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L.S. Martinez Komiks Gallery

Filed Under Filipino Artists, Philippine Comics | 13 Comments

Leandro San Juan “L.S.” Martinez’s profile and gallery has been uploaded at the online museum and can be accessed here.

L.S. Martinez is probably best known as the creator of the popular “Superkat” and “Bulok at Tangak” for Funny Komiks in the late 70′s.

Thank you very much to the family of L.S. Martinez, specially Christina, for sending me material for the gallery, as well as providing a detailed biography of her father.

Included in the gallery are scans of original art from Superkat, scans of Superkat covers, a complete Bulok en Tangak story, several one page strips including Atorni Agaton and many more.

A revelation is a few illustrations Leandro did in the early 80′s which displays a surprisingly realistic style of drawing, reminiscent of Alex Niño.

Leandro San Juan “L.S.” Martinez Art Gallery
http://www.alanguilan.com/museum/lsmartinez.html

Upcoming galleries: Jess Jodloman, Larry Alcala, Ruben Yandoc

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13 Responses to “L.S. Martinez Komiks Gallery”

  1. Bong Redila on March 30th, 2008 1:50 am

    KATSUM!!! Fantastic post!(as always) Brings back memories, I remember my Nanay way back then (Mid 70s i think) , she’ll bring me and my brother along to her work on weekends, we had to stop by a store so as to buy Hiwaga, Espesyal etc. and of course Funny Komiks for us tsikitings. I also remember that I submitted a drawing of Mahimud Ali for the kids birthday section. My very first published work. hehehe (The next one was a comics version of Dead Ends “Johnny Loves Hardcore” in Jingle Mag 10 years after)

    Unfortunately all my Funny Komiks were gone when our apartment burned down. How I wish i could have a copy of that particular issue where my drawing was printed.

    Salamat Gerry! Panalo!

  2. auggie on March 30th, 2008 10:30 am

    Magaling din pala sa serious illustration itong si Martinez, sayang at napunta ang oras niya sa cartooning….

  3. gilbert monsanto on March 30th, 2008 12:03 pm

    Superkat!!!! Ayos! Bata pa ako nito. Idol!

  4. Mall on March 30th, 2008 10:13 pm

    mahilig ako ung pilipino funny komiks noon bata ako. :D Kuya, are Pilipino funny komiks still alive today?

  5. Gerry Alanguilan on March 30th, 2008 11:54 pm

    Mall, ala nang Funny Komiks e. I think the last time I saw one was in 2005 at panay badly drawn manga na ang nakita ko. After that, wala na.

  6. Reno on March 31st, 2008 8:55 am

    Bong… Bong Redilla talaga ang pangalan mo? Ayos, ah. :)

    Para saan yung realistic illo ni LS Martinez? Medyo may European flavor din siya, eh.

  7. auggie on March 31st, 2008 9:51 am

    Serious illustration ? ngayon ko nga lang nakita iyan kaya laking gulat ko… siguro pang book illustration. Siguro alam ni Gerry.

  8. Gerry Alanguilan on March 31st, 2008 10:29 am

    Di ko sigurado kung para saan yung realistic illustration nya. Sa notes na natanggap ko, nakalagay lang na illustrations na ginawa nya nung 80′s.

  9. Mall on April 1st, 2008 12:16 am

    naku… tsk, tsk sayang naman. hopefully funny komiks should exist.

  10. Nikko on April 1st, 2008 3:59 pm

    Superkat… Hindi ko naabutan ito :(
    Ayos lang si combatron pa rin ang hindi ko malilimutan… err si super blag (?) din

  11. Eman Paelmo on April 4th, 2008 7:40 pm

    Hee-hee!
    Buti na lang wala na akong trabaho, in between job hunting and updating my blogs, me time na ulit to really browse.
    I grew up in Paete, Laguna where komiks for rent was a common thing. Ang Funny Komiks dati you could rent for about 50 cents for 4 older issues, 15cents for new. The fact that Jun Dayo (Super Labo) was one of my heroes,made it more exciting. Yup, our generation read Funny Komiks like it was the Bible, Superkat the obvious Moses of our youth.

    meron pa baga existing copies o re issues nire?

  12. Romi Lizada on April 16th, 2008 2:40 pm

    TSK! TSK! grade one ako ng unang lumabas ang issue ng Funny Komiks nagpapaarkila pa noon ang nanay ko ng komiks sa may bintana namin pag di sinosoli ako ang kumukuha hehe. Galeng ni LS Martinez lalo na yung Bing Bam Bung ni idol Larry Alcala na nababasa ko noon. 1988 tinanggap ako ng Funny komiks para gumawa ng aking Babol Gang. Nakaka-miss ang mga old days:)

  13. flordeliza on May 25th, 2008 11:57 am

    sir… do you have pilipino funny komiks from year 1998 to 2002???? pls send me a reply…. tnx