Ipo-ipo

Ipo-ipo (meaning "whirlwind" or "tornado"[1]) is regarded as the first costumed and first true Filipino comic book superhero. Ipo-ipo was created by Lib Abrena and Oscar del Rosario in April 1947 as a reaction against Japanese military invaders who occupied the Philippines in World War II and refused to surrender even after the admission of defeat by Japan in 1945.[2]

Publication

Ipo-ipo was featured in Magasin ng Pagsilang (literally "Magazine of Birth").[2]

Superpowers

Ipo-ipo derived his superpowers from the whirlwind. His superpowers included being as fast as the "speed of the wind" and bullets just pass through his body once fired upon from guns.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ipu-ipo definition, bansa.org
  2. 1 2 3 IPO-IPO superhero character, komiklopedia.wordpress.com
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