Siopawman (literally, "Steamed bun Man") was a Filipino comedic superhero. It was also the title of the first comic strip created by Filipino cartoonist Lauro "Larry" Zarate Alcala after

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. Siopawman first appeared in ''

Halakhak Komiks ''Halakhak Komiks'' (literally, " Guffaw Comics" or " Laughter Comics") is the first regularly published comics magazine in the Philippines. Its first publication was on November 15, 1946. It was founded by Filipino illustrator Isaac Tolentino an ...

'' ("halakhak" means laughter in Tagalog) in 1947.Siopawman
komiklopedia.wordpress.com Siopawman was described as a “Superman parody”. After ''Halakhak'', Siopawman became a feature series in the pages of ''Philippines Daily Express'' from 1972 to 1983. Siopawman reappeared in the reborn ''Daily Express'' in 2002. Siopawman was described by writer Karl Gillespie as an “ugly”, big-nosed, fat-bodied and bald-headed superhero. His costume had an “S” mark on the chest. The super-abilities of Siopawman included being bulletproof and being “immune from normal humans”. Siopawman also had a sidekick named Okboy, who often addressed Siopawman as “Siops”. Although Siopawman's real identity is unknown, his enemies include Jelloman, Man-Hid, She-Mangot, She-Pilyo, She-Bat, She-Pon, She-Feet, Chopperman, Wesley "Kulang-Kulang" Moreno, Gene "Nguso" Castro, Gabrael "Mongoloid" Santos, Rene Jose "Ulo" Dalupan, and Marc Christian "Aspalto" Ontiveros.
internationalhero.co.uk Siopawman is regarded as the first humorous superhero in the Philippines, but not as the " first true Filipino superhero".

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