Siopawman
| Siopawman | |
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| Siopawman character | |
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| Created by | Lauro Zarate Alcala |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Superhero |
| Nationality | Filipino |
Siopawman (literally, "Steamed bun Man") was a Filipino comedic cartoon superhero character created in 1947 by Larry Alcala . It was also the title of the first comic strip created by Filipino cartoonist Lauro "Larry" Zarate Alcala after World War II.
Description
[edit]Siopawman was described by writer 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 being “immune from normal humans”. Siopawman also had a sidekick named Okboy, who often addressed Siopawman as “Siops”. Although Siopawman's real identity is unknown, his enemies include Jelloman, Man-Hid, She-Mangot, She-Pilyo, She-Bat, She-Pon, She-Feet, Chopperman, Wesley "Kulang-Kulang" Moreno, Gene "Nguso" Castro, Gabrael "Mongoloid" Santos, Rene Jose "Ulo" Dalupan, and Marc Christian "Aspalto" Ontiveros.[1] Siopawman is regarded as the first humorous superhero in the Philippines, but not as the "first true Filipino superhero".
History
[edit]Siopawman first appeared in Halakhak Komiks ("halakhak" means laughter in Tagalog) in 1947.[2] Siopawman was described as a “Superman parody”. After Halakhak, Siopawman became a feature series in the pages of Philippines Daily Express from 1972 to 1983. Siopawman reappeared in the reborn Daily Express in 2002.
Animated short
[edit]In 2003, Siopawman got a short animated film of the same name. The film is about 2 minutes. The film was also directed by Kinjo Estioko and Pete Jimenez.
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