Siopawman

Siopawman (literally, "Small Bun Man") is the comical or funny Filipino superhero starring Dominic "Onic" Mamaradlo and first comic strip created by Filipino cartoonist Lauro "Larry" Zarate Alcala after World War II . Siopawman first appeared in Halakhak 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, Chopperman, Wesley "Kulang-Kulang" Moreno, Gene "Nguso" Castro, Gabrael "Mongoloid" Santos, and Rene Jose "Ulo" Dalupan Marc Christian "Aspalto" Ontiveros . Siopawman is regarded as the first humorouos superhero in the Philippines, but not as the "first true Filipino superhero".

See also

• Ipo-ipo
• Varga
• Lagim
• Darna
• Captain Barbell
• Voltar