One-Shot Wonders: SUPER IDOL

From Super Action Komiks #108 (September 8, 1987), writer Leonard R. Roa and artist Sebastian present a hero who fights to save a young boy's life.

One-Shot Wonders: SANTA CLAUS GANG

When a gang of armed robbers spread some holiday fear, they end up on Santa's naughty list.  And he doesn't play nice.

From Super Action Komiks #176 (December 27, 1988), written by Arnold Mercado Pajaron and illustrated by Angelo Ty Dazo.

One-Shot Wonders: BOLT

From Kidlat Super Heroes Komiks #13 (September 13, 1993), superhero Bolt strikes at the insidious Dr. Snake in this short written by Dennis Roque III and drawn by Luisito G. Antonio.

One-Shot Wonders: NEW YEAR 1999

From Pilipino Funny Komiks #394 (January 3, 1986), New Year 1999 was written by Christian del Cruz and illustrated by Romy Santos.  Almost a companion piece to del Cruz's Christmas story from the previous issue, this tells the tale of two time travelers from 1985 who journey to the year 1999 to witness the aftermath of World War III.  What they find instead is a future not quite like what they expected.

One-Shot Wonders: ... AT SA LUPA KAPAYAPAAN

December 21, 2012 came and went without incident, and another doomsday prophecy bites the dust.  Of course, we should be used to this by now.  I mean, remember when people used to think the world was going to end in 1999?

From Pilipino Funny Komiks #393 (December 27, 1985), ... At sa Lupa Kapayapaan ("And to Earth Peace") was one of two back-to-back "apocalyptic" holiday stories written by Christian del Cruz.  In this one, illustrated by Rey Arcilla, a celestial phenomenon mystifies the world on Christmas Eve of the year 1999.

One-Shot Wonders: TWO OF A KIND

In this short tale from Super Action Pocketkomiks #93 (May 26, 1987), written by Leonard S. Roa and drawn by Gary Reyes, a pair of anonymous superheroes join forces to save the Earth from total annihilation.

One-Shot Wonders: SPIDER NINJA

Continuing Spider-Month, we're also introducing a new recurring feature, One-Shot Wonders, which spotlights characters that had made only one appearance in a short komiks story.

In this installment, we present a wall-crawling thief who does whatever a spider can.  From Ninja Komiks #124 (December 30, 1987), here's Spider Ninja by writer Rafael B. Villamin and artist Obet Crame.