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an comics series created by

Themo Lobos Themístocles Nazario Lobos Aguirre (December 3, 1928 – July 24, 2012), better known as Themo Lobos, was a Chilean cartoonist. He created the characters '' Máximo Chambónez'', '' Ferrilo'', '' Nick Obre'', and '' Alaraco'', with his most famou ...

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Mampato Mampato is a Chilean adventure and science fiction comic strip created by cartoonist and illustrator . Since the third installment, the comic has been developed mainly by Themo Lobos. The comic strip follows the adventures of Mampato, a boy ...

adventures (first seen in serialized form in the magazine also called ), as well as other characters and stories. The main series tells the adventures of Chilean boy Mampato, whom one day receives a

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message from an

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called Xseturlz (Xse), asking for help. Mampato saves Xse's life and they both travel to

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Xagus, where Xse's race is suffering the presence of another evil alien race, called the Verdines ("Greenies"). After many adventures including a

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, they win the battle and take back control of Xse's planet. The

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of Xagus offers Mampato any reward he would like. He asks for a ride back home but he gets something more: the "space-time belt", the fantastic device that allows travel to anywhere in time and space. The first journey that Mampato takes is back to the

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period, where he meets Ogú, a strong caveman. They become close friends, and their many adventures in different times and places make up most of the series. In another adventure, Mampato goes forward to the 40th century, where he meets another recurring character: Rena, a beautiful girl with psychic abilities. In 2002, some 30 years after the character's creation, a

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was made: ''

Ogu and Mampato in Rapa Nui ''Ogu and Mampato in Rapa Nui'' ( es, Ogú y Mampato en Rapa Nui), also known as Mampato: The Movie (Spanish: ''Mampato: La Película'') is a feature-length Chilean animated film, created by Cine Animadores and executive produced by Elastic Stud ...

'', based on one of the many adventures, and also being the first Chilean

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About Mampato (Spanish)
Chilean comics 1986 comics debuts Science fiction comics Comics about time travel Comics set in outer space Comics about children Works set in Chile Child characters in comics Comics adapted into animated films {{comic-strip-stub