Superlópez

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Superlópez is a Spanish comic book character created by Jan. Created in 1973, Superlópez is a parody of Superman. Born Jo-Con-Él (roughly translated as Damn-the-brat) on the planet Chitón (Spanish slang meaning something like Shut it), which was destroyed (much like Superman's home planet of Krypton, except that in this case the young Superlopez was the cause of the cataclysm), he was raised by his adoptive parents in Barcelona and concealed himself under the identity of office-worker Juan López (which is actually author Jan's real name). He works with his girlfriend, the bad-tempered Luisa Lanas (notice the similarity to Lois Lane); Jaime González Lidenbrock (Superlopez's not so pally Jimmy Olsen); and his demanding, unnamed boss (a reference to Perry White).

El señor de los chupetes, no. 5

Other recurring characters include Inspector Hólmez (a reference to Sherlock Holmes), an excessively bureaucratic police officer who suspects everyone; Martha Hólmez, the Inspector's daughter; and computer geek Chico Humitsec.

1 Recurring villains
2 El Supergrupo (The Supergroup)
3 Complete issues
4 External links

[edit] Recurring villains

Recurring villains include the evil professor Escariano Avieso; Lady Araña (“Lady Spider”); the gangster Al Trapone (a reference to Al Capone; he is accompanied by goons like Carasucia, Caracortada, Carapincho, gun-wielding Pistolet, etc.); and the Catalan mob boss Refuller D'Abastos.

[edit] El Supergrupo (The Supergroup)

In Issue No. 2 (“El Supergrupo”), Superlópez served as a member of a group of superheroes, all of which were Jan’s creations. These included El Mago (The Wizard, a parody of Dr. Strange); Capitán Hispania (Captain Spain, a parody of Captain America); Latas (Tin-guy, a parody of Iron Man); Bruto (The Brute, a parody of The Thing); and la Chica Increíble (Incredible Girl, a parody of the token generic superheroine). These spent more time fighting one another over the leadership of the Supergrupo than fighting evil (a parody or reference from the internecine strife that is part of Spain's history).

Superlópez began his career as a single-page comic strip without text before expanding into full albums with adventures involving supervillains and criminal organizations, later evolving into longer, more complex stories concerning social topics affecting contemporary Spain (drug dealing and youth, political issues, pollution and environmental threats, etc.). Original writer Efepé (pseudonym of Francisco Pérez Navarro) left the character after the early issues and, from that point on, artist Jan took over the writing as well.

[edit] Complete issues

Las aventuras de Superlópez
El supergrupo
Todos contra uno, uno contra todos
Los alienígenas
El señor de los chupetes
La semana más larga
Los cabecicubos
La caja de Pandora
La gran superproducción
Al centro de la Tierra
Cachabolik Blues Rock y el fantasma del Museo Del Prado
En el país de los juegos, el tuerto es el rey...
El génesis de Superlópez
El asombro del robot y una vez, en una ciudad...
Los petisos carambanales y otras petisoperías
Los cerditos de Camprodón
El periplo búlgaro
La banda del dragón despeinado y la bomba
Hotel Pánico
Un camello subió al tranvía, en Grenoble, y el tranvía le está mordiendo la pierna
El tesoro de Ciuacoatl
Los ladrones de ozono
El castillo de arena
La aventura está en la esquina
Tyrannosaurus sect
Los gemelos Superlópez
La acera del tiempo
El infierno
Los gemelos Superlópez: Vamos a ver elefantes...
Los cybernautas
El supercrack
Las minas del rey Soplomón
25 años de Superlópez
Otra vez Lady araña
La guerra de Lady Araña
Adiós Lady Araña
El dios del bit
El caserón fantasma
Nosotros los Papino
El gran botellón
El patio de tu casa es particular
Monster Chapapote
Las Montañas voladoras
Tras la persiana
¡Gritad, gritad, malditos!
La casa amarilla
La feria de la muerte
Politono Hamelín