Lastikman

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Mango Comic's first issue of Lastikman

Publisher	Mango Comics
First appearance	Lastik Man Vol. 1 Aliwan Komiks #60 (February 1, 1965)
Created by	Mars Ravelo

Characteristics
Affiliations	Captain Barbell, Darna, Dyesebel, Enteng Kabisote, None
Notable aliases	Lastik Man (later named as Lastikman)
Abilities	Able to stretch any part of his body, bulletproof, shape-shift (the patterns on his costume stays the same)

Lastikman is a fictional character and superhero created by Filipino comics legend Mars Ravelo. Lastikman appears to have debuted in comics format - certainly in Aliwan Komiks (1964).

1 History
- 1.1 Early years
- 1.2 Later years
2 In the Movies
3 Other appearances
4 TV Series
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] History

[edit] Early years

In the 1965 comic "Lastik Man Vol. 1", Lastik Man was an alien from another planet who somehow got trapped on earth. Lastikman then decided to fight crime in the Philippines, mainly Manila.

[edit] Later years

In the 2003 Movie version, Young Hilario is near a rubber tree when a meteor strikes it, and somehow gains powers of elasticity. His grandfather inspires him to use his new found powers to do good deeds, and thus honour the memories of his dead parents. Hilario grows up to become a Professor in physics, and also the superhero Lastikman.

In the 2004 movie version, (2004 movie version) Young Adrian - a lanky teen-ager whose father became a drunkard after the death of his mother - was mauled to death by illegal loggers whom he prevented from cutting the trees in the forest. He was left lifeless under a rubber tree, which revived him and gave him special power.

In the 2004 comic by Mango Comics, Lastikman crashed on Earth and lost all of his memory. He then decided to fight crime and later in the comic book he found out that he was a lesser experiment of an alien species called Lastomorphs, humanoids with the powers of elasticity.

[edit] In the Movies

Lastikman (1958)
- Starring: Von Serna as Lastikman
- Produced by: ????
- Directed by: ????

Lastikman (2003)
- Starring: Vic Sotto as Lastikman/Larry, Donita Rose as Linda, Jeffrey Quizon as Stryker/Jepoy
- Produced by: OctoArts Films and M-Zet Productions
- Directed by: Tony Y. Reyes
- Date Released: December 25, 2003

Mars Ravelo's Lastikman: Unang Banat (2004)
- Starring: Mark Bautista as Lastikman/Adrian, Sarah Geronimo as Lara, Cherrie Gil as Lastika, John Estrada and Danilo Barrios (Taong Aso)
- Produced by: Viva Films
- Directed by: Mac Alejandre
- Date Released: December 25, 2004

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Mark Bautista as Lastikman

[edit] Other appearances

Mars Ravelo's Captain Barbell (2003)- cameo role played by PJ Malonzo

[edit] TV Series

After the ground-breaking success of Mars Ravelo's superhero creations such as Darna and Captain Barbell, rumors spread that ABS-CBN, is planning to counter its rival network by having a TV series adaptation of Lastikman. Vhong Navarro is said to be the fourth actor to play the superhero and the first Lastikman on television.