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KOMIKS

KOMIKS

• Or Comics it is a children's
periodical containing funny
stories, adventures etc. in the
form of comic strips. Comic strip
a series of small pictures
showing stages in an adventure.
• "Kenkoy” was the first Filipino comic
strip. It's first appearance was in
1929. It's main character was
created by Antonio Velasquez. It
was only made with four frames and
was used as a filler for a weekly
popular magazine Liwayway.
In 1931, kenkoy was joined with
other characters and they are:
• 1. Kulafu. He roamed the mountains of
Luzon similar with Tarzan who did
Africa.
• 2. Huapelo. He is a Chinese store owner.
• 3. Saryong Albularyo. He is a barrio
doctor with a last name that actually
meant "quack".
• 4. Goyo and Kikay. They are the local
counterparts of Jiggs and Maggie. Jiggs and
Maggie are the main characters in an American
comic strip named Bringing up Father.
• 5. Dyesebel. She is a mermaid created by Mars
Ravelo, the same legendary cartoonist who
created Darna.
• 6. Darna. She is a Filipino super heroine created
by the legendary cartoonist Mars Ravelo.
• 7. Valentina. She is the arch enemy of Darna,
also created by Mars Ravelo.
• 8. Petra. He is a horse-bodied character.
• 9. Karina. A magical Agent of a good with a
flying kariton. (Pushcart).
• 10. Phantomanok. A character who is a
combination of a phantom and rooster.
• During the Martial Law, the KOMIKS have
been used by government agencies to
deliver message of development like the
Green Revolution, family planning, and
housing programs. The content of the
KOMIKS reflects dreams, hopes, values,
vision of life, escape from reality, and
problems and solutions.
• All these make KOMIKS definitely a
popular culture. KOMIKS is created
by artist who favor the public voice
and dreams. KOMIKS has an
extensive reach and grasp which
makes then entirely of the people.

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