Flash Bomba is a

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created by

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Fictional character biography

Paul Lester Sison AKA Flash Bomba was a man who lost the use of his legs in an accident. Because of this, he trained the rest of his body to an incredible level of athletic ability and did everyday stuff using his hands to compensate for the loss of his ability to walk. Eventually, he heard a rumour about a "

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" (a mythological creature with the body of a man and the head of a horse) who would grant powers to anyone who could defeat it in battle. Flash Bomba challenged the Tikbalang and set a time and place for the battle. He defeated it despite his physical limitations and the Tikbalang granted him superpowers. But as a jest, the Tikbalang gave him powers that made him look awkward. Flash Bomba was given the Tikbalang's magic hair, said talisman ( fil,

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or anting-anting) allowing him to transform into his super-powered version - a being with large hands and feet, as well as superhuman powers. Using his new abilities, he became a crimefighter.

Powers and abilities

Flash Bomba has superhuman strength, the ability to walk up walls, to generate " thunderclaps" using his large hands or block almost anything with same. In spite of his enlarged extremities, Flash Bomba is not in the least clumsy, and is a skilled unarmed fighter. He can also mystically summon " devil horses" to create a stampede.

In other media

Television

The 2009 television series Komiks Presents: Flash Bomba stars

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. Reno Maniquis redid the logo and modernized the costumes. Flash Bomba also stars

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Isang Lakas

Flash Bomba was part of the "

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" team composed of past

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heroes such as Varga,

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and

Kapitan Boom Captain Boom is a Filipino comic book character who fights crime that was created by Mars Ravelo and illustrated by his son Ric Ravelo. Captain Boom first appeared in ''United Komiks'' of PSG Publishing House in 1966. When the character was firs ...

. The Isang Lakas crew is a superhero group conceptualized by

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inspired by America's

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Collected editions

External links

Flash Bomba at the International Catalogue of Superheroes
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References

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