRkV_2tC9K0oqx0mEfbw-S1sjzR-Fibh1AlCpRxG7hYkD4QbOco9fQoJn05agdtdF/s400/021.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<b> </b><br />
--<b>heightened senses,</b> and he could intercept <b>radio transmissions </b>as well.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBKwab7Hgr-SuW6WpLc1p0nOL7bLf3nIGf99fBzRJK6y2lo18QTYe2PWKZIzjNNGslYhrCTj8oYDYoktDjBJ7flqPH8KMeC4_bSHPNuxBBL-QHvISHikvm92mLSy6Fd51FbTAMaDr5Ygv/s1600/022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="771" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBKwab7Hgr-SuW6WpLc1p0nOL7bLf3nIGf99fBzRJK6y2lo18QTYe2PWKZIzjNNGslYhrCTj8oYDYoktDjBJ7flqPH8KMeC4_bSHPNuxBBL-QHvISHikvm92mLSy6Fd51FbTAMaDr5Ygv/s400/022.jpg" width="311" /></a></div>
<br />
(If he was revived today, he'd probably have wi-fi.)<br />
<br />
To recharge his powers, Elmo must occasionally absorb a massive amount of electricity (such as from a lightning strike) into his body.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfbOsK7odBJwDYRbQZx49iCGXlPGGxcAyi0cqhKqQin2W89FxJdhAq3vjlem2Ec-DOMriAu6LH0T5v9sz0M6FIB8_EhHyCTt1WpaZD_TOWpHdiYN4iBhQKxSCZuihOLUFoUDi-evU0Rzi9/s1600/018.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfbOsK7odBJwDYRbQZx49iCGXlPGGxcAyi0cqhKqQin2W89FxJdhAq3vjlem2Ec-DOMriAu6LH0T5v9sz0M6FIB8_EhHyCTt1WpaZD_TOWpHdiYN4iBhQKxSCZuihOLUFoUDi-evU0Rzi9/s320/018.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">ENEMIES</span></h2>
<br />
<h2>
<span style="font-size: large;">VARGA, MALTO & DALTON</span></h2>
The three conspirators against the Salazars. <b>Varga Ramirez</b> wants revenge on her ingrate stepson Elmo. <b>Malto Aguilar</b> lusts after Lirio, who had rejected him. <b>Dalton Amigo</b> is just in it for the money. <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtY9PyiZoW5C8HhQG7NnTpoGxKQBoc9wy5Ovdr6cal2TtLnKNFqHdVTIXqvlFX9PAKyC6xrXMf2uHxy0lI1DneddHNLRJF1TM8lXl2JtGu6tNH9uptCt477M3_Z1Si4fXF7IL4CWXlZet6/s1600/005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="600" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtY9PyiZoW5C8HhQG7NnTpoGxKQBoc9wy5Ovdr6cal2TtLnKNFqHdVTIXqvlFX9PAKyC6xrXMf2uHxy0lI1DneddHNLRJF1TM8lXl2JtGu6tNH9uptCt477M3_Z1Si4fXF7IL4CWXlZet6/s400/005.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<h2>
<span style="font-size: large;">VIDA, VIRKA, VESTA & VIA</span></h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg26KGEqKsL0nuv9n1UKShYcsi8iR39GTeouhe4hMoPOm9CE2RZoTLey1OFVNCi7IBugiIsSi-tOlTdiAx5MLazQcMg5AGwsEkf_V4GrVzuvQSpTToxHnqBLesyTIY8vh2aMehe7FPYF2dh/s1600/020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="600" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg26KGEqKsL0nuv9n1UKShYcsi8iR39GTeouhe4hMoPOm9CE2RZoTLey1OFVNCi7IBugiIsSi-tOlTdiAx5MLazQcMg5AGwsEkf_V4GrVzuvQSpTToxHnqBLesyTIY8vh2aMehe7FPYF2dh/s400/020.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Four sisters, wealthy, beautiful young socialites--</span></span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU5on9f6B0sUijlPak2rhUcDB9yWMZJ79lUtGl-difAFgT5BkgPukgsq5S0T8XQRrJuTY4nxDR9SBvXpFviSkXMqMtC3seGdvZl0Uj_PUZuye7_hgV7p3-ks1W7kJoM9MpvJ3qNKEtXVmp/s1600/029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="600" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU5on9f6B0sUijlPak2rhUcDB9yWMZJ79lUtGl-difAFgT5BkgPukgsq5S0T8XQRrJuTY4nxDR9SBvXpFviSkXMqMtC3seGdvZl0Uj_PUZuye7_hgV7p3-ks1W7kJoM9MpvJ3qNKEtXVmp/s400/029.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">--who moonlight as armed <b>terrorists.</b></span></span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfAP-vVRTh8FC30JczT2FR4ma85NGrY8zqxPDBAJB-bgSMWHsJGzwqevSHwaDHhbb7DZO55iiBigc5s1IlpeSXAnEpZ_Cv_A0a_zem9CH5SZhLdVt70GzALNhYAb1enPpz8DSpIPJocPS/s1600/019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="600" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfAP-vVRTh8FC30JczT2FR4ma85NGrY8zqxPDBAJB-bgSMWHsJGzwqevSHwaDHhbb7DZO55iiBigc5s1IlpeSXAnEpZ_Cv_A0a_zem9CH5SZhLdVt70GzALNhYAb1enPpz8DSpIPJocPS/s400/019.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<h2>
<span style="font-size: large;">THE SPIDER GANG</span></h2>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_IkpkxdOtcmNCSLqcOywLPh0UgPk0herDZOJIopwVNqkjJRsR-XAsZ2D_ZP42btPgwmUzS1QRokALPakzd-3TmH7-d0wgsqh9-x2SKq1jz6znREUvoW9EYw5GpimfCLMS1nRS2niPgD_/s1600/027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="479" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_IkpkxdOtcmNCSLqcOywLPh0UgPk0herDZOJIopwVNqkjJRsR-XAsZ2D_ZP42btPgwmUzS1QRokALPakzd-3TmH7-d0wgsqh9-x2SKq1jz6znREUvoW9EYw5GpimfCLMS1nRS2niPgD_/s320/027.jpg" width="226" /></a></span></span></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">A gang of motorcycle-riding costumed criminals comprised of trained athletes. </span></span><br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7tKwPuNsOd5tF42baHUDMAsnIru_C85VGVBNaxxLh1tRWpgzvrob013ylNZF5MD1ytj5SePc7xu8ylePQZyKlzCKogcUzYxL1jkNq9w30VWsFUY4Xj6KzdWkkAwtnGQSOad-YgDzuw3mU/s1600/028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7tKwPuNsOd5tF42baHUDMAsnIru_C85VGVBNaxxLh1tRWpgzvrob013ylNZF5MD1ytj5SePc7xu8ylePQZyKlzCKogcUzYxL1jkNq9w30VWsFUY4Xj6KzdWkkAwtnGQSOad-YgDzuw3mU/s400/028.jpg" width="301" /></a></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<br />
<br />
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">COVER GALLERY</span></h2>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"> </span></h2>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDUbwYcoDNgzB5vD8y5U-9dl6UpJWz3IvKHV3o1YBsqLKWJuCHFvQHRHck-ie3sX6Zq5axZH9eW4eTlMCHlr27ecDFzD_wtGRQbRNQ-zxA9-6zrgzPqFY7OWF6Qa67OzRs6Nivrcgom6D5/s1600/001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="1200" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDUbwYcoDNgzB5vD8y5U-9dl6UpJWz3IvKHV3o1YBsqLKWJuCHFvQHRHck-ie3sX6Zq5axZH9eW4eTlMCHlr27ecDFzD_wtGRQbRNQ-zxA9-6zrgzPqFY7OWF6Qa67OzRs6Nivrcgom6D5/s400/001.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
</span></h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQ42DFZGyjAVTPnaoHmPdZWTxT9YERD7HDTsfmq0iX0XHsgHrNTrjRhZXMv-5dUz2C3nD3eQXdci4l1BHTVAAb-pusdwcVthKJ0p_Pz7jZ-Xux_y9w8Giswntil0dbj-HPE_tsX0pYquk/s1600/002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1200" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQ42DFZGyjAVTPnaoHmPdZWTxT9YERD7HDTsfmq0iX0XHsgHrNTrjRhZXMv-5dUz2C3nD3eQXdci4l1BHTVAAb-pusdwcVthKJ0p_Pz7jZ-Xux_y9w8Giswntil0dbj-HPE_tsX0pYquk/s400/002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXUf5W9k5xNgnQ8FJaFmeTP8644wvIZ_iQaVA4j_iRmByEktViAvtm7kYxN5axHSisq2DHT3svd_ob93FX4WLXbLECLM0y9kxLhByAiThfngkUAkIS8UCgU37G3zh6pKMZqV8Z70xhqtzL/s1600/003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXUf5W9k5xNgnQ8FJaFmeTP8644wvIZ_iQaVA4j_iRmByEktViAvtm7kYxN5axHSisq2DHT3svd_ob93FX4WLXbLECLM0y9kxLhByAiThfngkUAkIS8UCgU37G3zh6pKMZqV8Z70xhqtzL/s320/003.jpg" width="252" /></a></div>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
</h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ0IxRP_dyLlEaqw7wGSGK8v1bilErVCpk-KQNnVzo5kUrzibV3aS83wZpdC3oBCClRO5LKAKb_RSdICh62LWAK-8fPy1UleycpIchj_X3FwIUh1sjuctkh4KFpSLWg1dP0nXU7_yxM8bO/s1600/026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ0IxRP_dyLlEaqw7wGSGK8v1bilErVCpk-KQNnVzo5kUrzibV3aS83wZpdC3oBCClRO5LKAKb_RSdICh62LWAK-8fPy1UleycpIchj_X3FwIUh1sjuctkh4KFpSLWg1dP0nXU7_yxM8bO/s400/026.jpg" width="298" /></a></div>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
</h2>
Aris B. Panganibanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416299676920535759noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552337539512473269.post-4903169212485398002019-06-01T20:14:00.001-07:002021-10-14T08:52:02.990-07:00GOODZILLAHe's like <b>Godzilla,</b> only, you know--<b>good.</b><br />
<br />
Created by writer <b>Jun R. De Leon</b> and illustrator <b>Jimmy D. Flores</b>, this crime-fighting kaiju appeared in 1993 in the pages of <i><b>Super Heroes Comix</b></i>, published by <b>Graphic Arts Service Inc.</b><br />
<br />
In this strip from <b>issue</b> <b>#21 (December 12, 1993)</b>, <b>Goodzilla</b> fights the 12-foot cyborg villain <b>Silverman.</b><br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7HKYVSIiWrcb_PGwIb6DHDTqP7JrxGBp296RkCHf4quXrjoGC-1QNqOD41h-LHgZJZ9hN45bv29jZ6uww_Nc2wo71DDA0QzHyrujJHS68WE-ldE3_g83qaxcZVnHGWbOATXaCswbe9gL/s1600/gz001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="977" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7HKYVSIiWrcb_PGwIb6DHDTqP7JrxGBp296RkCHf4quXrjoGC-1QNqOD41h-LHgZJZ9hN45bv29jZ6uww_Nc2wo71DDA0QzHyrujJHS68WE-ldE3_g83qaxcZVnHGWbOATXaCswbe9gL/s640/gz001.jpg" width="392" /></a></b></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRCUitrLHM0zftteXF-MBPjR7CiUN_O6DOyULoREsYtdcx8xujMi41bovVAUi8aGqQS9i4jySlAS40opttZ1VYit1uDVS_VINdrriI5RTmA1k_Qu0dYRs9lWpTx5Cd2ULZUndIT6-YnWU6/s1600/gz002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="969" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRCUitrLHM0zftteXF-MBPjR7CiUN_O6DOyULoREsYtdcx8xujMi41bovVAUi8aGqQS9i4jySlAS40opttZ1VYit1uDVS_VINdrriI5RTmA1k_Qu0dYRs9lWpTx5Cd2ULZUndIT6-YnWU6/s640/gz002.jpg" width="396" /></a></b></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6qBYHss2Z27Ph7otj5Jt-JrTLtWzPKYdGB8ivpG4m5xcdSMk0X0aY6YlyribANkTyuNonr-OdKyRP7o-qgq_E0MA_-5Mk88ckcPIUEJWJjSA3pOvkO_Up4JWBrmLAnSc7UybV0-qnqe4/s1600/gz003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1003" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6qBYHss2Z27Ph7otj5Jt-JrTLtWzPKYdGB8ivpG4m5xcdSMk0X0aY6YlyribANkTyuNonr-OdKyRP7o-qgq_E0MA_-5Mk88ckcPIUEJWJjSA3pOvkO_Up4JWBrmLAnSc7UybV0-qnqe4/s640/gz003.jpg" width="382" /></a></b></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCI7gF0w7I-tG_vZJBQfUbDMc4G8OXEtDjj7BxhtYIeLpITEEm-v2RqwHoQ1UJuK06N0KUo1Q9GTSqyWuW7CD4S0VKSw08t0o-KwGxrb614pqyGQ_8g4TzzyZGDB07VH-Dr5Mum-8FcaWH/s1600/gz004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="980" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCI7gF0w7I-tG_vZJBQfUbDMc4G8OXEtDjj7BxhtYIeLpITEEm-v2RqwHoQ1UJuK06N0KUo1Q9GTSqyWuW7CD4S0VKSw08t0o-KwGxrb614pqyGQ_8g4TzzyZGDB07VH-Dr5Mum-8FcaWH/s640/gz004.jpg" width="390" /></a></b></div>
<br />
<br />
I wonder if he had an evil twin named <b>Badzilla?</b> Probably.Aris B. Panganibanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416299676920535759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552337539512473269.post-8746992147583077362019-05-26T01:58:00.004-07:002022-11-29T21:34:58.944-08:00BATHALA - Raja Team OneHey, it's been a while. Let's see if we can get back in the groove.<br />
<br />
Way back in 2015, we did a brief feature on the <b><i>Kidlat Superheroes Komiks</i></b> serial <a href="https://pinoysuperheroesuniverse.blogspot.com/2015/04/bathala-gods-vs-monsters.html" target="_blank"><i><b>Bathala.</b></i></a> Four years later, here's that looooooong overdue follow-up, spotlighting the series' protagonists...<br />
<br />
<h3 style="text-align: center;">
RAJA TEAM ONE </h3>
<br />
<h3>
LAM-ANG</h3>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5p7teCQ30xvlGWvTMD5gcm4MbwSfVCj6S7kpBYvpOWQcVQTPGsYYdn7B4mJpTPUWbv_OGHKIzE91ngf0NvhgMjIc3-iqHoYUUnD4VYIRD_vM4klYf2Nu9s4hAYTnYYQF7Ug8IT2au0mmv/s1600/lam-ang.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="990" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5p7teCQ30xvlGWvTMD5gcm4MbwSfVCj6S7kpBYvpOWQcVQTPGsYYdn7B4mJpTPUWbv_OGHKIzE91ngf0NvhgMjIc3-iqHoYUUnD4VYIRD_vM4klYf2Nu9s4hAYTnYYQF7Ug8IT2au0mmv/s640/lam-ang.jpg" width="384" /></a></div>
<br />
Real Name: <b>Geonell Salvador</b><br />
<br />
Named after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biag_ni_Lam-ang" target="_blank">the Ilocano epic hero</a>, <b>Lam-ang</b> has the ability to absorb and store any type of energy into his body and release it in the form of devastating bio-kinetic blasts or as a protective force field.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR4hFHX_99gQY1ZZXMDxVcb1_CvlTx9fhc_j4VvQIhAv05Fm_SbWq_Vj8p0TXQmK0z3S_FHgTQTmoKp03NmBP0sAOjCzl017j-WeI1o_xl15s0Wtg484MMEwvPSMBQ8wFYLzO0KVh2eZI0/s1600/005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR4hFHX_99gQY1ZZXMDxVcb1_CvlTx9fhc_j4VvQIhAv05Fm_SbWq_Vj8p0TXQmK0z3S_FHgTQTmoKp03NmBP0sAOjCzl017j-WeI1o_xl15s0Wtg484MMEwvPSMBQ8wFYLzO0KVh2eZI0/s400/005.jpg" width="355" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<h3>
MAKILING</h3>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYy1JXwYeMAKLen-Z1FKj3Sxu1tKRRaZaZibccX4hik5W1sfqGuVFT-Z9oYxU0IGgREdVo2RzjfyZqbFsFXWawegJFSTMiuCyTYhmxPrbB18K4VBEanmHBSJJi8vXASFlq0yMNxHgClqUl/s1600/makiling.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="992" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYy1JXwYeMAKLen-Z1FKj3Sxu1tKRRaZaZibccX4hik5W1sfqGuVFT-Z9oYxU0IGgREdVo2RzjfyZqbFsFXWawegJFSTMiuCyTYhmxPrbB18K4VBEanmHBSJJi8vXASFlq0yMNxHgClqUl/s640/makiling.jpg" width="385" /></a></div>
<br />
Real Name: <b>Angelina Sagala</b><br />
<br />
Named after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Makiling" target="_blank">the mythical guardian spirit of Mount Makiling</a>, she can influence the temperature of her surroundings, notably giving her ice-based powers. <b>Makiling</b> can also direct energy to her feet, enabling her to fly.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrnuHNmtWl5jHfHDfDXeVNd7lAAwey0_2VY0mfT8gyDkCla2kQXohllrranamgxqoJZJnjkQh-RvO2O9ucpFOwV0tbMEk51ltz6huiMCW-O6_A8CAmDnACxtWdr-kfrFdO-g75C1WVskiR/s1600/007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="982" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrnuHNmtWl5jHfHDfDXeVNd7lAAwey0_2VY0mfT8gyDkCla2kQXohllrranamgxqoJZJnjkQh-RvO2O9ucpFOwV0tbMEk51ltz6huiMCW-O6_A8CAmDnACxtWdr-kfrFdO-g75C1WVskiR/s400/007.jpg" width="243" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<h3>
CARPIO</h3>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMKngPZ_EcaWbcF2DsK0mB-iOmd_e2TIKUGz0gGg4GBHWPISiqegnnLt53Gzuff5fMJxUgXxTrjfN2l837EDLTNES5E9-M8E0A8bZWmfcFqXMZHjNe-49CpvOVmPtZEPbr6s06RhBLgB8/s1600/carpio.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1022" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMKngPZ_EcaWbcF2DsK0mB-iOmd_e2TIKUGz0gGg4GBHWPISiqegnnLt53Gzuff5fMJxUgXxTrjfN2l837EDLTNES5E9-M8E0A8bZWmfcFqXMZHjNe-49CpvOVmPtZEPbr6s06RhBLgB8/s640/carpio.jpg" width="375" /></a></div>
<br />
Real Name: <b>Jay Jorge Beltran</b><br />
<br />
Named after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernardo_Carpio" target="_blank">the mythological strongman </a><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernardo_Carpio" target="_blank">Bernardo Carpio</a>, </b>he is the team's resident powerhouse. Needless to say, <b>Carpio</b> possesses superhuman strength, but besides that he also has superhuman endurance that enables him to withstand extreme temperatures and hold his breath for an extended period of time. He carries a protomagnetic shield that grants him the power of flight.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-V8YJ9Z03kqdrAjrEI87noUzu8_D0m70dV4h0x7XKQdnlKbjfLJnxwNSwXO3f3nCvxK4zaiyWQdYfp4NiDJY7rO-Rl8QqqGDb7WL7KmvhPewnWlTvPZmmVGIoiKlDifr6FCrb2Xq2wF6K/s1600/carpre.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-V8YJ9Z03kqdrAjrEI87noUzu8_D0m70dV4h0x7XKQdnlKbjfLJnxwNSwXO3f3nCvxK4zaiyWQdYfp4NiDJY7rO-Rl8QqqGDb7WL7KmvhPewnWlTvPZmmVGIoiKlDifr6FCrb2Xq2wF6K/s400/carpre.jpg" width="322" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<h3>
DWEN</h3>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKz3RkMoaDUH22icGOKE4lXXnyvpwHzjF3hip4ERnheGpJZXhWIemUUFKsTrGPQR_f1wD_G733bGYF9rfCtq4GIlLh_aWRQ4vccsrmorLiS1wY0oJ_PxiARGo8B2nXUIyNcCIih1ERjG0/s1600/dwen.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1010" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKz3RkMoaDUH22icGOKE4lXXnyvpwHzjF3hip4ERnheGpJZXhWIemUUFKsTrGPQR_f1wD_G733bGYF9rfCtq4GIlLh_aWRQ4vccsrmorLiS1wY0oJ_PxiARGo8B2nXUIyNcCIih1ERjG0/s640/dwen.jpg" width="380" /></a></div>
<br />
Real Name: <b>June Bautista</b><br />
<br />
His name is taken from the word <b><i>duwende</i>, </b>the Philippine term for dwarves, elves or goblins. The youngest team member, <b>Dwen</b> has psionic powers that enable him to scan the minds of others or fire powerful psi-blasts at his opponents. He is also capable of teleportation, but the range of this ability is limited to only 30 kilometers.<br />
<br />
<h3>
ADARNA</h3>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwg8mU3n8v9eM9F53sB9JRTdpFLrCYXwWilmA2UIzvEX_sFOPUcmW28ESME0wZ6mcrszZ0W9iXdnF-G0AsmxGEh_B_JdPg__V7gg-U9l3bnvomvVfmJeBX9aVf7rBUZAONQ21GDtvLex_1/s1600/adarna.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1019" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwg8mU3n8v9eM9F53sB9JRTdpFLrCYXwWilmA2UIzvEX_sFOPUcmW28ESME0wZ6mcrszZ0W9iXdnF-G0AsmxGEh_B_JdPg__V7gg-U9l3bnvomvVfmJeBX9aVf7rBUZAONQ21GDtvLex_1/s640/adarna.jpg" width="376" /></a></div>
<br />
Real Name: <b>Fritzie Aguilar</b><br />
<br />
Named after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibong_Adarna" target="_blank">the eponymous bird from the 16th century epic poem</a>, <b>Adarna</b> has a powerful high-pitched voice that can shatter anything, including metal. Aside from this, she is also a skilled martial artist, a pair of katana blades being her weapons of choice. Her sister, <b>K'wa,</b> is a member of the opposing team, the evil <b>Salot.</b><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8RRaRKmUHTzdU90QkVGM7x3h7ootayMKbUFnAbr-TOMleH-1LyKEQAlcxnBJYV4LlB5Ji3z7GBdjXm1kIXLwEr2LXkeoUVFgrV4_X6XQU7m8spIdNWfDo_j84pDFGT1CDX8ALCQ_LZ2N/s1600/006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="967" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8RRaRKmUHTzdU90QkVGM7x3h7ootayMKbUFnAbr-TOMleH-1LyKEQAlcxnBJYV4LlB5Ji3z7GBdjXm1kIXLwEr2LXkeoUVFgrV4_X6XQU7m8spIdNWfDo_j84pDFGT1CDX8ALCQ_LZ2N/s400/006.jpg" width="247" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<h3>
<b>LAWIN</b></h3>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLNRrCglqBdMVZnivIQxyHmwEQVz60-M7IeOk_ehThRTejDr_aNVCLOHBCGYmUJQjZR8GlG2OH-WieRjtkATZHg5QRD5Ne0JbRpGTStwunMEswkJmdZ_z3HBoLfI6Tv13ky9QpWHTl46p/s1600/lawin.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="600" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLNRrCglqBdMVZnivIQxyHmwEQVz60-M7IeOk_ehThRTejDr_aNVCLOHBCGYmUJQjZR8GlG2OH-WieRjtkATZHg5QRD5Ne0JbRpGTStwunMEswkJmdZ_z3HBoLfI6Tv13ky9QpWHTl46p/s400/lawin.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
Unfortunately, I don't have the profile page for this guy. Anyway, <b>Lawin</b> ("Hawk")<b> </b>possesses razor-sharp claws, super-sharp senses, and a winged cape that enables him to glide through the air.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUDazB1yc2CQVt5tQ2uNQEyueu17_K5LeH_8-VnGKUlub7PihO6D-_3O-jkrB01nmxV2GisMTyQ31AR118eQUQBhnNJ8GUu2HJH3PKd30EAalc2yFyNnIc0Dt8e93NNzDbGrnB_4Wh9wLm/s1600/lawinunmasked.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="885" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUDazB1yc2CQVt5tQ2uNQEyueu17_K5LeH_8-VnGKUlub7PihO6D-_3O-jkrB01nmxV2GisMTyQ31AR118eQUQBhnNJ8GUu2HJH3PKd30EAalc2yFyNnIc0Dt8e93NNzDbGrnB_4Wh9wLm/s400/lawinunmasked.jpg" width="270" /></a></div>
<br />
From his appearance, one would assume Lawin to be the silent, brooding mystery-man of the group, but that couldn't be further from the truth. Underneath that cool-looking mask is a brash and vain pretty boy who considers himself the star player of the team.<br />
<br />
<br />
<h3>
</h3>
<h3>
</h3>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">
COVER GALLERY</h3>
<h3>
</h3>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQvRoZG4ktxcR-bNWcdvK1XnRjtVUnI3HxK9nT86jPI9i91NOL5n6OjtLUkamc03lOXqOvgah2bMCFEPDxQVoPyDHa1VKxftrpobn6D0EnEsJdfrs6IPYCRUkXuDTv2P3lfF4t3yzZFE3q/s1600/kidlat05.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="952" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQvRoZG4ktxcR-bNWcdvK1XnRjtVUnI3HxK9nT86jPI9i91NOL5n6OjtLUkamc03lOXqOvgah2bMCFEPDxQVoPyDHa1VKxftrpobn6D0EnEsJdfrs6IPYCRUkXuDTv2P3lfF4t3yzZFE3q/s320/kidlat05.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXPO52gMism4F422q4uTxBtmWT9h4oxS_blyDrBAfQXs3AKv1lcve0CIfCuCpQ5Q_7dhfvNMJKa-hSg1NlCMscCGcUU-wtZQrPIL2cOelIQOY69pmkMSRXM7d6OLIPUSZT0wbHrgdfVAK-/s1600/kidlat09.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="983" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXPO52gMism4F422q4uTxBtmWT9h4oxS_blyDrBAfQXs3AKv1lcve0CIfCuCpQ5Q_7dhfvNMJKa-hSg1NlCMscCGcUU-wtZQrPIL2cOelIQOY69pmkMSRXM7d6OLIPUSZT0wbHrgdfVAK-/s320/kidlat09.jpg" width="195" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4HxXJsf5HaxpfTGwIs6dnNxveoQ8Jnrxx3eeHcWOoulJ160MmUPqGxi4pbYYsNzbacsibl143rCoLuwhDUeYGXG3NxU25T3hH0Z4U4ujgGM9lqx0xLN8FSTWGAMzu8Jf9su-_etAgFKp/s1600/kidlat14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4HxXJsf5HaxpfTGwIs6dnNxveoQ8Jnrxx3eeHcWOoulJ160MmUPqGxi4pbYYsNzbacsibl143rCoLuwhDUeYGXG3NxU25T3hH0Z4U4ujgGM9lqx0xLN8FSTWGAMzu8Jf9su-_etAgFKp/s320/kidlat14.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
That's all for now. Watch out for our feature on the Rajas' villainous counterparts, the <b><a href="https://pinoysuperheroesuniverse.blogspot.com/2022/11/bathala-salot.html" target="_blank">Salot</a>,</b> coming out--sometime in the future. (^_^)Aris B. Panganibanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416299676920535759noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552337539512473269.post-22682429503821357952018-09-29T23:45:00.001-07:002021-10-14T08:54:09.689-07:00TINY TOM<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUaLBhrkvzQO27qza3DHjuH_vggujL3xeA9Urr1Kuym4rST0FSTYuxdFsvL-j0bv-8xVWoBS1VdeulATN-eDudWisuuwMxavX8VCo-jtn-pt8f282goS_6tfBuHSUjy0oea0GBuYSxu7Ft/s1600/009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1457" data-original-width="1600" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUaLBhrkvzQO27qza3DHjuH_vggujL3xeA9Urr1Kuym4rST0FSTYuxdFsvL-j0bv-8xVWoBS1VdeulATN-eDudWisuuwMxavX8VCo-jtn-pt8f282goS_6tfBuHSUjy0oea0GBuYSxu7Ft/s400/009.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
Created by writer <b>Ray Morgan</b> and artist <b>Thor William, <i>Tiny Tom</i></b> ran weekly in <i><b>Pilipino Funny Komiks</b></i> (Published by <b>Islas Filipinas Publishing Co., Inc.)</b> from <b>1981</b> to <b>1983.</b><br />
<br />
<br />
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>HONEY, I SHRUNK THE KID!</i> </b></span></h2>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnn2A6TkxV4tZbzFoPGy4o_4isw7WYpHZqhnPoBxhA-pDurPEzdHD3kF3U-7YGd5O6GELIkjt58HpAxTBHAIVXwZzpBIZRBQaU75D_rqilRUlWfqe5iDSaey1a6gwh0k6KqijvXAcSMDn/s1600/003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1058" data-original-width="885" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnn2A6TkxV4tZbzFoPGy4o_4isw7WYpHZqhnPoBxhA-pDurPEzdHD3kF3U-7YGd5O6GELIkjt58HpAxTBHAIVXwZzpBIZRBQaU75D_rqilRUlWfqe5iDSaey1a6gwh0k6KqijvXAcSMDn/s200/003.jpg" width="166" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dr. Lugo</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<b>Dr. Rod Suarez</b> and his young son <b>Tom </b>were abducted by the criminal mastermind <b>Dr. Lugo,</b> who wanted the kidnapped scientist to build a shrinking device for him. During a struggle, Tom was struck by the rays of the device, shrinking him down to about an inch in height.</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcKTgNWiR0QidCqMulbkT2Vm_2IHheB-0NYrsfK8Z-ZeNZ2_3LH9cq7IWaRzXbK4gvbAXc41Zc_U4Lcv6hPIdJN2fz3S837XBKrpg6_OD-xhALZVZyr8isxY1UlJGjOZBGQEyYPXcQpt7Q/s1600/004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="925" data-original-width="1600" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcKTgNWiR0QidCqMulbkT2Vm_2IHheB-0NYrsfK8Z-ZeNZ2_3LH9cq7IWaRzXbK4gvbAXc41Zc_U4Lcv6hPIdJN2fz3S837XBKrpg6_OD-xhALZVZyr8isxY1UlJGjOZBGQEyYPXcQpt7Q/s400/004.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dr. Suarez and Tiny Tom</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
Despite his size, Tom was able to escape and sought the help of his father's girlfriend, beauty salon owner <b>Olivia.</b></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLAgjStkXPiYhN4FuE2nolm91UEJfbVvvy1ZFu-a8RmJdQlmCoSsmIXc8CNXLgCcpMi7vbBSuDB8pWH4zndiVvfaQDvunDwQhJITmDfk6ZranGi73f9kJcf3P0mjzjwJ4OHSvkHzTQI0j7/s1600/001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1255" data-original-width="1600" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLAgjStkXPiYhN4FuE2nolm91UEJfbVvvy1ZFu-a8RmJdQlmCoSsmIXc8CNXLgCcpMi7vbBSuDB8pWH4zndiVvfaQDvunDwQhJITmDfk6ZranGi73f9kJcf3P0mjzjwJ4OHSvkHzTQI0j7/s400/001.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"<b>Aling</b> Olivia"</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrUzrQ7K9stSWazGIzA0rFvKR7ILt_dQDSk-I7MghfUnq_8va33IK-G2RgDviH0hv6T78TC8uDJOEh0eR7xlKDIz357ByVlF7irS5QyJVN_0zNcPjbOmDZbJAZcGlYd1wv9AMzqWFxMPx4/s1600/002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1203" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrUzrQ7K9stSWazGIzA0rFvKR7ILt_dQDSk-I7MghfUnq_8va33IK-G2RgDviH0hv6T78TC8uDJOEh0eR7xlKDIz357ByVlF7irS5QyJVN_0zNcPjbOmDZbJAZcGlYd1wv9AMzqWFxMPx4/s400/002.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rosal, Lily, Dahlia and Camfufot - The original Flower 4.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
Assisted by gay beauticians <b>Rosal, Lily, Dahlia</b> and <b>Camfufot,</b> they attempted to rescue Tom's father, who was being held captive in a fake haunted house.<b> </b></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fK_zW7SicRy0uZsdj6A-Rv9fXIVPRLupRs30UFb-DmwlyB7kZcMhc4DfkhIklE_gZ6LlTXaBpMmbXkY_ohiOPw1tbYrPl9DmRKguAZWW9INPNq4R-PPVrJlGUqArTzKi1DjAYSh27Drl/s1600/005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="986" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fK_zW7SicRy0uZsdj6A-Rv9fXIVPRLupRs30UFb-DmwlyB7kZcMhc4DfkhIklE_gZ6LlTXaBpMmbXkY_ohiOPw1tbYrPl9DmRKguAZWW9INPNq4R-PPVrJlGUqArTzKi1DjAYSh27Drl/s400/005.jpg" width="246" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWmN78p2usbAV2RBYTbM_eDWq0g2ZE23JLcVYy29BogKgPHvMlTP-RkF3OiYAFzIWEffAGd7sw3mNCSSUde6t-KzeeQvLPmT1gHBpmkIE39jn9_RuyJxwea2Aq9RDAV_C13upeJEjK638k/s1600/006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="950" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWmN78p2usbAV2RBYTbM_eDWq0g2ZE23JLcVYy29BogKgPHvMlTP-RkF3OiYAFzIWEffAGd7sw3mNCSSUde6t-KzeeQvLPmT1gHBpmkIE39jn9_RuyJxwea2Aq9RDAV_C13upeJEjK638k/s400/006.jpg" width="237" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQF-k0RmjNacMJUN9AQi3vJfd7Hi-VjumE2b_9CCqJNQMb43I7tV4eLJPKcRov0IUL3-wIPxDr1NjNmWtTMq2x59kuPoof0GCcjdOyKGHO4fe6RPRuSX2MsepLfapepMztu4PBot0x2Mpw/s1600/007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="972" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQF-k0RmjNacMJUN9AQi3vJfd7Hi-VjumE2b_9CCqJNQMb43I7tV4eLJPKcRov0IUL3-wIPxDr1NjNmWtTMq2x59kuPoof0GCcjdOyKGHO4fe6RPRuSX2MsepLfapepMztu4PBot0x2Mpw/s400/007.jpg" width="242" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PO9NJQ-o7RDuEfetN7kull9-lsNjvmKsjqYCeMK23fNrKO8HoZurf8POWanblT114So-iOV5veNNoBHsZ_pXya_4fLfojG0ax2Nqrni0BG3p1OPYcIEaYWBtRwDT8lTYCATnX5RyQZZA/s1600/008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="938" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PO9NJQ-o7RDuEfetN7kull9-lsNjvmKsjqYCeMK23fNrKO8HoZurf8POWanblT114So-iOV5veNNoBHsZ_pXya_4fLfojG0ax2Nqrni0BG3p1OPYcIEaYWBtRwDT8lTYCATnX5RyQZZA/s400/008.jpg" width="233" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">TINY NO MORE</span></h2>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRLckk1XIkfl3gpBABHvszscc1AbN4S7vgwjUgFx6y6oWPEoVn470DuQlF1iy6P-QD6jObfaDE7fcwMuOTQAL9WZzwRsWGfRiNT1cLNpAI7A_Q95AK3Qisg7zA_E-vsM6qkwj5QgnCZcKS/s1600/013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="696" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRLckk1XIkfl3gpBABHvszscc1AbN4S7vgwjUgFx6y6oWPEoVn470DuQlF1iy6P-QD6jObfaDE7fcwMuOTQAL9WZzwRsWGfRiNT1cLNpAI7A_Q95AK3Qisg7zA_E-vsM6qkwj5QgnCZcKS/s400/013.jpg" width="172" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not-so-Tiny Tom</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: left;">
In the series' 57th chapter (<b>PFK#240 - January 21, 1983)</b>, Tom gets hit by a prototype laser which then causes him to grow <b>12 feet</b> in height! He spends the remainder of the series in this state as he mops up the rest of Lugo's gang.</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq5em-FtxO8UsSFw4qfJ3zXQMs9PDyOwTvUD3mvxx-9c-5iiVcIzPIykeNcd_fgvJExoXQXhuu4-FbHp42VKQvlMWXl2I3RJ_xDmkNkv-KhNFTEX7Vj6B0wfJ7xwfxW_D-rRsTlIOSQd93/s1600/010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="881" data-original-width="1600" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq5em-FtxO8UsSFw4qfJ3zXQMs9PDyOwTvUD3mvxx-9c-5iiVcIzPIykeNcd_fgvJExoXQXhuu4-FbHp42VKQvlMWXl2I3RJ_xDmkNkv-KhNFTEX7Vj6B0wfJ7xwfxW_D-rRsTlIOSQd93/s400/010.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0f389aIRPMGbnjrw4LqsIxzBA1xlb7XRM1f-G_QFKFgjAXGL0LYouHZPFiW5eDeU5eF-xoAplK4MRWuVN4n6pB7zRXYpDSYZLkrSZXtcQSBbHq6T0uQHNR7yJ_TeI3Pfz5UzCSB4pZOYV/s1600/011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="944" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0f389aIRPMGbnjrw4LqsIxzBA1xlb7XRM1f-G_QFKFgjAXGL0LYouHZPFiW5eDeU5eF-xoAplK4MRWuVN4n6pB7zRXYpDSYZLkrSZXtcQSBbHq6T0uQHNR7yJ_TeI3Pfz5UzCSB4pZOYV/s400/011.jpg" width="235" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiXbc_yp_YyW6gk42-4wy_PrLkpkhP2RLoP7H37Jx9_sQuDHXAP-mAeCzmCmb4VARDIlhwvZcjAW3QHsvs8SWrzjbiPUbk_1VXz8-AFfnDJ_YHy9QgwqQyr8Ii-wrS6AebrcQrmEhUR401/s1600/012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="869" data-original-width="877" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiXbc_yp_YyW6gk42-4wy_PrLkpkhP2RLoP7H37Jx9_sQuDHXAP-mAeCzmCmb4VARDIlhwvZcjAW3QHsvs8SWrzjbiPUbk_1VXz8-AFfnDJ_YHy9QgwqQyr8Ii-wrS6AebrcQrmEhUR401/s320/012.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
Aris B. Panganibanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416299676920535759noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552337539512473269.post-65666680122434756922018-07-03T01:38:00.001-07:002021-10-14T09:29:58.945-07:00JURASSIC TERMINATORS<i><b>Terminator 2</b></i> and <b><i>Jurassic Park</i></b> 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 case, though, <b>Graphic Arts Service Inc. (GASI)</b> opted to merge both properties into one. Well, sort of.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhts-r83cMW6Qf46nBqLTtrdwhQfx4EUplSlhMjdfoHv2bv5pINR3hKXDIzOnUSBhPuSbt6oldRGlP5Qzc70gpWvid6FjLNWHXt6XJQY5-K2ZLkiNAsvd22C6kPKlKCDe9MLsR87O5S1Pqn/s1600/001+%2528636x1024%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="636" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhts-r83cMW6Qf46nBqLTtrdwhQfx4EUplSlhMjdfoHv2bv5pINR3hKXDIzOnUSBhPuSbt6oldRGlP5Qzc70gpWvid6FjLNWHXt6XJQY5-K2ZLkiNAsvd22C6kPKlKCDe9MLsR87O5S1Pqn/s400/001+%2528636x1024%2529.jpg" width="247" /></a></div>
<br />
<i><b>Jurassic Terminators</b></i> was created by writer <b>Primus Inter Pares</b> and artist <b>Lan Medina</b> for <i><b>Super Heroes Comix </b></i>(which probably should have been retitled <i><b>Jurassic Comix</b></i> since almost every feature in it had something to do with dinosaurs) in 1993. Set on the world of <b>Jurass,</b> populated by a race of highly-evolved, technologically-advanced dinosaurs, it chronicled the ongoing conflict between the peace-loving <b>Herbivores</b> and the war-like <b>Carnivores.</b><br />
<br />
From <b><i>Super Heroes Comix</i> #22</b> <b>(December 19, 1993).</b><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ZY87U76_wA-DoKItNHDCWdlSJ1yQRDl7qm5l25vAshL7TezzqTVlq2mG9xu5_rhYavEP3eOSOqjx0_xJSkXFe1nalrHvTGl-0Wv-lMAUDgvqLuyusZEYONEK8J2zpZcQyRk0ITRVvqji/s1600/002+%2528625x1024%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="625" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ZY87U76_wA-DoKItNHDCWdlSJ1yQRDl7qm5l25vAshL7TezzqTVlq2mG9xu5_rhYavEP3eOSOqjx0_xJSkXFe1nalrHvTGl-0Wv-lMAUDgvqLuyusZEYONEK8J2zpZcQyRk0ITRVvqji/s400/002+%2528625x1024%2529.jpg" width="243" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc5vYDTAA2pjrnBo5gRUDAg0PmwCprjxKrq-SfsuY1q5fNlYlPnvBivFTgkwuNOlQBtHw1TPtcaviaEpmoHV5s1IOQFrZOWXdy9eCP5xPTGjsJvwgPMEifv17E1khI7EEyBppAZDk_iTdy/s1600/003+%2528627x1024%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="627" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc5vYDTAA2pjrnBo5gRUDAg0PmwCprjxKrq-SfsuY1q5fNlYlPnvBivFTgkwuNOlQBtHw1TPtcaviaEpmoHV5s1IOQFrZOWXdy9eCP5xPTGjsJvwgPMEifv17E1khI7EEyBppAZDk_iTdy/s400/003+%2528627x1024%2529.jpg" width="243" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1VWtITZqBWo7a_6275b4Xeyk666BtbxWUSEiLkLbH9JyuFk-7b0yogwkMk0StEtvH6p1jmkZKNdq9mIToUFpJfM7Fj8KAPkxQcR76P1CuPXpeZ6Y82IcIznLqk7KiIY9nPGRhs82hrNDM/s1600/004+%2528621x1024%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="621" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1VWtITZqBWo7a_6275b4Xeyk666BtbxWUSEiLkLbH9JyuFk-7b0yogwkMk0StEtvH6p1jmkZKNdq9mIToUFpJfM7Fj8KAPkxQcR76P1CuPXpeZ6Y82IcIznLqk7KiIY9nPGRhs82hrNDM/s400/004+%2528621x1024%2529.jpg" width="242" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tBGG5Gs6jPRE1A9sIZSg4pOsmB-R681SHLtVEsoaRN-1HkvCtO35SI3H7PIacZdnHO-Zm_yXtJbeycQ6nYTi8yW1kHze4wzAzSkMj8foqVBDPu9MRSLJEspxyXbUQzRuxtmBAbkZnjVt/s1600/005+%2528623x1024%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="623" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tBGG5Gs6jPRE1A9sIZSg4pOsmB-R681SHLtVEsoaRN-1HkvCtO35SI3H7PIacZdnHO-Zm_yXtJbeycQ6nYTi8yW1kHze4wzAzSkMj8foqVBDPu9MRSLJEspxyXbUQzRuxtmBAbkZnjVt/s400/005+%2528623x1024%2529.jpg" width="242" /></a></div>
<b> </b>Aris B. Panganibanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416299676920535759noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552337539512473269.post-39018524034527060852018-06-09T01:47:00.001-07:002021-10-14T09:30:46.435-07:00ALTARU<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8DpXRqZHW63ADz4UvDR1zUoEIBvMNWl7p1XtpNhOI5FHPDI0EqXlJOqtki4eKKt7zZcEZzXvpwVloQImbVnfR_NObJ_o_iQQO7bFfiCruCnuAMjPaPYSoCchGTTFtRcgTvEmL50RNIkYW/s1600/001+%2528646x1024%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="646" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8DpXRqZHW63ADz4UvDR1zUoEIBvMNWl7p1XtpNhOI5FHPDI0EqXlJOqtki4eKKt7zZcEZzXvpwVloQImbVnfR_NObJ_o_iQQO7bFfiCruCnuAMjPaPYSoCchGTTFtRcgTvEmL50RNIkYW/s400/001+%2528646x1024%2529.jpg" width="251" /></a></div>
<br />
Created by writer <b>Oscar D. Baleros I</b> and artist <b>Dannie Taverna, <i>Altaru</i></b> first appeared in 1987 in the pages of <i><b>Thunder Illustrated Magasin,</b></i> published by <b>Counterpoint Komiks and Magazines, Inc.</b><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocmCLqir8P-v2lYNBGyYHXRuI0NuvgoA5AQ5xltvKX188aO_0pXKfUykAJFIjjVf9sWvJQVfO8aWqNJFX2Hcml95o0P1714I_jEyXBYXDXC1esaBK3t2rK1_bWeAKVFHHvYdrH9cFacfK/s1600/002+%2528761x868%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="868" data-original-width="761" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocmCLqir8P-v2lYNBGyYHXRuI0NuvgoA5AQ5xltvKX188aO_0pXKfUykAJFIjjVf9sWvJQVfO8aWqNJFX2Hcml95o0P1714I_jEyXBYXDXC1esaBK3t2rK1_bWeAKVFHHvYdrH9cFacfK/s200/002+%2528761x868%2529.jpg" width="175" /></a></div>
Globe-trotting singer <b>Ramiro</b> leads a double life, fighting international crime as the masked martial artist known as <b>Altaru.</b> He is guided by the old sage <b>Yaru </b>and aided the mystic owl <b>Malta.</b><br />
<br />
The following story appeared in <b><i>Thunder Illustrated Magasin </i>#18 (February 4, 1988).</b><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivt8K8AZZzyHu2AzqZ9SJh741ZfWIvSQgffiAl_4rDTY9xn6f0VVWEqWajYFndpPwenmeq30IT0HL2IJJYjMHMFWIgQiGTXRMSe0A4CHtgvmoHf28Fk8pHmyWNQHVLteFV4lfQn5cPGlEp/s1600/003+%2528625x1024%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="625" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivt8K8AZZzyHu2AzqZ9SJh741ZfWIvSQgffiAl_4rDTY9xn6f0VVWEqWajYFndpPwenmeq30IT0HL2IJJYjMHMFWIgQiGTXRMSe0A4CHtgvmoHf28Fk8pHmyWNQHVLteFV4lfQn5cPGlEp/s400/003+%2528625x1024%2529.jpg" width="243" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCm09isw3EPNhlAgvI6sJbQTNjkJAPG3fr2DRgpVx7es4Lria8RaEIC3kR_q9AuB58EcgQRA6ciY5t0sM3kodRVwDwi8zT5bGKIBq7PeNMC8nymIxQoBPElzJ_hQ_hjLorIX9WZifhbRon/s1600/004+%2528640x1024%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCm09isw3EPNhlAgvI6sJbQTNjkJAPG3fr2DRgpVx7es4Lria8RaEIC3kR_q9AuB58EcgQRA6ciY5t0sM3kodRVwDwi8zT5bGKIBq7PeNMC8nymIxQoBPElzJ_hQ_hjLorIX9WZifhbRon/s400/004+%2528640x1024%2529.jpg" width="250" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHtRjmVU7tWtsVNpYRqo5xQKzFAxUaGQZFPAYpBH1KvH47FcX3BGyHHHEwpyOFYSI5rU6C4sXWm2oiqBFPw6kMDKY7iHvbVwJ7s2NJeOP3uEYzVNlmHPJpioWukIp76DjYb3avsMmKb8f3/s1600/005+%2528628x1024%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="628" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHtRjmVU7tWtsVNpYRqo5xQKzFAxUaGQZFPAYpBH1KvH47FcX3BGyHHHEwpyOFYSI5rU6C4sXWm2oiqBFPw6kMDKY7iHvbVwJ7s2NJeOP3uEYzVNlmHPJpioWukIp76DjYb3avsMmKb8f3/s400/005+%2528628x1024%2529.jpg" width="245" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv8SaEt2hGWPfBDBuDNwxPz4hvq8mJoWv48fCOQZk2260YWrMySSKtta9rUT-o6p7X_kq4vvFuUVqJvXAVDyKEZNpLbBkiLCN-nFo9H8eMs224FK3-38Ar6p0zPhuCBpzbiYST4VXz0fyL/s1600/006+%2528634x1024%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="634" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv8SaEt2hGWPfBDBuDNwxPz4hvq8mJoWv48fCOQZk2260YWrMySSKtta9rUT-o6p7X_kq4vvFuUVqJvXAVDyKEZNpLbBkiLCN-nFo9H8eMs224FK3-38Ar6p0zPhuCBpzbiYST4VXz0fyL/s400/006+%2528634x1024%2529.jpg" width="247" /></a></div>
<b> </b>Aris B. Panganibanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416299676920535759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552337539512473269.post-17527107707444099522017-04-29T23:55:00.001-07:002021-10-14T09:32:32.140-07:00PERSEUS THE STARLORD: The ChallengeNot to be confused with<b> Marvel's</b> <a href="http://diversionsofthegroovykind.blogspot.com/2012/01/black-and-white-wednesday-first-house.html"><i><b>Star-Lord</b></i></a> (who actually was co-created by Filipino artist <b>Steve Gan</b>), space-faring adventurer <b><i>Perseus the Starlord </i></b>was the mainstay of <b>Atlas Publishing Co., Inc.'s <i>Starlord Pocketkomiks </i></b>from <b>1985 </b>to <b>1986.</b><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3BbU2qWijYnplwLO68hBWWGGmNjVCi8LI7b4espo7fMw1MBtAHSYCPgIeRfzPpKXL_3qniixF-hfl1-AtVb46fBxOblg9LDn_6wZGLJwnUspTtUiPfKMsP-lHZ7MHS7a3BeOtA-Om6HQ8/s1600/001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3BbU2qWijYnplwLO68hBWWGGmNjVCi8LI7b4espo7fMw1MBtAHSYCPgIeRfzPpKXL_3qniixF-hfl1-AtVb46fBxOblg9LDn_6wZGLJwnUspTtUiPfKMsP-lHZ7MHS7a3BeOtA-Om6HQ8/s400/001.jpg" width="313" /></a></div>
<br />
I'm not sure who created the character (though from the illustration above, it appears he may have been designed by <b>Rod Santiago</b>), but a number of writers and artists worked on the series during its run. This 2-part tale from issues <b>22 </b>to <b>23 (May 1-8, 1986) </b>was written by <b>Roger Nicolas,</b> with artwork credited to <b>Mel Capital.</b><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcgAU4ScHl1R9ufjXVebITFoMV0JfoI0oc9MnYPbaKaUlWhyphenhypheno8_fDwHimb_ThxWe9MjO64G-fpZitq6_-IenuLrcxkPtXnFvjMEdQiqf29YiHntF7QbMEx0XiZ5d0smrWmOP2Lx1HA95RH/s1600/002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcgAU4ScHl1R9ufjXVebITFoMV0JfoI0oc9MnYPbaKaUlWhyphenhypheno8_fDwHimb_ThxWe9MjO64G-fpZitq6_-IenuLrcxkPtXnFvjMEdQiqf29YiHntF7QbMEx0XiZ5d0smrWmOP2Lx1HA95RH/s400/002.jpg" width="307" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAG-2U0H6vzjP8HFVrqvsbW1M5jcBv7JO_xq4c-CeJmEe7_YjRDGlv2bB48cYtpM5giFO5p3krECn2xwQVxq5cM_2I61zbgq655aHmW62jYpBjzSZG8PGPrPuwiZxRxjT-yMa0uFYrWf_X/s1600/003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAG-2U0H6vzjP8HFVrqvsbW1M5jcBv7JO_xq4c-CeJmEe7_YjRDGlv2bB48cYtpM5giFO5p3krECn2xwQVxq5cM_2I61zbgq655aHmW62jYpBjzSZG8PGPrPuwiZxRxjT-yMa0uFYrWf_X/s400/003.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMJE7bEsR0ZbTRovjfGokXebEpxWn6PW7XSdqm8IgmS0i6_QCm7eZ_PsconHE0qOZGPbyv7p6zyPsCGPJAIL0Bm6sC-1SXK3OexJmuZbBeR7sLaGrOszGF6V3PiUK4mlzt6MsLdNBWZW-/s1600/004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMJE7bEsR0ZbTRovjfGokXebEpxWn6PW7XSdqm8IgmS0i6_QCm7eZ_PsconHE0qOZGPbyv7p6zyPsCGPJAIL0Bm6sC-1SXK3OexJmuZbBeR7sLaGrOszGF6V3PiUK4mlzt6MsLdNBWZW-/s400/004.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9CKRk2jx2dK9r-sT1NagK2ckLD4xy5wlGzxikTM8b8XvRjrmlmciqZ_w9p9nkKpe8vzhZBo54s2fw3E6tZVOK8VJLbgLlXbhvY3NWfzf1NnbZGKMIonb3h4ChnkP_HmFAiNW_sAxZq0s/s1600/005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9CKRk2jx2dK9r-sT1NagK2ckLD4xy5wlGzxikTM8b8XvRjrmlmciqZ_w9p9nkKpe8vzhZBo54s2fw3E6tZVOK8VJLbgLlXbhvY3NWfzf1NnbZGKMIonb3h4ChnkP_HmFAiNW_sAxZq0s/s400/005.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFPXjuXNdvCc-WmymGGndyg0IT_4lCnZFZ9qQd5_zYl53rjOC204lgMkTKlfqtdFC4kVCy5PrfHPpGQLczhQgMj0V3FkTVtH3jiadVRtKTgpQsrnyjMEw4dzMlI8VTQUBea1kbyeaQ2NJW/s1600/006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFPXjuXNdvCc-WmymGGndyg0IT_4lCnZFZ9qQd5_zYl53rjOC204lgMkTKlfqtdFC4kVCy5PrfHPpGQLczhQgMj0V3FkTVtH3jiadVRtKTgpQsrnyjMEw4dzMlI8VTQUBea1kbyeaQ2NJW/s400/006.jpg" width="308" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyLYpiEKNo5McNwQtLOSG3n6yUm4rISyK05s7pE9JhybNXfff2vQnsYgyt9cHhsPaI62y-FiZk5r86jgqiqutPFdl_knZ18slaSjgpKcTEkkrUdiXaw87jEfxukfj7wQs4ml2C0xUIr8b4/s1600/007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyLYpiEKNo5McNwQtLOSG3n6yUm4rISyK05s7pE9JhybNXfff2vQnsYgyt9cHhsPaI62y-FiZk5r86jgqiqutPFdl_knZ18slaSjgpKcTEkkrUdiXaw87jEfxukfj7wQs4ml2C0xUIr8b4/s400/007.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcv9kEGyO0LcyhikxynLCJ4QF_95jgnjAp6RxzuvacxXEpxsJc9ktcyCsz1kNaDXI_bQIIlBuKGKLYtgO61Ew3oXrtc9e42Qc3xZ0Q81yDNRFiPYLx-eJPQafToqNrihC7HgFzcpBuwZQf/s1600/008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcv9kEGyO0LcyhikxynLCJ4QF_95jgnjAp6RxzuvacxXEpxsJc9ktcyCsz1kNaDXI_bQIIlBuKGKLYtgO61Ew3oXrtc9e42Qc3xZ0Q81yDNRFiPYLx-eJPQafToqNrihC7HgFzcpBuwZQf/s400/008.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSah9Dr6NAfA54WagcZeXaZIESLriQhsMZkoy7vmWbmzxq5uRbuR1qBQ0rTx9Yxza6D61J1lNJE51iDsgB1-2x6ZzQSy5UJ-W0rli8sdjh_jQ0p4-aBodxN7IfI-WjHdddGeH15z2w1mKW/s1600/009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSah9Dr6NAfA54WagcZeXaZIESLriQhsMZkoy7vmWbmzxq5uRbuR1qBQ0rTx9Yxza6D61J1lNJE51iDsgB1-2x6ZzQSy5UJ-W0rli8sdjh_jQ0p4-aBodxN7IfI-WjHdddGeH15z2w1mKW/s400/009.jpg" width="302" /></a></div>
<br />Aris B. Panganibanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416299676920535759noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552337539512473269.post-66173499637524738722017-03-25T03:58:00.001-07:002021-10-14T09:35:57.097-07:00PINOY RANGERSBack-to-back knock-offs this month, this one of a certain team of teenagers with attitude. Created by writer <b>Armand Campos </b>and artist <b>Ariel Padilla, <i>Pinoy Rangers </i></b>premiered as a back-up strip in the 30th issue of <i><b>Batang X Komiks </b></i><b>(November 13, 1995)</b>, published by <b>Sonic Triangle Publishing Inc.</b><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ7Q9VrAu6ofMq6bEeuuuL8PgMrNMoVw91Pagmv2OhxdMB2R2NLnJBCNZzWe-r74yFdPjVkRjOZ8P1mMQloudv6MwEqrNMqjUcH32ykPMXih-jxf9Ot3fQj7-eWDIcaN1ImRDKY2o6kQTw/s1600/001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ7Q9VrAu6ofMq6bEeuuuL8PgMrNMoVw91Pagmv2OhxdMB2R2NLnJBCNZzWe-r74yFdPjVkRjOZ8P1mMQloudv6MwEqrNMqjUcH32ykPMXih-jxf9Ot3fQj7-eWDIcaN1ImRDKY2o6kQTw/s400/001.jpg" width="242" /></a></div>
<br />
While hiking on <b>Mount Anahaw, </b>a group of teenagers fall into a cavern where they meet <b>Orisha, </b>the Prime Goddess and protector of the mountain.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizuZQkwQ6a7dv4VrwZ1hy_viyymvlXgCEfjg5cTQLkrjDVe7YotLWnS4Pq1jQRaDFwxSAfFz46FtROINooCastWKpoKx4FzxDnYpbmm3C7TEC0zQatqRkugFKaFTx_2K_etu5M25sYbdyd/s1600/002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizuZQkwQ6a7dv4VrwZ1hy_viyymvlXgCEfjg5cTQLkrjDVe7YotLWnS4Pq1jQRaDFwxSAfFz46FtROINooCastWKpoKx4FzxDnYpbmm3C7TEC0zQatqRkugFKaFTx_2K_etu5M25sYbdyd/s400/002.jpg" width="242" /></a></div>
<br />
She asks for their help against <i><b>Haring Itim </b></i><b>(Black King), </b>who has awakened from his (presumably 10,000-year) long slumber, and is bent on conquering the Earth and destroying nature.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrha6GffOZd8xNLw1p96ZAdtdwOxIRscC2359wwOFkoK3lYDECvjPkO-DcX09oPngxYADAH7oBqg3W5ZLnrgrebJL3N1dhgfdT1HwbpKc4dGha_APe_DXiev_OsBy3U4YiNwM8D5pF6zaw/s1600/003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrha6GffOZd8xNLw1p96ZAdtdwOxIRscC2359wwOFkoK3lYDECvjPkO-DcX09oPngxYADAH7oBqg3W5ZLnrgrebJL3N1dhgfdT1HwbpKc4dGha_APe_DXiev_OsBy3U4YiNwM8D5pF6zaw/s400/003.jpg" width="246" /></a></div>
<br />
To battle the Black King, Orisha bestows the teens with the powers of various animals. Their leader, <b>Biboy</b> becomes <i><b>Agila </b></i><b>("Eagle"), Jake </b>is <i><b>Kuwago </b></i><b>("Owl"), Maila </b>is <i><b>Musang </b></i><b>("Civet"), </b>the nimble <b>Gigi </b>is <i><b>Usa </b></i><b>("Deer"), </b>and <b>Dino, </b>the strongest of the group, is <i><b>Tamaraw </b></i><b>("Buffalo").</b><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2pPvDX3lD8cVGoPZ5El-0PaMVxPpFs0qZ7tJLz0LQzLXfTsBZusLKZcsNiAuKGxBsPgdsnfieSxHzJQH1QVz6BHBIxN7bDGkXT2tzh_Jki_8cRPA0cgeqY13GX0hL1G5JlbADYBsnw0n/s1600/004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2pPvDX3lD8cVGoPZ5El-0PaMVxPpFs0qZ7tJLz0LQzLXfTsBZusLKZcsNiAuKGxBsPgdsnfieSxHzJQH1QVz6BHBIxN7bDGkXT2tzh_Jki_8cRPA0cgeqY13GX0hL1G5JlbADYBsnw0n/s400/004.jpg" width="237" /></a></div>
<br />
When <i><b>Batang X </b></i><b>#30 </b>turned out to be that magazine's <b>final</b> issue, the Rangers were moved to the pages of <i><b>Video Sonic Comix, </b></i>beginning with its first issue on <b>December 18, 1995. </b><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4YmzmIKOMKv8HZw6iGQvO5iQziS5fkdhqlem2QejwwPxOhIEfaUUZESzUODaZiOcMIogArxL-u90CNMoU0mJ3b_1QanePemQqy6yIvVYToeuIJqj0j0oKEhgRnZzDltCqEYURIPZfTyQk/s1600/005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4YmzmIKOMKv8HZw6iGQvO5iQziS5fkdhqlem2QejwwPxOhIEfaUUZESzUODaZiOcMIogArxL-u90CNMoU0mJ3b_1QanePemQqy6yIvVYToeuIJqj0j0oKEhgRnZzDltCqEYURIPZfTyQk/s400/005.jpg" width="252" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVt45zBGQsfTt8HyoKeM7e24WTdh8FgmFriw1UV03BrrDCVz_dIWJ5MZSnWWSvRL6-WTuhZc7znj9mFL7UC1UB1LTtVcc-78K4uYWijgZS_cCzh0Jj_tN9eW0i-tFi0LJcgDXu57ypSL8/s1600/006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVt45zBGQsfTt8HyoKeM7e24WTdh8FgmFriw1UV03BrrDCVz_dIWJ5MZSnWWSvRL6-WTuhZc7znj9mFL7UC1UB1LTtVcc-78K4uYWijgZS_cCzh0Jj_tN9eW0i-tFi0LJcgDXu57ypSL8/s400/006.jpg" width="246" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxX1HOhvX4ekrSwCuEeUhEfy3w1l2dvFDw1QmosuJIfQLEsBDTQIL-o56j3iXEFPRVVNb3PDnrXhAiE8PQd7BGs399w2nMujOaFeJzu7sRj33ZCAOtDjUJ6xp7quAKbOG9OwV2zP6VU0P0/s1600/007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxX1HOhvX4ekrSwCuEeUhEfy3w1l2dvFDw1QmosuJIfQLEsBDTQIL-o56j3iXEFPRVVNb3PDnrXhAiE8PQd7BGs399w2nMujOaFeJzu7sRj33ZCAOtDjUJ6xp7quAKbOG9OwV2zP6VU0P0/s400/007.jpg" width="250" /></a></div>
<br />Aris B. Panganibanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416299676920535759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552337539512473269.post-78637441573145714332017-03-24T02:40:00.001-07:002021-10-14T09:37:51.043-07:00X-GEN: The Unknown GenerationLet's get the obvious out of the way. <i><b>X-Gen (The Unknown Generation) </b></i>was a very blatant knock-off of the <b><i>X-Men.</i> </b>There's no getting around it. Written and drawn by Gilbert Monsanto, it debuted on <b>May 14, 1995 </b>in the first issue of <i><b>Dragonboy Z Komiks,</b></i> a magazine whose main feature was a knock-off of <i><b>Dragon Ball Z.</b></i> It was published by <i><b>Infinity Publishing Inc.,</b></i> which was of course known for its<i><b> Street Fighter</b></i>-knock off (inventive though it may be), <i><b>Kick Fighter Komiks.</b></i><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2yylYn29udR2FHRi68tnukqz3mw9EQWDBSuCsCQy_JpRjZdhVFZTc_KPGI-SxGgkbzFVg3CqPLBfjGdGit9t5QY1DocDxb18-JA4tC-LtrAyhuSBbF-wL2EIFJH0DBujtsbVtkj_nt0u/s1600/001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2yylYn29udR2FHRi68tnukqz3mw9EQWDBSuCsCQy_JpRjZdhVFZTc_KPGI-SxGgkbzFVg3CqPLBfjGdGit9t5QY1DocDxb18-JA4tC-LtrAyhuSBbF-wL2EIFJH0DBujtsbVtkj_nt0u/s400/001.jpg" width="241" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BpIc-fwmSJYZeXVMfDB-IBzbruuyP2AkhtyYv8ZEegU7OMiQhTILvNhy-j9uiGrOQSxjPjBSNV8br2nKVwJqY3GdDCIXPiIjrZx7WcGbsDt-rZ3V1S2WhdzyqpVZS1KnU9D3ObE8ZnyP/s1600/002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BpIc-fwmSJYZeXVMfDB-IBzbruuyP2AkhtyYv8ZEegU7OMiQhTILvNhy-j9uiGrOQSxjPjBSNV8br2nKVwJqY3GdDCIXPiIjrZx7WcGbsDt-rZ3V1S2WhdzyqpVZS1KnU9D3ObE8ZnyP/s400/002.jpg" width="241" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrO7PBDEmNgYBbfhj8_PnVsOE5gDitVYJZHk8VZSG3_eBg7XdXuxUl5hmcuLhBvrzENbXcnK0Uc9s75-rRM_2y9FwTi986OugrXsUoyF7qQwmHdXax_Ecr_iWA2jS_IG_vMuguI5c7hrG-/s1600/003-004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrO7PBDEmNgYBbfhj8_PnVsOE5gDitVYJZHk8VZSG3_eBg7XdXuxUl5hmcuLhBvrzENbXcnK0Uc9s75-rRM_2y9FwTi986OugrXsUoyF7qQwmHdXax_Ecr_iWA2jS_IG_vMuguI5c7hrG-/s400/003-004.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
Anyway, <b>X-Gen </b>is a team of mutant heroes, products of genetic experimentation, who are gathered together by one<b> Dr. Joselito Javier,</b> the scientist who developed <i><b> </b></i>the <b>X-Genetics </b>process that created them.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>DR. JOSELITO JAVIER</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">I guess they would have called him <b>Dr. J, </b>but they never did. The leader and father figu<span style="font-size: small;">re<span style="font-size: small;"> of the "X-Gen-ers,"<span style="font-size: small;"> he creates the team to combat the evil mutants created from his stolen research. Like <b>Professor X<span style="font-size: small;">, </span></b><span style="font-size: small;">he possesses vast psychic <span style="font-size: small;">power</span><span style="font-size: small;">s</span>. Unlike Professor X, he is not <span style="font-size: small;">crippled and has a ful<span style="font-size: small;">l set of head and facial hair.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit28HWXikSNZfEpsC9zBcQjHyoh9LYlSEddqQN-YdG1YjdH5lDaEAr6lvPyjj0KvbExGO1TVqhYtgQlDLCVKwt271-z9KQihzti2mS3U8f3EYv1yOTP_1DMRnNgLw8QnMwjW1PHS11Hlfq/s1600/006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit28HWXikSNZfEpsC9zBcQjHyoh9LYlSEddqQN-YdG1YjdH5lDaEAr6lvPyjj0KvbExGO1TVqhYtgQlDLCVKwt271-z9KQihzti2mS3U8f3EYv1yOTP_1DMRnNgLw8QnMwjW1PHS11Hlfq/s400/006.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>ALAMID</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqV2jyQIdRSITBFq10llr50b-zLzzZE2UIBW6BZoNcZzlclhisuauhGwOLoUJWu-NKJpOvBvF1rHBu92jzYUkYFD7SlBbkM43gChoD3eW8cDlJcAefxsOWQWJrlxW1prqMnzVyK_1fuZbr/s1600/009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqV2jyQIdRSITBFq10llr50b-zLzzZE2UIBW6BZoNcZzlclhisuauhGwOLoUJWu-NKJpOvBvF1rHBu92jzYUkYFD7SlBbkM43gChoD3eW8cDlJcAefxsOWQWJrlxW1prqMnzVyK_1fuZbr/s400/009.jpg" width="233" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Named after the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_palm_civet"><b>Asian palm civet</b></a><span style="font-size: small;"> or the <b>toddy cat.<span style="font-size: small;"> </span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">After eating food contaminated with a mutagenic </span></span></span>chemical, scientist <b>Tony Berg </b>was transformed into a mutant berserker with razor sharp claws and <span style="font-size: small;">the ability to heal rapidly from any injury. He also wears a symbiotic costume which can repair any damage that it sustains, though I suspect the reason for that is so the artist wouldn't have to <span style="font-size: small;">redraw his torn up costume from the previous issue. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnHq5G2-DfLW7WTpWYsqbLU9sCTe13UbLw2HfOFAdwe1ZBWVAwHEETUVEcg5nlPNI5MCPFxC_hySFaM0heCR8JFg2On64vooFDwYgJPSbLqz0-a4VRHq-zGq1xnoGm2UYA65OkFS5hmkng/s1600/008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnHq5G2-DfLW7WTpWYsqbLU9sCTe13UbLw2HfOFAdwe1ZBWVAwHEETUVEcg5nlPNI5MCPFxC_hySFaM0heCR8JFg2On64vooFDwYgJPSbLqz0-a4VRHq-zGq1xnoGm2UYA65OkFS5hmkng/s320/008.jpg" width="78" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Gotta give some credit, at least they tried to make <b><span style="font-size: small;">Alamid's</span></b><span style="font-size: small;"> back story as far as they possibly could from <b>Wolverine<span style="font-size: small;"> </span></b><span style="font-size: small;">(never mind <span style="font-size: small;">that he basically got his powers <span style="font-size: small;">via <b>food poisoning</b>).</span></span></span><b> </b>Also, that's a pretty cool costume redesign, <span style="font-size: small;">whi<span style="font-size: small;">ch kind of resembles the</span></span> <b>Ultimate Wolverine</b> <span style="font-size: small;">look</span> that would appear years later.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>CYCLON</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">The field commander. Fires <span style="font-size: small;">powerful blasts from his eyes.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Jn_VtDv0TIvyUTB2dnnCIk4jgntDVa2VjejpKpYxriI_m_-ob5uEnuzxAIZmPUWMQ0XNoweTXENtFuDX7mblK0qS9zGM5ODQGLC80ehXvi_xrD9AMom8wv8ZnjAvDUkCjhTTneo8ayFZ/s1600/022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Jn_VtDv0TIvyUTB2dnnCIk4jgntDVa2VjejpKpYxriI_m_-ob5uEnuzxAIZmPUWMQ0XNoweTXENtFuDX7mblK0qS9zGM5ODQGLC80ehXvi_xrD9AMom8wv8ZnjAvDUkCjhTTneo8ayFZ/s400/022.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><b> </b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>STEEL</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">The team powerhouse<span style="font-size: small;">, <b>Steel </b>has superhuman strength and can turn his body into<span style="font-size: small;">--well</span>, steel.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxDoK-W9K2CRpImAOFX1S-YU7WOkc0-wHUbmHE0zndjx5seW8_aHj9imY7i_yH_46KmGlSxuQsiojSI5bxqx_plucdebuNK3t_NHOZvz4MDmYjkwCEdZorJFjSULDo3Jn0L6POrrwKYVE9/s1600/012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxDoK-W9K2CRpImAOFX1S-YU7WOkc0-wHUbmHE0zndjx5seW8_aHj9imY7i_yH_46KmGlSxuQsiojSI5bxqx_plucdebuNK3t_NHOZvz4MDmYjkwCEdZorJFjSULDo3Jn0L6POrrwKYVE9/s400/012.jpg" width="383" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>RAJA</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy6Qk-uMWOvguLEWalcNmE8X_8mx3R7RLGxooQ-XmqJZefU7IXZkGizgMWa60AhwcXXLmjrMOjDGZph8COp8OkXuKguLVrUqo-wpE7Dgagcuz_eDLx7raw4siuXQnk89RbO25bOti2GDdO/s1600/014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy6Qk-uMWOvguLEWalcNmE8X_8mx3R7RLGxooQ-XmqJZefU7IXZkGizgMWa60AhwcXXLmjrMOjDGZph8COp8OkXuKguLVrUqo-wpE7Dgagcuz_eDLx7raw4siuXQnk89RbO25bOti2GDdO/s400/014.jpg" width="140" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">She has super strength and the power of flight. Doesn't seem to <span style="font-size: small;">have <b><span style="font-size: small;">R</span>ogue's </b><span style="font-size: small;">absorption powers.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>PSI-LOCK</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Gee, I wonder who she's supposed to be? A female ninja with ps<span style="font-size: small;">ionic abilities.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl0OoVnadwHZBteIVuCCGnaWoueImrc1zFjxkRT4kEHFFfHqpKYHIlXMsT0Pyy_4tSrRzmHilvP7zoGM5-3G-NkLssHnyd7Jrue0rK-_rknqKbCvg6eBsMO_dbobp_XaIsV8-O0i9xm76w/s1600/017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl0OoVnadwHZBteIVuCCGnaWoueImrc1zFjxkRT4kEHFFfHqpKYHIlXMsT0Pyy_4tSrRzmHilvP7zoGM5-3G-NkLssHnyd7Jrue0rK-_rknqKbCvg6eBsMO_dbobp_XaIsV8-O0i9xm76w/s400/017.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><b> </b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>HAMOK</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYf50Io-zvtY2RQtQaLCj2iFrV4aLk2twUUiba-YYLe7OzCfGfLo3PMMDohArmT-dSsP5DGX5tcmnbiedneEMYm5Cqok-6UvNJTHa72dD9kyAGXo-yaecDLNTlznInYHa7RwE_q86DjXvN/s1600/023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYf50Io-zvtY2RQtQaLCj2iFrV4aLk2twUUiba-YYLe7OzCfGfLo3PMMDohArmT-dSsP5DGX5tcmnbiedneEMYm5Cqok-6UvNJTHa72dD9kyAGXo-yaecDLNTlznInYHa7RwE_q86DjXvN/s200/023.jpg" width="140" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Cyclon's brother, a secret agent who can generate de<span style="font-size: small;">vastating</span> waves of energy<span style="font-size: small;"> from his hands.</span></span><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>SERAPH</b></span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimX1Et22Abo6set-IheR_C23E2VjucQZPaEmSf_rLlzW4Hq0bhljA2F-7vrsaPEeUagUhoF27H-0N2B288D1YkRkk8c20VfWIRCdkO23Vx7NGoIkcDMU3KRcSmDW2j9j9qHCLyvMossx45/s1600/011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimX1Et22Abo6set-IheR_C23E2VjucQZPaEmSf_rLlzW4Hq0bhljA2F-7vrsaPEeUagUhoF27H-0N2B288D1YkRkk8c20VfWIRCdkO23Vx7NGoIkcDMU3KRcSmDW2j9j9qHCLyvMossx45/s400/011.jpg" width="208" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b><span style="font-size: small;">Born with six wings <span style="font-size: small;">on his back, the boy named <b>Serapio </b>was abandoned as a baby and raised by <b>Alamid's </b>sister, <b>Lanie.</b></span> Aside from the ability to fly, he can also create powerful winds by flapping his wings.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>VILLAINS</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>MAGNO </b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbVnio7YY5WgamgjxFj9g2lhSiyzHacGrY_316WPPAyYGpiusN56M-19IzHQflOGiKXyB7cTQxROwlpnkRVz0iH_HeVW9RwGbLD8ZkiG_rStpawGOGyJ2HQn9pFiHCrkpyIvWjUx-r8T-E/s1600/007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbVnio7YY5WgamgjxFj9g2lhSiyzHacGrY_316WPPAyYGpiusN56M-19IzHQflOGiKXyB7cTQxROwlpnkRVz0iH_HeVW9RwGbLD8ZkiG_rStpawGOGyJ2HQn9pFiHCrkpyIvWjUx-r8T-E/s200/007.jpg" width="97" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Dr. Javier</b>'s evil twin brother, who gains his powers from his sibling's stolen research. He possesses powerful psychic abilities and can <span style="font-size: small;">produce destructive energy blasts.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7yHtbfYrDIVz6A0QLdyy-ey0CZIiH8uFpRHflZNJ9fdSbZRIPkqwjSSY6pSPGd2UIH3fLL70h1BQ8HJX5NyUq1V6D-s6jju_MkiFvXXMexZV6sNFtiXsHgM6UFVbvjGEqIISCOKGVWWk/s1600/005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7yHtbfYrDIVz6A0QLdyy-ey0CZIiH8uFpRHflZNJ9fdSbZRIPkqwjSSY6pSPGd2UIH3fLL70h1BQ8HJX5NyUq1V6D-s6jju_MkiFvXXMexZV6sNFtiXsHgM6UFVbvjGEqIISCOKGVWWk/s400/005.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">SAURUS</span></b></span></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiilsMvWwRdnh98J5v0-f-2kOfiNxap-8gC7yzw_yEFt6ZH5Rau5r-16IdJ3VsXBS0u-w_OWtMiJC5HtxGGs1pTq8Z54GipNB2Zo4iEzfrlydg3jJuCQHqWr1ZHg_oziJFdssClkCxS0rGq/s1600/010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiilsMvWwRdnh98J5v0-f-2kOfiNxap-8gC7yzw_yEFt6ZH5Rau5r-16IdJ3VsXBS0u-w_OWtMiJC5HtxGGs1pTq8Z54GipNB2Zo4iEzfrlydg3jJuCQHqWr1ZHg_oziJFdssClkCxS0rGq/s320/010.jpg" width="203" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">A human pterodactyl with hypnotic powers. Formerly <span style="font-size: small;">Alamid's rival scientist, <b><span style="font-size: small;">Saurus</span></b> was responsible for<span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b>spiking <span style="font-size: small;">his food with the chemicals that mutated him.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>GIGANTO</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Saurus' cousin, the "executioner" of their family.</span><b> </b></span>Born with "super-flexed muscles" <span style="font-size: small;">which</span> giv<span style="font-size: small;">e him his enormous size and strength.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjVDNJz53R4NIrE_vLmIUupFWIDCLD_SG3ORcsQbr_EJK0KIaP5n7QXNsWGwqrK1fURy7mal3AVf9yDKh6g1bVfFZi-MqcJTYMg-Zqs95cMVqnDEBuBgv7y4AzxXZ6ufTZFIQGbQcR4HK_/s1600/013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjVDNJz53R4NIrE_vLmIUupFWIDCLD_SG3ORcsQbr_EJK0KIaP5n7QXNsWGwqrK1fURy7mal3AVf9yDKh6g1bVfFZi-MqcJTYMg-Zqs95cMVqnDEBuBgv7y4AzxXZ6ufTZFIQGbQcR4HK_/s400/013.jpg" width="346" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>KADYO</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Short for <b>Arcadio, </b>a crooked "showmaster" who uses a carnival as a front for his kidnapping operation. Has access to an alternate dimension where cartoons become real.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBmWJpgXA_nh2GDhjBYjANAEIHRAOewg2VvfSx5ZiidbQrGJW8mOTQGXHhuLPHRoV_bRi674v_UsR4FDZun2x0dF75fkCf4FBeDLjcUTAN4la3TV_Fz-_y_oH6cWQUjcFKtf2RwZb0KH4/s1600/015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBmWJpgXA_nh2GDhjBYjANAEIHRAOewg2VvfSx5ZiidbQrGJW8mOTQGXHhuLPHRoV_bRi674v_UsR4FDZun2x0dF75fkCf4FBeDLjcUTAN4la3TV_Fz-_y_oH6cWQUjcFKtf2RwZb0KH4/s400/015.jpg" width="380" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><b> </b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>DOK BOOM & VOLTAR</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Dok Boom </span></b><span style="font-size: small;">(man, they're not even trying with these names) is an armored crime lord who teams up with <i><b><a href="https://pinoysuperheroesuniverse.blogspot.com/2016/09/versus.html">Versus'</a> </b></i>electric-powered villain <b><a href="https://pinoysuperheroesuniverse.blogspot.com/search/label/Voltar">Voltar</a>.</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbegh0h-UE6Hcwm5rD4ATFyEAE0yRwXsPO3tesF42Yi8UIftsGTUXMpuy_95bToeTqCXynIP5buuBB3y05UkIE5MIptcB-xkyt-GkH_X2SDNCllYvzzj_CodxgQkNsgv_NM0tDFq0EWbaH/s1600/019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbegh0h-UE6Hcwm5rD4ATFyEAE0yRwXsPO3tesF42Yi8UIftsGTUXMpuy_95bToeTqCXynIP5buuBB3y05UkIE5MIptcB-xkyt-GkH_X2SDNCllYvzzj_CodxgQkNsgv_NM0tDFq0EWbaH/s400/019.jpg" width="385" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span><b><span style="font-size: small;"></span> </b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>SHADOW CREEP</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">A mutant who worshiped a "dark being" in order to attain more power.<span style="font-size: small;"> He has the ability <span style="font-size: small;">to possess other people and transform himself into a giant shadow creature.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqCQPibBOgdn26FkgVmqBkkhAhqJv60Y8-dLJ9upGR23PM2IxdK_W7Sp5nJyyu2X1jfZqgyqyggb_-ul6LLcnY5FA9bMyG5n_rG02ye1BsQ6q3ntCBQllPjE9VWc_YGzrbfvW-X0BdFjV/s1600/025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcN4pjkvpzFgcm-363HB5Tfm6lOVKP6B72e1leFp20gXj-L1Zp1epdiGZw7RWoa2Hr7cl9hr_aoSZm26yry8n7MXQ2aSkBM2pjpnEL4yglHgj8mbleoW1bWBmyvrBE5T4JhV4EDqIBInnC/s1600/024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcN4pjkvpzFgcm-363HB5Tfm6lOVKP6B72e1leFp20gXj-L1Zp1epdiGZw7RWoa2Hr7cl9hr_aoSZm26yry8n7MXQ2aSkBM2pjpnEL4yglHgj8mbleoW1bWBmyvrBE5T4JhV4EDqIBInnC/s320/024.jpg" width="123" /></a><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqCQPibBOgdn26FkgVmqBkkhAhqJv60Y8-dLJ9upGR23PM2IxdK_W7Sp5nJyyu2X1jfZqgyqyggb_-ul6LLcnY5FA9bMyG5n_rG02ye1BsQ6q3ntCBQllPjE9VWc_YGzrbfvW-X0BdFjV/s320/025.jpg" width="124" /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>HOJO</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy_tf8O7ew9wxj8efl7m8cE-cRKZGHD_jDy8Gw1DPoxH4VDFUCRohk9cMjCn2D-n3-82r9aocMeZI16EKWhBlZ4r4hKVwwI-7LIc-IvMZD4VrLfmdNFd9lgfr7KMfdywUIlIdjnlW_YNRm/s1600/hojo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy_tf8O7ew9wxj8efl7m8cE-cRKZGHD_jDy8Gw1DPoxH4VDFUCRohk9cMjCn2D-n3-82r9aocMeZI16EKWhBlZ4r4hKVwwI-7LIc-IvMZD4VrLfmdNFd9lgfr7KMfdywUIlIdjnlW_YNRm/s1600/hojo.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Reality-altering being from another dimension who cha<span style="font-size: small;">llenges the X-Gen to appear in his movie (really, I should just say based on <b>Mojo </b>and you'd get the picture). Appears<span style="font-size: small;"> at the end of the strip's second run in <i><b>Kick Fighter III Komiks </b></i>which we will <span style="font-size: small;">look at</span> later on.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>TARI</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8qmFKxKLxvGE_1TLKqSwCvL7GWpdILs_AlisMGCyxRZm99ED2jzfnyGWnKxyo1zFpxbIlToukojF225uFOwFM5M2tL_h9xJE5Zqr1D6ZwEZPotmFySEcJCHp-Ks0OQv3OSdOrzktm1OVU/s1600/tari.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8qmFKxKLxvGE_1TLKqSwCvL7GWpdILs_AlisMGCyxRZm99ED2jzfnyGWnKxyo1zFpxbIlToukojF225uFOwFM5M2tL_h9xJE5Zqr1D6ZwEZPotmFySEcJCHp-Ks0OQv3OSdOrzktm1OVU/s1600/tari.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Hojo's</b> sharp-clawed (and probably saber-toothed) henchman, leader of his team of enforcers, the <b>Ravagers.</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">SPECIAL GUEST STARS</span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">B<span style="font-size: large;">LADES AND BULLET</span>S</span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvG0ZlzVLN57mTz4LrhdBcaeRnJuavN5jHvIIGFLDCZmY5Xe0gP7el8iAMv3FkB65eGhNoOhqnzydsBvV5QLUM29f19DgAxwgmtPStknSHGTIJsWYdiExY_H3VNYUMVKnjD6VIfxdAQQI/s1600/020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvG0ZlzVLN57mTz4LrhdBcaeRnJuavN5jHvIIGFLDCZmY5Xe0gP7el8iAMv3FkB65eGhNoOhqnzydsBvV5QLUM29f19DgAxwgmtPStknSHGTIJsWYdiExY_H3VNYUMVKnjD6VIfxdAQQI/s400/020.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFHQqYT_MCMR9V104V4Yrupp-7Fpvtz5RobpWC_a8dT68UvK0Hz-n6OBpx62cg_Df5kL0VV-0FfKOkejuhzLXW8q9zVUh8wAtTdAu8O4xjnsOhL4TnRRQnqoGZ7swdAmd_R1MBv5RSpd5p/s1600/018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFHQqYT_MCMR9V104V4Yrupp-7Fpvtz5RobpWC_a8dT68UvK0Hz-n6OBpx62cg_Df5kL0VV-0FfKOkejuhzLXW8q9zVUh8wAtTdAu8O4xjnsOhL4TnRRQnqoGZ7swdAmd_R1MBv5RSpd5p/s320/018.jpg" width="208" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://pinoysuperheroesuniverse.blogspot.com/2012/06/kick-fighters-assemble.html"> </a><i><a href="https://pinoysuperheroesuniverse.blogspot.com/2012/06/kick-fighters-assemble.html">Kick Fighter</a> </i>heroes <b><a href="https://pinoysuperheroesuniverse.blogspot.com/2010/11/biotrog.html">Biotrog, Ange</a>l</b> and <a href="https://pinoysuperheroesuniverse.blogspot.com/2013/04/jolas-zuares-secret-agent-and-pope.html"><b>Jolas Zuares</b></a> (<span style="font-size: small;">starring at the time in <i><b>Kick Figther II Komiks' Blades and B<span style="font-size: small;">ullets</span></b></i><span style="font-size: small;">)</span></span> team up with <b>Alamid</b> and <b>Psi-Lock</b> against Dok Boom and Voltar.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVc-c-jjBVzqo3JuxhbSlMgAsneIaco8-YD_gx6aSQUOxmAN1nYtXQXrIq4xY6FHya53t69-fOurpBFP_y279RVjJLGI2yf_62vDPC_RDAkothLkUN4ppwThk04U7dnt6KucxnBYY8f_e5/s1600/021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVc-c-jjBVzqo3JuxhbSlMgAsneIaco8-YD_gx6aSQUOxmAN1nYtXQXrIq4xY6FHya53t69-fOurpBFP_y279RVjJLGI2yf_62vDPC_RDAkothLkUN4ppwThk04U7dnt6KucxnBYY8f_e5/s400/021.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>THE <i>DRAGONBOY Z</i> CAST</b></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBoZAazci-rb7rjrGcnMIHATgKRgSzosvQ9S4CqO4a7qI70bNZPomNAB4Qc7D1KIev3ICfL9StW1qfsGd2NLAXNly-IvNQrnxWJp_SEINYfHlb2yQUO3BjelhXOBx4YYgzmPtFTJzB3dtb/s1600/016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBoZAazci-rb7rjrGcnMIHATgKRgSzosvQ9S4CqO4a7qI70bNZPomNAB4Qc7D1KIev3ICfL9StW1qfsGd2NLAXNly-IvNQrnxWJp_SEINYfHlb2yQUO3BjelhXOBx4YYgzmPtFTJzB3dtb/s320/016.jpg" width="159" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">The team meets <b>Vigita </b>and <span style="font-size: small;">other characters of their<span style="font-size: small;"><i> </i>magazine's</span><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">co-feature</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b><span style="font-size: small;">in <b>Kadyo's </b>cartoon dimension.</span></span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>X-GEN: APOCALYPSE</b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">X-Gen's </span></i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">original run lasted until <i>Dragonboy Z Komiks<span style="font-size: small;"> </span></i><span style="font-size: small;">#17 <b>(September 3, 1995)</b>, the magazine's final issue.</span></span></span><b> </b></span><span style="font-size: small;">But <span style="font-size: small;">the series returned in<span style="font-size: small;"> the p<span style="font-size: small;">ages of <i>Kick Fighter III Komiks </i><span style="font-size: small;">early</span> in 1996. <b>Dar Medina </b>took over as writer with <b>Jim Jimenez </b>as artist.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3YTxRqM295KSI7kbOmDMv9Qxq3bNPaSDZhllXOx9NDOt1EYP61lUTXn37-82Q6vC5cJeAvlH-5PPrgHojq16QQiIOM7ObvdbFiiVk4w3O_Wxztb7u6OoSKyShXcKDKW_psk0hvnPuHhyphenhyphenE/s1600/027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3YTxRqM295KSI7kbOmDMv9Qxq3bNPaSDZhllXOx9NDOt1EYP61lUTXn37-82Q6vC5cJeAvlH-5PPrgHojq16QQiIOM7ObvdbFiiVk4w3O_Wxztb7u6OoSKyShXcKDKW_psk0hvnPuHhyphenhyphenE/s400/027.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">The revived series departed drastically from the previous one, recasting the X-Gen as genetically-engineered youths placed in cryogenic suspension and awakened years later to a post-apocalyptic world. <span style="font-size: small;">It would seem that th<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">e new writer <span style="font-size: small;">wasn't all that familiar with the original strip, so he just decided to change the premise from scratch</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">. In fact, aside from Alamid, the rest of the characters suddenly had their names changed. <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">For instance, t</span>he Colossus <span style="font-size: small;">knock-off</span></span> was now <b>Bagul </b>(whatever that means), Ha<span style="font-size: small;">vok</span> was now <b>Javoc<span style="font-size: small;"> </span></b><span style="font-size: small;">(which is about as clever as "Psi-Lock"),</span><b> </b><span style="font-size: small;">and Rogue <span style="font-size: small;">became <b>Rougue </b>(how do you even pronounce that?).</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>X-GEN: THE LAST STAND</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">The last two installments of the series <span style="font-size: small;">appeared in<i> </i></span><i>KF<span style="font-size: small;">III</span></i><span style="font-size: small;">#26-27</span></span><b> </b></span>(July 15-22, 1996), written by <b>Jay Jimenez </b>and illustrated by original artist <span style="font-size: small;">Gilbert Monsanto, ending the strip on a familiar note.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_9B1KaYCcOVcj-dFTbLFJcgppcqR4qb3PL93a1AoLut2Y8ukgsnSEE9HTBeBN5QabHapDNlsdH3dsummSKYib2VwqQJJQcxr7LmeitIZMLnnsaDtFoTXG0MI6gJlGueYs9vijq5AcHdKT/s1600/031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_9B1KaYCcOVcj-dFTbLFJcgppcqR4qb3PL93a1AoLut2Y8ukgsnSEE9HTBeBN5QabHapDNlsdH3dsummSKYib2VwqQJJQcxr7LmeitIZMLnnsaDtFoTXG0MI6gJlGueYs9vijq5AcHdKT/s400/031.jpg" width="245" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGVKnObEwLqFFIsw7aEQMGk0T1uwLvm5pAs-ZpxWTaNxqwlO2LIWkVIej_y_dZBTSJU79GCXshrg_7FzWb0xko2_c76QRm6RjKJ7z-RJu3VNR-yKNHxkBNpebqIOec2o36qU60fB30QvB/s1600/032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGVKnObEwLqFFIsw7aEQMGk0T1uwLvm5pAs-ZpxWTaNxqwlO2LIWkVIej_y_dZBTSJU79GCXshrg_7FzWb0xko2_c76QRm6RjKJ7z-RJu3VNR-yKNHxkBNpebqIOec2o36qU60fB30QvB/s400/032.jpg" width="243" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpEwWcSwER_u73CWWGawmIVNtoCIrRuaTotK4XvFocFt7q0V6VzpVeowugbBa0ZdRUAwijKVC2K78ebPfKmohaQBn5NLkqPqmdAMpW-s4i9iTJZVAbL7GoRhUFOC_fkW5z1_9qePi9dTO/s1600/033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpEwWcSwER_u73CWWGawmIVNtoCIrRuaTotK4XvFocFt7q0V6VzpVeowugbBa0ZdRUAwijKVC2K78ebPfKmohaQBn5NLkqPqmdAMpW-s4i9iTJZVAbL7GoRhUFOC_fkW5z1_9qePi9dTO/s400/033.jpg" width="247" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIAhY_O4Wvl9bFTBKfC3z1C1WQCwKrbyUTJLrAOtxW4-ezq0irs1eYN6SZKUHw39BjAX8IUc_zabDDVHHMkhj_IJKlgThtNfuDXzHRK3Kn2p7JbrYSWAMYIRMQW-PkLxJh3wxX_AQZJt03/s1600/034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIAhY_O4Wvl9bFTBKfC3z1C1WQCwKrbyUTJLrAOtxW4-ezq0irs1eYN6SZKUHw39BjAX8IUc_zabDDVHHMkhj_IJKlgThtNfuDXzHRK3Kn2p7JbrYSWAMYIRMQW-PkLxJh3wxX_AQZJt03/s400/034.jpg" width="242" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwq2zsKAJoynvxOzwoNb-EOaOZk5onE_NJb8RDB3AhD9zQ_BuO6aOpI1IZ_adDSQhdlkHnrgl_VYU8M6ShHmUoCvjZcIKsfTtxRMjvc55rpARfglSHfAB1cedb8AU_IOJPWKXJM-X4bd9h/s1600/035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwq2zsKAJoynvxOzwoNb-EOaOZk5onE_NJb8RDB3AhD9zQ_BuO6aOpI1IZ_adDSQhdlkHnrgl_VYU8M6ShHmUoCvjZcIKsfTtxRMjvc55rpARfglSHfAB1cedb8AU_IOJPWKXJM-X4bd9h/s400/035.jpg" width="243" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVVK1VOdhOvWky3yTW-YmSX0PhqaW2Ix5_lf6K0M0AMPUVrpXkeh3Q7styThfKQZRKoWGH4MTnqXpeMNtaMZvfZL35Liv20VqlqYEzS-mTj7DCsEcefK0CEeVAEE3INhPlRH4qWkcO0b8G/s1600/036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVVK1VOdhOvWky3yTW-YmSX0PhqaW2Ix5_lf6K0M0AMPUVrpXkeh3Q7styThfKQZRKoWGH4MTnqXpeMNtaMZvfZL35Liv20VqlqYEzS-mTj7DCsEcefK0CEeVAEE3INhPlRH4qWkcO0b8G/s400/036.jpg" width="236" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnoCMILHrng28KhU4GLORsInzvSOTgAYVNgHQiZVfSOYFB34QxovgeELoQa5G-T_2JotkoQ0h5Xc51SJm3o84f0wg95823vsqKHmXkpQxZOVu7_khWMZ5tNaw6JDivVmZutL5kOWLDM970/s1600/037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnoCMILHrng28KhU4GLORsInzvSOTgAYVNgHQiZVfSOYFB34QxovgeELoQa5G-T_2JotkoQ0h5Xc51SJm3o84f0wg95823vsqKHmXkpQxZOVu7_khWMZ5tNaw6JDivVmZutL5kOWLDM970/s400/037.jpg" width="238" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDqdkTe1p5oI-EA3WgXUqu1Qi_WIUgk2seh7Vjq9-6ehMF-opXi8zidWKAYGk1BC8DJQMqmkF054t2xpsi966c8FEO1djO6do2l87v0WvnWju2JfPFzQowhoUqZUqwqiwDgjlHRciRQ7UT/s1600/038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDqdkTe1p5oI-EA3WgXUqu1Qi_WIUgk2seh7Vjq9-6ehMF-opXi8zidWKAYGk1BC8DJQMqmkF054t2xpsi966c8FEO1djO6do2l87v0WvnWju2JfPFzQowhoUqZUqwqiwDgjlHRciRQ7UT/s400/038.jpg" width="238" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>COVERS</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5sxHtMp0fEohIVHYO-77hPUjuuiPBZA6Brz5d212tesgGvWQbAlN_Trj5lS5vEoJWhA-GrtuMUT0k00ljqHKAUAGvaaoksL-wnWs8d633Y1VWuNZQrOFlAYktOosiz42AnJPbxPhj1Yyz/s1600/028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5sxHtMp0fEohIVHYO-77hPUjuuiPBZA6Brz5d212tesgGvWQbAlN_Trj5lS5vEoJWhA-GrtuMUT0k00ljqHKAUAGvaaoksL-wnWs8d633Y1VWuNZQrOFlAYktOosiz42AnJPbxPhj1Yyz/s400/028.jpg" width="252" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKyuhpxLbH6WUkE_rFFdw6oSJWO3l1cNLfR96Y4jjrMZg6wN-3KcoVHB0issALFNKJVRQHTwHvlr91enlPqZxnwavYV8h7VhPuPT2xun4prqRFL1-2CJaSirX0Nvpjs5RPIJTIdGTFtJld/s1600/029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKyuhpxLbH6WUkE_rFFdw6oSJWO3l1cNLfR96Y4jjrMZg6wN-3KcoVHB0issALFNKJVRQHTwHvlr91enlPqZxnwavYV8h7VhPuPT2xun4prqRFL1-2CJaSirX0Nvpjs5RPIJTIdGTFtJld/s400/029.jpg" width="243" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hGL24kpSJxK6AFGrJ1Ix8I-tCJ3SE2ZKHkmVrUu7JXLf79ohyphenhyphenCKRyk_BO6y5T6KMIgzZNKE8aRcJaC0Fq7QytNejH8ueD6Bk0SB2M86v4_SVNR3E5Z8BnQM-A1WQBHM1d8fvlIxWtDuU/s1600/030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hGL24kpSJxK6AFGrJ1Ix8I-tCJ3SE2ZKHkmVrUu7JXLf79ohyphenhyphenCKRyk_BO6y5T6KMIgzZNKE8aRcJaC0Fq7QytNejH8ueD6Bk0SB2M86v4_SVNR3E5Z8BnQM-A1WQBHM1d8fvlIxWtDuU/s400/030.jpg" width="250" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSnwkK-LoNC_p-6jBjqY06qeKLY3WtRL6-wj5j0kqQcw4kzlnukroVmEd9Hy9MdixZu4LEkZRVjyJ1h8x2YrONCkG7hJo1QaTC4Vx2k8CSWtQ0-hlwZQFUdctrkUYn7eEL0Se3dAxx3UXJ/s1600/026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSnwkK-LoNC_p-6jBjqY06qeKLY3WtRL6-wj5j0kqQcw4kzlnukroVmEd9Hy9MdixZu4LEkZRVjyJ1h8x2YrONCkG7hJo1QaTC4Vx2k8CSWtQ0-hlwZQFUdctrkUYn7eEL0Se3dAxx3UXJ/s400/026.jpg" width="228" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </div>
Aris B. Panganibanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416299676920535759noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552337539512473269.post-28266900811074733712017-02-28T00:34:00.005-08:002022-12-01T01:28:19.887-08:00Chicken Rerun: The DARMO ADARNA RebootFour years after <a href="https://komiklopedia.wordpress.com/2008/01/19/ramon-r-marcelino/"><b>R.R. Marcelino's</b></a> <a href="https://pinoysuperheroesuniverse.blogspot.com/2011/04/darmo-adarna.html"><i><b>Darmo Adarna</b></i></a> ended, <a href="https://komiklopedia.wordpress.com/2007/04/29/pilipino-funny-komiks/"><b><i>Pilipino Funny Komiks</i></b></a> revived the feature for another run starting with their 641st issue (September 28, 1990). Released 2 months after the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_Luzon_earthquake"><b>Luzon earthquake</b></a> (which the first story references), this version was initiated by the <a href="https://pinoysuperheroesuniverse.blogspot.com/search/label/Superdog"><i><b>Superdog</b></i></a> team of writer<b> Christian del Cruz</b> and artist <b><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogin.g?blogspotURL=http://arman-komixpage.blogspot.com/2009/03/louie-escauriagas-cartoons.html">Louie Escauriaga</a>. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogin.g?blogspotURL=http://arman-komixpage.blogspot.com/2010/10/jin-dayo.html">Jun Dayo</a></b> would take over the art chores a few issues later.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBuyir2jrTsSZQRbZEe_EUZfPA2Z0kHVrpg0_VasHUV0pxnAcUi45_uumEEFGSEscAYjIvddOy4uR1j5bMyrOLQf4LlsqHioAuvJIl7PUWZoxF9lSLg28yhOtq-CP4tdB5sdrx7j43eZXo/s1600/001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBuyir2jrTsSZQRbZEe_EUZfPA2Z0kHVrpg0_VasHUV0pxnAcUi45_uumEEFGSEscAYjIvddOy4uR1j5bMyrOLQf4LlsqHioAuvJIl7PUWZoxF9lSLg28yhOtq-CP4tdB5sdrx7j43eZXo/s400/001.jpg" width="230" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgczu1oF0eZLriShzycF_qw1jmHC-JJG0A93E62JKLbS5pmvgoCMjaCkBM0cphSpSXykiWvMiO1IeuX7BAvRDj1Ho2jsByE4lh_Zqv2AoBfMF_TC5sqnlglFt75onMgacsTynPZjRkvXB4T/s1600/002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgczu1oF0eZLriShzycF_qw1jmHC-JJG0A93E62JKLbS5pmvgoCMjaCkBM0cphSpSXykiWvMiO1IeuX7BAvRDj1Ho2jsByE4lh_Zqv2AoBfMF_TC5sqnlglFt75onMgacsTynPZjRkvXB4T/s400/002.jpg" width="238" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYiJqw9WEBVWqjBMnaZ6fgR5oR1rj8vn2G3wt5KFugfDZDNIvB1tjI3Qu1lvBUVMZC74ZOZ6rOMthWDFl5aUANa1FQULeJznLrIARz_3F4belbcBuEuigrkBzhAdw0yqPVbSISGMqJArnT/s1600/003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYiJqw9WEBVWqjBMnaZ6fgR5oR1rj8vn2G3wt5KFugfDZDNIvB1tjI3Qu1lvBUVMZC74ZOZ6rOMthWDFl5aUANa1FQULeJznLrIARz_3F4belbcBuEuigrkBzhAdw0yqPVbSISGMqJArnT/s400/003.jpg" width="233" /></a></div>
<br />
From the outset, the new <i>Darmo Adarna</i> was very different from their previous incarnation. Its young protagonist <b>Darmo</b> (not <b>Dario</b>) did not have the ability to transform into a super-powered teen. Instead, he rode on <b>a flying bicycle</b> and kept a lunchbox-full of <b>living toy soldiers.</b><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Zj0OGUNL94zRfZ1PXnRWfthTYKCQlsbKoE6Uo8a3-8IacqMxoIUbNXUCt_S2OnovDZQ7tTDg8gd0R0nBh3Ql27sOdgp4cmyrO3pp4fBcEfTPI4jRZiQVGkHpEk-kmUU138YhkNzncjO3/s1600/008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Zj0OGUNL94zRfZ1PXnRWfthTYKCQlsbKoE6Uo8a3-8IacqMxoIUbNXUCt_S2OnovDZQ7tTDg8gd0R0nBh3Ql27sOdgp4cmyrO3pp4fBcEfTPI4jRZiQVGkHpEk-kmUU138YhkNzncjO3/s400/008.jpg" width="286" /></a></div>
<br />
<b>Adarna</b>, however, is still a rooster that transforms into a giant eagle.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VP7Wrg6Z-zuLX1S6xjtf7a8BEtHeZaBaRosoioEXuxNzSlfQ_7e02KXUwQz5PD5MbjMugjUH0cS6nukTs9J7sSgbr5hawucka2xJ1_U95aeC1HYgENO9CzaQ9tboeyJ5hOA_IQ9WjmJ-/s1600/004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VP7Wrg6Z-zuLX1S6xjtf7a8BEtHeZaBaRosoioEXuxNzSlfQ_7e02KXUwQz5PD5MbjMugjUH0cS6nukTs9J7sSgbr5hawucka2xJ1_U95aeC1HYgENO9CzaQ9tboeyJ5hOA_IQ9WjmJ-/s400/004.jpg" width="383" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpilLJ77GXmOM_Lha5zaVS8aqEUGZkwmyNnJ7zZTBADI6dZjry8dIa1hhdJ8570MibTtR2gyX6H1_h9yg1vTVOMRA7yAO_KBQeDqLvvlYCnGj64NR5CvpfKAr1YQGM0uMNTL4Vtw6s-Zqn/s1600/006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpilLJ77GXmOM_Lha5zaVS8aqEUGZkwmyNnJ7zZTBADI6dZjry8dIa1hhdJ8570MibTtR2gyX6H1_h9yg1vTVOMRA7yAO_KBQeDqLvvlYCnGj64NR5CvpfKAr1YQGM0uMNTL4Vtw6s-Zqn/s400/006.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNJeItga8XiIOeP99uRQVhz9QfwxnWFCvdijIVf4oXq9krDXiGfn6jzlPYRIA2mojsHipzDyOOwnFKnIbUXXLouMYh1lHuD-lB-sqmyKiCQtt-VIzVLeX9HmD27dF95jLdjC0bhS62ySHU/s1600/007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNJeItga8XiIOeP99uRQVhz9QfwxnWFCvdijIVf4oXq9krDXiGfn6jzlPYRIA2mojsHipzDyOOwnFKnIbUXXLouMYh1lHuD-lB-sqmyKiCQtt-VIzVLeX9HmD27dF95jLdjC0bhS62ySHU/s400/007.jpg" width="238" /></a></div>
<br />
Darmo lives with his mother and father in a province that seems to suffer from a serious bandit problem (there had been like <b>3 random bandit attacks</b> just within the first 15 chapters).<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6CAHVg0JzyEOv3l83GACOEbO_FPQXKrIVN4RpFuSugyZXVXnEBcP3dDzweZ657-Kuan21jXKYm0HPZrTw3cH19sl2q8F5yoSWRYP7EPv_-gO7A1B9lt-a9priFuhydqVNVBjcAflVZsvk/s1600/010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6CAHVg0JzyEOv3l83GACOEbO_FPQXKrIVN4RpFuSugyZXVXnEBcP3dDzweZ657-Kuan21jXKYm0HPZrTw3cH19sl2q8F5yoSWRYP7EPv_-gO7A1B9lt-a9priFuhydqVNVBjcAflVZsvk/s320/010.jpg" width="316" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZcW7Zni9zXOpXydH2VXUGJfisnE8STER3u4ow-cc4E6maHlW56B8Pnkz7O8jYrg861gwa_0evcTxQ0pkrlcbmm1mIRt1DUM-IG1L-gPCbeRRFqlkvdkyPDepu3s54Sv-n_emFdzwXLf4t/s1600/011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZcW7Zni9zXOpXydH2VXUGJfisnE8STER3u4ow-cc4E6maHlW56B8Pnkz7O8jYrg861gwa_0evcTxQ0pkrlcbmm1mIRt1DUM-IG1L-gPCbeRRFqlkvdkyPDepu3s54Sv-n_emFdzwXLf4t/s400/011.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
Later on, Darmo encounters a seemingly sinister <b>Indian magician</b> who forces him to assassinate the supposedly-tyrannical <b>King of India</b> on his behalf. When the boy refuses at the last minute, the whole plot is revealed to be a test, and it turns out that the magician and the king were the ones who had given him his magic toys and Adarna to do good in the world.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaU-5sqiMyl5ShYEFSUTi-OaoTbwnhnc0Fpl6emaHji79jyeICZYUMCK1a7Qie0fN7CxzZs-3_xb6Y3w2bDkUIUgnydKpoVemIst6T8x0CwgKVkQlP_-Rc9-1rForPDxD8UBcfJ-vi5y8u/s1600/016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaU-5sqiMyl5ShYEFSUTi-OaoTbwnhnc0Fpl6emaHji79jyeICZYUMCK1a7Qie0fN7CxzZs-3_xb6Y3w2bDkUIUgnydKpoVemIst6T8x0CwgKVkQlP_-Rc9-1rForPDxD8UBcfJ-vi5y8u/s400/016.jpg" width="250" /></a></div>
<br />
Lasting for 81 chapters, ending with <i>Funny Komiks</i> #723 (April 24, 1992), the new Darmo Adarna's adventures were never as interesting as the originals. But it wasn't even the worst interpretation of the characters. No, that would be <b>this</b> one...<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/t-jzUqeKE4I" width="320" youtube-src-id="t-jzUqeKE4I"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>
<br />
In 2011, <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABS-CBN">ABS-CBN</a>'</b>s fantasy anthology TV series <i><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wansapanataym">Wansapanataym</a> </b></i>did a very loose 2-part adaptation of <i>Darmo Adarna</i> that departed even farther from the source. Instead of a little boy who turns into a super-powered teenager, it had actor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Cuenca"><b>Jake Cuenca</b> </a>as an overweight young man who is magically transformed into a muscle-bound hero<b>.</b> Basically, loser gets powers, becomes superhero, wins the girl, that sort of deal. The origin of his powers this time around is a secret order known as the <b>KKM</b> (<i><b>Kilusan ng Kontra Maligno.</b></i> Cute.) He does still have a giant rooster that he rides around on, so there's that at least. But man, does it look goofy.<br />
</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lLH-9WGm-h8" width="320" youtube-src-id="lLH-9WGm-h8"></iframe></div><br /><p><br />
</p><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>COVERS</b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH4ChkvtTZJA7frYLu4i1sCamQNQ2S6b20fls-FCSCKP1wh2yGrhwksrSnVg-swIwo6_sWfz3M0HJFedvpsb5RgylH459Ag3RxJzj6zy-KxglG8tRPySWzcjGhuPOld8lRxgBJjHidpgBg/s1600/005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH4ChkvtTZJA7frYLu4i1sCamQNQ2S6b20fls-FCSCKP1wh2yGrhwksrSnVg-swIwo6_sWfz3M0HJFedvpsb5RgylH459Ag3RxJzj6zy-KxglG8tRPySWzcjGhuPOld8lRxgBJjHidpgBg/s400/005.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK_P8ntkFX3Tp_kkl4_AolX_mp2zYpvdvYwGgSPpyJSWv4se4oQuM433lbAJfiA75FrTN1wYqcn8bYFZNOR5g8Ji8jsrauioTdN3dFABmCa1UXui6psG3IZVMrf_SeMGlFw3ndcEWA9zax/s1600/009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK_P8ntkFX3Tp_kkl4_AolX_mp2zYpvdvYwGgSPpyJSWv4se4oQuM433lbAJfiA75FrTN1wYqcn8bYFZNOR5g8Ji8jsrauioTdN3dFABmCa1UXui6psG3IZVMrf_SeMGlFw3ndcEWA9zax/s400/009.jpg" width="237" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhooplpQSm-VTgVoFmEV-zmhrOF5soLGV2ZUEoWcaO3o8s8ER1YT5LyhgvUeSe1t_q9VpPfyOQ4AsRC6xcT4R-v3VgfBpZMzhSXo0CGVDvZqNUBJefDKl9PQTingPNQHrdMf5gyOzqhzZ-h/s1600/012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhooplpQSm-VTgVoFmEV-zmhrOF5soLGV2ZUEoWcaO3o8s8ER1YT5LyhgvUeSe1t_q9VpPfyOQ4AsRC6xcT4R-v3VgfBpZMzhSXo0CGVDvZqNUBJefDKl9PQTingPNQHrdMf5gyOzqhzZ-h/s400/012.jpg" width="246" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoj-t9dQsW6J2Vn_9wUHY4AHucrxfUdl3Wfi_hd9iiSZpkiBtjCzUrYSdm7Z70OyM6cGjuMTRAC_c9Tc_jlj2OXzwQjwOHK8__eJfa8s15dS5Sm25aFKxwoMZ8-1bd5Ehzen_NppHWV_Vo/s1600/013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoj-t9dQsW6J2Vn_9wUHY4AHucrxfUdl3Wfi_hd9iiSZpkiBtjCzUrYSdm7Z70OyM6cGjuMTRAC_c9Tc_jlj2OXzwQjwOHK8__eJfa8s15dS5Sm25aFKxwoMZ8-1bd5Ehzen_NppHWV_Vo/s400/013.jpg" width="243" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjfVE_51LQjP7yljz8H0d800rtmHU1z3cukhv9-hvjRA5S3RV0DVnC_H8wO7UE3qxYjLsWxlkf_lX-P86Yo-37oZfkyBIh_LwkThS7Kkow0vJvoNBoBLD9qaj6DuHsniu7gT_6whyJV8Vz/s1600/015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjfVE_51LQjP7yljz8H0d800rtmHU1z3cukhv9-hvjRA5S3RV0DVnC_H8wO7UE3qxYjLsWxlkf_lX-P86Yo-37oZfkyBIh_LwkThS7Kkow0vJvoNBoBLD9qaj6DuHsniu7gT_6whyJV8Vz/s400/015.jpg" width="246" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvA402e9pzycuT7O-WpGeiWZ5Cg7odXix70_ifdFr-jFBg5gqFyYpcyOF7VBpN5wGPM1OGi6aJyV3FQLADsiV7PZ_m7jI_k4w3GQoYwEEiiR0fsscXMv-GXuszLfuFxAd7wePhvWeOF0H4/s1600/017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvA402e9pzycuT7O-WpGeiWZ5Cg7odXix70_ifdFr-jFBg5gqFyYpcyOF7VBpN5wGPM1OGi6aJyV3FQLADsiV7PZ_m7jI_k4w3GQoYwEEiiR0fsscXMv-GXuszLfuFxAd7wePhvWeOF0H4/s400/017.jpg" width="241" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
Aris B. Panganibanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416299676920535759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552337539512473269.post-70991454789743955882017-01-01T00:09:00.001-08:002021-10-14T09:49:18.709-07:00TSUPERMAN: New Year's EvilA happy 2017 to everyone! And we kick off the new year with--yep, <i><b>Tsuperman </b></i>again.<br />
<br />
From <i><b>Pilipino Funny Komiks </b></i><b>#394 </b><b>(January 3, 1986), </b>Tsuperman introduces readers to some of the villains that he was slated to face in the coming year.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6LZrrqJTrZ6Kc3ukw3h02xT-ZaLkPzGGvV1bdV9xaWhyphenhyphentXD10iqV8_ojecEyGKTuV2UHmXWeHFwNlASPhK6kFkbKYbGPyNs3WABkE7CYKaE3hGgpvhnOSNFpc2TzkfsCTbBZ6Z9eVPyXI/s1600/006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6LZrrqJTrZ6Kc3ukw3h02xT-ZaLkPzGGvV1bdV9xaWhyphenhyphentXD10iqV8_ojecEyGKTuV2UHmXWeHFwNlASPhK6kFkbKYbGPyNs3WABkE7CYKaE3hGgpvhnOSNFpc2TzkfsCTbBZ6Z9eVPyXI/s400/006.jpg" width="251" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgB9mX5CoKBNwlvucR9858psBKuERckTUSIDN9CFm1uQiGIpns4XjwO0OdzPInmZbM6X7mlRIaduhU9WgbsP-QlAMF9u6Htc5EfythuHlB6l_rwaVM6vIIOhuK83csazzofqM9DZkC5uwj/s1600/007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgB9mX5CoKBNwlvucR9858psBKuERckTUSIDN9CFm1uQiGIpns4XjwO0OdzPInmZbM6X7mlRIaduhU9WgbsP-QlAMF9u6Htc5EfythuHlB6l_rwaVM6vIIOhuK83csazzofqM9DZkC5uwj/s400/007.jpg" width="252" /></a></div>
<br />
Of the villains presented here, only <b>Electrico </b>and <b>Golax </b>were actually able to appear before the series was abruptly cancelled later that year.Aris B. Panganibanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416299676920535759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552337539512473269.post-56427085710619902462016-12-30T19:31:00.002-08:002021-10-14T09:36:51.572-07:00One-Shot Wonders: SANTA CLAUS GANGWhen a gang of armed robbers spread some holiday fear, they end up on Santa's naughty list. And he doesn't play nice.<br />
<br />
From <b><i><a href="https://komiklopedia.wordpress.com/2007/04/23/super-action-komiks/">Super Action Komiks</a> </i>#176 (December 27, 1988), </b>written by <b><a href="https://komiklopedia.wordpress.com/2014/05/01/arnold-mercado-pajaron/">Arnold Mercado Pajaron</a> </b>and illustrated by <b><a href="https://komiklopedia.wordpress.com/2013/12/31/angelo-ty-dazo/">Angelo Ty Dazo</a>.</b><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTSc1nDCmGLTrVkFVTVNF7xJxoBGMyycic-VS5g6HISgCtzXL1NO1mcana4xjtVNZ5mwNH8zFW3Dkc6_9G0n3vEodwzYtHihJtRynyobcAc1EkpRoc8jJcfxgfu7_8ST9cPHozp5z2LQh2/s1600/001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTSc1nDCmGLTrVkFVTVNF7xJxoBGMyycic-VS5g6HISgCtzXL1NO1mcana4xjtVNZ5mwNH8zFW3Dkc6_9G0n3vEodwzYtHihJtRynyobcAc1EkpRoc8jJcfxgfu7_8ST9cPHozp5z2LQh2/s400/001.jpg" width="236" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqZrGpgab7Pwz-wKjsDpYprb4-99-N0yP2-gUiKehjccs6POQceyuAyoRrNKeP9Hb8aK_lNdPrMCL1-V6mBWyLRrSO7ZzVrqESPChyr6VTha4yWquFJPC4kGikBjii-dePO9odLADAJ9jt/s1600/002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqZrGpgab7Pwz-wKjsDpYprb4-99-N0yP2-gUiKehjccs6POQceyuAyoRrNKeP9Hb8aK_lNdPrMCL1-V6mBWyLRrSO7ZzVrqESPChyr6VTha4yWquFJPC4kGikBjii-dePO9odLADAJ9jt/s400/002.jpg" width="235" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ3iHZeGyvXbnG7UopGc0IKgWHRdkRcEkHOagxuMyrHHmVhK8ho-CjkF8WPLJn2vPBX5kK1PojT4SDIfasBCsSe7lo08voJyhcStWiCFZM0RmICpIJHpvtllcGHwjKxH7-gZF3Zk4kkBS6/s1600/003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ3iHZeGyvXbnG7UopGc0IKgWHRdkRcEkHOagxuMyrHHmVhK8ho-CjkF8WPLJn2vPBX5kK1PojT4SDIfasBCsSe7lo08voJyhcStWiCFZM0RmICpIJHpvtllcGHwjKxH7-gZF3Zk4kkBS6/s400/003.jpg" width="232" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghcS2xIKMGjP11xYW6TrXapXfep9fLkvBA7mbC7BdLznBOMrBA6pS2ZnnqzmRjDI7yrFFT3rmKY3G78retqe3nIfUvY5aLB_1dInRMT9mVawagKkZtCibqpNntQg9xWxcNpa_x2lRAi5YT/s1600/004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghcS2xIKMGjP11xYW6TrXapXfep9fLkvBA7mbC7BdLznBOMrBA6pS2ZnnqzmRjDI7yrFFT3rmKY3G78retqe3nIfUvY5aLB_1dInRMT9mVawagKkZtCibqpNntQg9xWxcNpa_x2lRAi5YT/s400/004.jpg" width="235" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYtK45u0h2b0jaHoI8cdDu6qlS5zI3X-cuAaLq_8TOOjY6ebpITuEZJP-sq9AjnaMN1S22AT_ANoHobUmCNZTTgQaOEQ1v3TkH5Br9YFgk2K0H49QsJcdHPmyo17Ob14AA9bx-8ycpG-x/s1600/005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYtK45u0h2b0jaHoI8cdDu6qlS5zI3X-cuAaLq_8TOOjY6ebpITuEZJP-sq9AjnaMN1S22AT_ANoHobUmCNZTTgQaOEQ1v3TkH5Br9YFgk2K0H49QsJcdHPmyo17Ob14AA9bx-8ycpG-x/s400/005.jpg" width="230" /></a></div>
Aris B. Panganibanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416299676920535759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552337539512473269.post-69070480416865247502016-12-17T01:15:00.001-08:002021-10-14T09:51:05.694-07:00SANKARSAN: Return of the Super Jedi<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirIa8iArWWvlortzmLEnetxVmQ-XSNmMg3Qzjx_EqreV1gtAnXrw9se5MWEkVXNkdFd83aYiwhKb6ghoOdqPxc0uGLJYHFjpu-nZJCJhNlw9xgCTCYIjY-ZGImTRgCtbCjkXB0zXfMCcKF/s1600/001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirIa8iArWWvlortzmLEnetxVmQ-XSNmMg3Qzjx_EqreV1gtAnXrw9se5MWEkVXNkdFd83aYiwhKb6ghoOdqPxc0uGLJYHFjpu-nZJCJhNlw9xgCTCYIjY-ZGImTRgCtbCjkXB0zXfMCcKF/s400/001.jpg" width="305" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, comics cost 1 peso and 50 centavos.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<a href="https://pinoysuperheroesuniverse.blogspot.com/2015/05/sankarsan-super-jedi-episode-1.html">When last we left </a><i><b><a href="https://pinoysuperheroesuniverse.blogspot.com/2015/05/sankarsan-super-jedi-episode-1.html">Sankarsan the Super Jedi</a>, </b></i>his mother <b>Rukmini </b>was abducted by the galactic emperor <b>Hiranyaksa, </b>who had declared Order 66 on all Jedi in the galaxy. In episode 2: <b><i>The Encounter!</i></b> (<b><i><a href="https://komiklopedia.wordpress.com/2008/01/05/speed-komiks/">Speed Komiks</a> #56</i></b>, August 30, 1986), Sankarsan heads to the imperial planet of <b>Patalaloka</b> to rescue his mother, but finds that the emperor is a lot more powerful than he expected.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4EmGOxVxjMPwg2iHghym7ILpzq_Js3ZEqGC4Zcr1hgWuGxZ3Qgi7DTWJYAd0_HskARZxufIoTSQdHquj_uzyIf3xaW5uWnxFBPHzAqtdWgUYd7t6374vZ9FDhIiNtdv56gx-dRZ9ptOkM/s1600/002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4EmGOxVxjMPwg2iHghym7ILpzq_Js3ZEqGC4Zcr1hgWuGxZ3Qgi7DTWJYAd0_HskARZxufIoTSQdHquj_uzyIf3xaW5uWnxFBPHzAqtdWgUYd7t6374vZ9FDhIiNtdv56gx-dRZ9ptOkM/s400/002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXkoJZQ7Zr-3IHeS0PwCJahVpV9V3h5F3i_-WoZaBGcZXBSI-DkuHhfgm2uv8Xkujoq8_JAKaIAWUD-cv7E4IGQIkWSzQ0-mCJJTTyD1nIDIm5a0WMxaIF8ifkqVytlbItp6zgxwMQcw_/s1600/003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXkoJZQ7Zr-3IHeS0PwCJahVpV9V3h5F3i_-WoZaBGcZXBSI-DkuHhfgm2uv8Xkujoq8_JAKaIAWUD-cv7E4IGQIkWSzQ0-mCJJTTyD1nIDIm5a0WMxaIF8ifkqVytlbItp6zgxwMQcw_/s400/003.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglgx20OCVa6eF4RXoKVldb9yRAhtjI0M7_i5uQ-iXur0vdcCpgYTyYJ7hJGRO2gVWvjSrI1GHaWSM7S1qpB1JmwlHBJpQI3Uj3U4yJ3apS71BXB8ypnvyvlkakVXsqxM5nBj9UXvlVAk0s/s1600/004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglgx20OCVa6eF4RXoKVldb9yRAhtjI0M7_i5uQ-iXur0vdcCpgYTyYJ7hJGRO2gVWvjSrI1GHaWSM7S1qpB1JmwlHBJpQI3Uj3U4yJ3apS71BXB8ypnvyvlkakVXsqxM5nBj9UXvlVAk0s/s400/004.jpg" width="293" /></a></div>
<br />
But before Hiranyaksa could finish off our hero, Rukmini steps forward with a startling revelation: "Hiranyaksa, YOU are the father!"<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuB9Sy-lU83Wqoa6GJWfAIg4H0n4cWepiC-Ow7L5dFoSxeD-VhRW6QVyOEH43JyRYsoILiRCftdsPuJ9ybAhcnnfD8NNw7d3yo2k6l7w0My73mnq2zIU0N_HGf3BYIzkO5ViE03sXwFQIR/s1600/005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuB9Sy-lU83Wqoa6GJWfAIg4H0n4cWepiC-Ow7L5dFoSxeD-VhRW6QVyOEH43JyRYsoILiRCftdsPuJ9ybAhcnnfD8NNw7d3yo2k6l7w0My73mnq2zIU0N_HGf3BYIzkO5ViE03sXwFQIR/s400/005.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Search your feelings, you know it to be true!"</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwlaoavHBswkJIET9AxGznlZQWsAgHmXqU0CvFfDjMGIqfRUQGJA0hwfXjpcM8OigpLd7lS70G4JqCOHyMMiZLZVvu3-bOgrB_Xr1AOWIeLzI4z1SPB-F6K82xloNFUMXkyg2Ih686G7xV/s1600/006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwlaoavHBswkJIET9AxGznlZQWsAgHmXqU0CvFfDjMGIqfRUQGJA0hwfXjpcM8OigpLd7lS70G4JqCOHyMMiZLZVvu3-bOgrB_Xr1AOWIeLzI4z1SPB-F6K82xloNFUMXkyg2Ih686G7xV/s400/006.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvnReynye1PoLNLBfSP-BOqjvfK_512v_mD26eg-bbFlMeuJgQgfy3f_L_w42RQLwVPJi2cKyQOMDnJ9r8QBLFe7CxVSj_jGIfO6l2Sy05dGxY6hX9u7HEtsUJhHVnz1ABuzehCCnu5oK/s1600/007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvnReynye1PoLNLBfSP-BOqjvfK_512v_mD26eg-bbFlMeuJgQgfy3f_L_w42RQLwVPJi2cKyQOMDnJ9r8QBLFe7CxVSj_jGIfO6l2Sy05dGxY6hX9u7HEtsUJhHVnz1ABuzehCCnu5oK/s400/007.jpg" width="310" /></a></div>
<br />
In spite of this, Sankarsan resolves to defeat his father for the sake of the universe. In preparation, he trains to further develop his Jedi powers, losing an eye in the process. Father and son have their <i><b>Final Encounter </b></i>in <i><b>Speed Komiks #59</b> </i>(September 20, 1986), engaging in a climactic cosmic duel that seems more <i><b>Dr. Strange </b></i>than <i><b>Star Wars, </b></i>though perhaps a bit more gruesome and apocalyptic than either.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAxNMscTuCuvtdoy2KMSEu9u9-QMHaR-mlGgvj0xO7TZLXvAXPpWr1OCiEyxZ5EbO9gI8KEEkj-mTRdmc395_uVUTUpafhL7E52VXreAenT6c6l7AGxtfb0DiutJzmUrpgDHP4q8D17Agf/s1600/011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAxNMscTuCuvtdoy2KMSEu9u9-QMHaR-mlGgvj0xO7TZLXvAXPpWr1OCiEyxZ5EbO9gI8KEEkj-mTRdmc395_uVUTUpafhL7E52VXreAenT6c6l7AGxtfb0DiutJzmUrpgDHP4q8D17Agf/s400/011.jpg" width="325" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNTiEd6th5HHdiXU08WxCrlzXMpJwpCnq1i9knwRhvmvnDOjUzi-GmXqTpVtZpKoytqL1LSq2pTMSOJBbrhC0PYcy5PFUKC8kxQVXQyab89cTfUEbQyn7rq5nAw6lQfR-j7ozY8erVsB5o/s1600/008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNTiEd6th5HHdiXU08WxCrlzXMpJwpCnq1i9knwRhvmvnDOjUzi-GmXqTpVtZpKoytqL1LSq2pTMSOJBbrhC0PYcy5PFUKC8kxQVXQyab89cTfUEbQyn7rq5nAw6lQfR-j7ozY8erVsB5o/s400/008.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5hxe0M3dWJuw9MKE_G7ZvzvSdlM9n-441Zver4JCi84XbPdHtf4J7SpHluPvox3FJDCIzlRV0ZWWU6qt8m94COEwoewDo8E5E2IE43ZMknUrIrt_cBMkjQgiz6X0i9cxM6UFidXoCAva/s1600/009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5hxe0M3dWJuw9MKE_G7ZvzvSdlM9n-441Zver4JCi84XbPdHtf4J7SpHluPvox3FJDCIzlRV0ZWWU6qt8m94COEwoewDo8E5E2IE43ZMknUrIrt_cBMkjQgiz6X0i9cxM6UFidXoCAva/s400/009.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHx8ozIwZ6XM66BF0qvTTCXBLjF_8AV4MFgh1nlbjF4-Vveq0C7YT0BgT6k_Jdb9p34-ykJqcRpy478UlK2UHu8mYG-M1sbMq9nEGWG_bKCNhZp6zJrhSnJMogx2SG-H0z1h11KOH8Tkws/s1600/010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHx8ozIwZ6XM66BF0qvTTCXBLjF_8AV4MFgh1nlbjF4-Vveq0C7YT0BgT6k_Jdb9p34-ykJqcRpy478UlK2UHu8mYG-M1sbMq9nEGWG_bKCNhZp6zJrhSnJMogx2SG-H0z1h11KOH8Tkws/s400/010.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />Aris B. Panganibanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416299676920535759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552337539512473269.post-47882919588897445382016-11-19T00:38:00.002-08:002021-10-14T09:54:10.522-07:00TSUPERMAN vs THE WOMAN IN BLACKSo, here's another <b><i>Tsuperman</i> </b>post (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 <i><b>Pilipino Funny Komiks </b></i><b>#385-88 </b>(November 1-22, 1985), pits the dynamic driver against a shape-shifting vampiress-witch.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcYZqwVOhnJfIphYpf1YlN0JDs8fwAxIQoFyRKQ-a6G-f0K-NGRsnoVLgemK6Mh53UG1ayHmkY-07ecgJiow_6rqbmNZu4AhBgMOFUOSMyO9Y7HbhGODRQM_2NNsGXX6SeAZgUD18vX0AT/s1600/001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcYZqwVOhnJfIphYpf1YlN0JDs8fwAxIQoFyRKQ-a6G-f0K-NGRsnoVLgemK6Mh53UG1ayHmkY-07ecgJiow_6rqbmNZu4AhBgMOFUOSMyO9Y7HbhGODRQM_2NNsGXX6SeAZgUD18vX0AT/s400/001.jpg" width="250" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipKMMIj55wK_lBrgiR_0rZ0UMRnU5FWqb82SPTwUi6qj-sEp53jRX1vaO2LpGperzbJ1xx7Rl4d5TitEVcz1_2StvAO5znssoFXFwHRp3eEg-DeMASFSqMoZrO5-frmw3Jbliq2IJL7RfB/s1600/002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipKMMIj55wK_lBrgiR_0rZ0UMRnU5FWqb82SPTwUi6qj-sEp53jRX1vaO2LpGperzbJ1xx7Rl4d5TitEVcz1_2StvAO5znssoFXFwHRp3eEg-DeMASFSqMoZrO5-frmw3Jbliq2IJL7RfB/s400/002.jpg" width="256" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNumkohsS0R3zldZvfkMlC58I5lf-62zDXTpL6tXM9k-nPFxT5fkqF_OL0z6RF5xtwF-2UqTf_8i8f6hjfId5TH_8kHZntpI9Q47cQ1uDOoap2BvHMk5ahfbo2ZO5olgMU84fFBZtyN5i/s1600/003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNumkohsS0R3zldZvfkMlC58I5lf-62zDXTpL6tXM9k-nPFxT5fkqF_OL0z6RF5xtwF-2UqTf_8i8f6hjfId5TH_8kHZntpI9Q47cQ1uDOoap2BvHMk5ahfbo2ZO5olgMU84fFBZtyN5i/s400/003.jpg" width="256" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74PGqAKxt9kPagSRcBLq6Cas1P3fFyClEDCFLgmIHru9AOiUIgyiBHuKSN4oGFkyMpBxH-WY2qHGUjfu229yuAQ7Z9YbVSoSSuZWNxNDFeOLBnULB-xQtdvQbpNZ_J4CiSCq_rjYrQvDh/s1600/004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74PGqAKxt9kPagSRcBLq6Cas1P3fFyClEDCFLgmIHru9AOiUIgyiBHuKSN4oGFkyMpBxH-WY2qHGUjfu229yuAQ7Z9YbVSoSSuZWNxNDFeOLBnULB-xQtdvQbpNZ_J4CiSCq_rjYrQvDh/s400/004.jpg" width="238" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprnFhODiwiuJIHG5F-It6-63VLOMnl-UFxpQ2ET2_hds-yBqX5ZF5spmAMM8lZVj3LBCF47a_jmqu05ejfSyVtVY4vyj4zkX6pMIxQW8zvoebRkfAE5KJprpTt6qSfgzpMxO7UuIMEgO4/s1600/005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprnFhODiwiuJIHG5F-It6-63VLOMnl-UFxpQ2ET2_hds-yBqX5ZF5spmAMM8lZVj3LBCF47a_jmqu05ejfSyVtVY4vyj4zkX6pMIxQW8zvoebRkfAE5KJprpTt6qSfgzpMxO7UuIMEgO4/s400/005.jpg" width="260" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipPPPuiBRI0PfS6mYm1nURxbvoGOGSOQTdHGspvJUCFXgiFoJqXjaPv_0FSImgpXjSF2P-ejVDFvf2tdXrrAPupO8ZrF1yKrNXd9_yG1-yVJJuYbzMh_VKrAvI_QhRxG3FPoB-T3TnarMN/s1600/006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipPPPuiBRI0PfS6mYm1nURxbvoGOGSOQTdHGspvJUCFXgiFoJqXjaPv_0FSImgpXjSF2P-ejVDFvf2tdXrrAPupO8ZrF1yKrNXd9_yG1-yVJJuYbzMh_VKrAvI_QhRxG3FPoB-T3TnarMN/s400/006.jpg" width="243" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgnWFOritRtcnqJTBIq6UCEmgt4vicrJ3FbFEFJAPCoj4v15RJd3Zbdfyw21XrQZa0cv91hFfYXr07T6IrzoBryPj2xhzxE77xfj994Bc4KKfL6luVzR4DdhC4MRSINejJWHAHz1fZVMw/s1600/007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgnWFOritRtcnqJTBIq6UCEmgt4vicrJ3FbFEFJAPCoj4v15RJd3Zbdfyw21XrQZa0cv91hFfYXr07T6IrzoBryPj2xhzxE77xfj994Bc4KKfL6luVzR4DdhC4MRSINejJWHAHz1fZVMw/s400/007.jpg" width="253" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsIKTKCcIr9XFBkUsgruBH7-CNSxn75GTKJhggUgG05cN2awwsZpcIAWoyMZIJl4SXfhuCrZ8wuHiAceQw5fvEg1HBVl1-z1uqGjfTrSn4hKAQPHjJbq0Az3jx2hP1NJydLejDc2LP5Yjo/s1600/008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsIKTKCcIr9XFBkUsgruBH7-CNSxn75GTKJhggUgG05cN2awwsZpcIAWoyMZIJl4SXfhuCrZ8wuHiAceQw5fvEg1HBVl1-z1uqGjfTrSn4hKAQPHjJbq0Az3jx2hP1NJydLejDc2LP5Yjo/s400/008.jpg" width="248" /></a></div>
<br />Aris B. Panganibanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416299676920535759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552337539512473269.post-44235523104602525842016-10-31T00:47:00.001-07:002021-10-14T09:55:01.364-07:00DEATHSTORM<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK2jbyAeuPfE8pGY6bEPcFCZCZGAsQNM2OaS6E5Y9yKZBcrJn6LS233Bjd2J4incr-dtmaPqDOeZcPhMg9i5_JiB50U00WzTYie_JdyACIU-F97eyQPxHbtjsPS251GzShQ3BJp9O0hRfe/s1600/013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK2jbyAeuPfE8pGY6bEPcFCZCZGAsQNM2OaS6E5Y9yKZBcrJn6LS233Bjd2J4incr-dtmaPqDOeZcPhMg9i5_JiB50U00WzTYie_JdyACIU-F97eyQPxHbtjsPS251GzShQ3BJp9O0hRfe/s400/013.jpg" width="247" /></a></div>
<br />
Created by writer/artist <b><a href="https://komiklopedia.wordpress.com/2008/01/19/gilbert-monsanto/">Gilbert Monsanto</a>,</b> <i><b>Deathstorm </b></i>appeared in all 24 issues of <i><b><a href="https://komiklopedia.wordpress.com/2014/03/20/wrestle-warriors/">Wrestle Warriors Komiks</a> </b></i>(published by <a href="https://komiklopedia.wordpress.com/2007/05/15/infinity-publishing-inc/"><b>Infinity Publishing Inc.</b></a>) in 1993. Like the other mainstays of that magazine, the character was based on a popular pro-wrestler of the time, namely, WWE Superstar <b>The Undertaker.</b><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-hpL7DiUhCU6Opa43DDiUb8e4lJTH6g_ADfuNjnuvpS8QTGJ5dEyid4xVfOunR9CAAOafkd6JOvtNQLT_JX2zaJB8xmwUucWCxSgx1GYFQUhfroohfdyb0vOEUDAyk1TrS_CR__jtROX/s1600/006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-hpL7DiUhCU6Opa43DDiUb8e4lJTH6g_ADfuNjnuvpS8QTGJ5dEyid4xVfOunR9CAAOafkd6JOvtNQLT_JX2zaJB8xmwUucWCxSgx1GYFQUhfroohfdyb0vOEUDAyk1TrS_CR__jtROX/s400/006.jpg" width="253" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>DEATH IS ONLY THE BEGINNING</b></span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_z1wzgAr8t9nbQs7RATmYdQX0-3-zm_781ILGKiBW0V-hK4ZrMw9oHY6pnIuax6bKgM4SE4YTByE2rUzTgmAGi2FW15K88fltLKe-Y014tL6jgPqmDatVEjWAyp7XV4EzpEtEG9ryuZ9/s1600/002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_z1wzgAr8t9nbQs7RATmYdQX0-3-zm_781ILGKiBW0V-hK4ZrMw9oHY6pnIuax6bKgM4SE4YTByE2rUzTgmAGi2FW15K88fltLKe-Y014tL6jgPqmDatVEjWAyp7XV4EzpEtEG9ryuZ9/s400/002.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Outw<span style="font-size: small;">orld </span></span></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">is an afterlife dimension where the spirits of slain warriors convene to engage in never ending battle<span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b>with each other. It is also here wh<span style="font-size: small;">ere the celestial being known as <b><span style="font-size: small;">D</span>eathstorm </b>stands guard over the <b>Sphere of Infinity,</b> which <span style="font-size: small;">maintains the balance between good and evil throughout the universe.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdFg4gDLy7UmdgR-XWymrAE-VJnWualsg-EL_qXb6xjvgy6d1EgfdJ0R8hiudZmrUnMEoCEkt5InXaq1J1zYkrLMk12yi_vdmeXPmx_cyfG0BLFAggwcC3Brr2TeoEaOAcebYYr3dxt1Ia/s1600/003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="116" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdFg4gDLy7UmdgR-XWymrAE-VJnWualsg-EL_qXb6xjvgy6d1EgfdJ0R8hiudZmrUnMEoCEkt5InXaq1J1zYkrLMk12yi_vdmeXPmx_cyfG0BLFAggwcC3Brr2TeoEaOAcebYYr3dxt1Ia/s400/003.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoAio87s0rOwCDfpVrtU3iY77beHyQKZUixQkHkoJBsLgxI4mGx4CZrAmugUauZFUDOamBbijN7-ZUtTV5FL0IqhxFzYkqZcwhMtXPyXeo6MpowETjgk8rkfmHwIIGtP-q622MMgCrxsWl/s1600/008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoAio87s0rOwCDfpVrtU3iY77beHyQKZUixQkHkoJBsLgxI4mGx4CZrAmugUauZFUDOamBbijN7-ZUtTV5FL0IqhxFzYkqZcwhMtXPyXeo6MpowETjgk8rkfmHwIIGtP-q622MMgCrxsWl/s400/008.jpg" width="125" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">When Deathstorm's power-hungry brother <b>Zafla </b>attempts to steal the <span style="font-size: small;">S</span>phere<span style="font-size: small;">, it breaks into several fragments which are then scattered across the Earth. Deathstorm travels to the world of the living, inhabiting the body of a human named <b>Jonathan, </b>in order to recover the lost <span style="font-size: small;">piece</span>s and make the Sphere whole again.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>DEATH</b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: small;">The physical embodiment of death itself, who guides Deathstorm in his quest.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX6Vrfiv0ekn9PjtjhuaiRVJheGq9hMoQPU9mPnYiTXX6ppAG8h1HyjgQeFRnmzU7Xqba7U45ck_qWCitnAGmJMgBtNb9AlNTc7Ns2yUmZc_sYXJMmJazf8xChif1Xlp0YdnSrD-Pk3yzm/s1600/005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX6Vrfiv0ekn9PjtjhuaiRVJheGq9hMoQPU9mPnYiTXX6ppAG8h1HyjgQeFRnmzU7Xqba7U45ck_qWCitnAGmJMgBtNb9AlNTc7Ns2yUmZc_sYXJMmJazf8xChif1Xlp0YdnSrD-Pk3yzm/s400/005.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>DEWINA</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBR3lbdV1QOJb0F8oMh8T09USjfRiGH-xrQpvV-WzQPkyIRZTXBq5c0gsvbtQP_rfKMt16di32X0lwYje7lnBkcZbtV_Ib01xwV7twl6UQoxEL2buu-z2lTMcZUZa3NbIcLRjuiwGtpGcn/s1600/004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBR3lbdV1QOJb0F8oMh8T09USjfRiGH-xrQpvV-WzQPkyIRZTXBq5c0gsvbtQP_rfKMt16di32X0lwYje7lnBkcZbtV_Ib01xwV7twl6UQoxEL2buu-z2lTMcZUZa3NbIcLRjuiwGtpGcn/s200/004.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Deathstorm's <span style="font-size: small;">gypsy ally an<span style="font-size: small;">d keeper of Pandora's Box.</span></span></span><b> </b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>HATE</b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Skull-faced, axe-wielding vigilante who possesses a fragment of the Sphere.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQUlZD-MmgcA83pPR4Ot_hdIbfgOljw4Ss4MdX2C3RP0WACfpYgu7yO3VNBKXO_8V6n99dWZwgdvvvw1wiLLaLVlpLsWzCqdq8KnYQ1cumtkDSqz_gTpz-FCtT78lKY5cn6FsqRMNV387V/s1600/007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQUlZD-MmgcA83pPR4Ot_hdIbfgOljw4Ss4MdX2C3RP0WACfpYgu7yO3VNBKXO_8V6n99dWZwgdvvvw1wiLLaLVlpLsWzCqdq8KnYQ1cumtkDSqz_gTpz-FCtT78lKY5cn6FsqRMNV387V/s400/007.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>DOCTOR VOODOO</b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Deathstorm's evil brother Zafla, who has <span style="font-size: small;">taken the human form of a voodoo sorcerer.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizIFftYmI9fE2A9b_Wz5h2tNalqRQyH2Vlc8oRfGip4zMEkE0hFSoaA8F1g5f0vHr-PvNKZCT3ZbHN4tAx69Wd2Gxn9cIVYtkOda3rEmb3YP5tYbu8EbmgRrHcexblBbalEFJYen2Ecu6K/s1600/001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizIFftYmI9fE2A9b_Wz5h2tNalqRQyH2Vlc8oRfGip4zMEkE0hFSoaA8F1g5f0vHr-PvNKZCT3ZbHN4tAx69Wd2Gxn9cIVYtkOda3rEmb3YP5tYbu8EbmgRrHcexblBbalEFJYen2Ecu6K/s400/001.jpg" width="325" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><b> </b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqsMPWmBHyigjksbVNwsSUyA-ea2P2E5R0qJHt2JiRwE2KRFr_Wn2PiUU_HKunp9gaz9P-4Q7FKgM-8S2fhoe4_DScTZGlaed2_n7jNd9Hrqr42IyMMVL8if4cpZW67bje807uMH67_uA/s1600/deadspread.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqsMPWmBHyigjksbVNwsSUyA-ea2P2E5R0qJHt2JiRwE2KRFr_Wn2PiUU_HKunp9gaz9P-4Q7FKgM-8S2fhoe4_DScTZGlaed2_n7jNd9Hrqr42IyMMVL8if4cpZW67bje807uMH67_uA/s400/deadspread.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGn1dFL1giuwTM_Z67vxuPaArUwt5hmV5AAQRzxJ0tppzSqc9kaPtuApINH7Yp_dRgNZNVyJ0s2_MccjvR_lvFzY-z6JAM1EV_snp3aWDu8qca8QW3P5JTDwlAxmn2V7eBQtd2EZktfaEa/s1600/011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGn1dFL1giuwTM_Z67vxuPaArUwt5hmV5AAQRzxJ0tppzSqc9kaPtuApINH7Yp_dRgNZNVyJ0s2_MccjvR_lvFzY-z6JAM1EV_snp3aWDu8qca8QW3P5JTDwlAxmn2V7eBQtd2EZktfaEa/s400/011.jpg" width="246" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-mpcJqjrpKTkYS1Kgm0Mdc5XmsTHm4XpqyysXCrTOrRGV3q2Koxhedy9apbGBKSBoT_XhlqxTI8_gIz0JuNHhNavhT1YFTbGIvqdk5w3cHe3Xz6miN5MvkLhhvCfxCHHFULySBH3eJ8yi/s1600/012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-mpcJqjrpKTkYS1Kgm0Mdc5XmsTHm4XpqyysXCrTOrRGV3q2Koxhedy9apbGBKSBoT_XhlqxTI8_gIz0JuNHhNavhT1YFTbGIvqdk5w3cHe3Xz6miN5MvkLhhvCfxCHHFULySBH3eJ8yi/s400/012.jpg" width="250" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>RESURRECTION</b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
Deathstorm rises once again, alongside other Monsanto creations, in the 4th issue of <i><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/1309618989071246/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1314282021938276">Metropolitan</a>, </b></i>currently running online via the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Rambol-Komiks-Magazine-1309618989071246/"><i><b>Rambol Komiks Magazine </b></i></a><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Rambol-Komiks-Magazine-1309618989071246/">Facebook page</a>.</b></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEismO5m9fpE7PeIbHkG9Stv0HvjMsKuDXwgmzfw6RO8GQ9Ozmg58GMHgkbowf_upyu33mzm_u60HNpxwFezXBQbCDWDRh5J4Ua2SGNbwYm8-V5VGD3iH61LBUSiZtFCFjXbcRWB0lLHX4JN/s1600/014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEismO5m9fpE7PeIbHkG9Stv0HvjMsKuDXwgmzfw6RO8GQ9Ozmg58GMHgkbowf_upyu33mzm_u60HNpxwFezXBQbCDWDRh5J4Ua2SGNbwYm8-V5VGD3iH61LBUSiZtFCFjXbcRWB0lLHX4JN/s400/014.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
Aris B. Panganibanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416299676920535759noreply@blogger.com1