Siopawman
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Siopawman is the comical or funny Filipino superhero and first comic strip created by Filipino cartoonist Lauro "Larry" Zarate Alcala after World War II
. Siopawman first appeared in Halaklak Komiks (Halakhak means laughter in Tagalog) in 1947. Siopawman was described as a “Superman-parody”. After Halakhak, Siopawman became a feature series in the pages of Daily Express from 1972 to 1983. Siopawman reappeared in the Dail Express in 2002. Siopawman was described by Karl Gillespie as an “ugly”, big-nosed, fat-bodied, and bald-headed superhero. His costume had an “S” mark on the chest. The super-abilities of Siopawman included being bulletproof and “immune from normal humans”. Siopawman has a sidekick named Okboy who often called with the short version of his name, “Siops”. Although Siopawman’s real identity is unknown, his enemies include Jelloman, Man-Hid, She-Mangot, She-Pilyo, She-Bat, She-Pon, She-Feet, and Chopperman. Siopawman is regarded as the first humorouos superhero in the Philippines, but not as the "first true Filipino superhero
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World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Siopawman first appeared in Halaklak Komiks (Halakhak means laughter in Tagalog) in 1947. Siopawman was described as a “Superman-parody”. After Halakhak, Siopawman became a feature series in the pages of Daily Express from 1972 to 1983. Siopawman reappeared in the Dail Express in 2002. Siopawman was described by Karl Gillespie as an “ugly”, big-nosed, fat-bodied, and bald-headed superhero. His costume had an “S” mark on the chest. The super-abilities of Siopawman included being bulletproof and “immune from normal humans”. Siopawman has a sidekick named Okboy who often called with the short version of his name, “Siops”. Although Siopawman’s real identity is unknown, his enemies include Jelloman, Man-Hid, She-Mangot, She-Pilyo, She-Bat, She-Pon, She-Feet, and Chopperman. Siopawman is regarded as the first humorouos superhero in the Philippines, but not as the "first true Filipino superhero
Ipo-ipo
Ipo-ipo is regarded as the first costumed and first true Filipino comic book superhero. Ipo-ipo was created by Lib Abrena and Oscar del Rosario in April 1947 as a reaction against Japanese military invaders who occupied the Philippines in World War II and refused to surrender even after the...
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