April 19

April 19


Voodoo Illustrated Magasin Taon 1 Blg. 2, Abril 19, 1971
Tampok sa taklob-pahina sina Edgar Mortiz at Vilma Santos

UNANG LABAS

Unang labas ng Ligaya Komiks (Abril 19, 1960),
tampok sa taklob-pahina
ang guhit ni Alfredo P. Alcala.

Ang Ligaya Komiks na inilimbag ng G. Miranda & Sons (GMS) Publishing Corporation ay unang lumabas sa sirkulasyon noong Abril 19, 1960. Ang unang patnugot nito ay si Raymundo G. Aure. Itinampok sa unang labas nito ang mga kuwentong “Buhay Maynila” ni Maning de Leon, “Pamana ni Bathala ni Rico Bello Omagap at “Walang Anino” ni Ludovico Soriano.

Events that happened on April 19:

1901 – The Proclamation of Surrender of Genral Emilio Aguinaldo, printed in English, Spanish and several Philippine dialects, were distributed throughout the Philippines, through which he proclaimed that independence can be obtained through the magnanimity of the United States.

1987 – New People’s Army contingent composed of around 300 men clashed with the military in Sitio Akle, San Ildefonso, Bulacan. The battle lasted four days. The military estimated at least 40 NPA men were killed while the rebels claimed the military suffered 18 casualties.

Personalities and celebrities born on April 19:

1849 – Leona Florentino, poet and “Mother of Philippine Women’s Literature,” in Vigan, Ilocos Sur (d. October 4, 1884).

1866 – Hermogenes Bautista, revolutionary general – in Marikina (then part of Rizal Province) (d. October 17, 1917).

1869 – Gregorio Araneta, Secretary of the Malolos Congress and Emilio Aguinaldo’s Secretary of Justice – in Molo, Iloilo City (d. May 9, 1930).

1873 – Hermogenes Ilagan, Tagalog playwright, musician and author of play Dalagang Bukid – in Bigaa (now Balagtas), Bulacan (d. February 27, 1943).

1939 – Joseph “Erap” Estrada (full name Jose Marcelo Ejercito), film actor, city mayor,  senator, vice-president and 13th president of the Philippines, in Tondo, Manila.

President Joseph Estrada
on the cover of Asiaweek (January 31, 1997)

1958 – Janice Jurado (real name Maria Cristina Jurado), actress – in Manila.

Janice Jurado
on the cover of Boobs at Keps (March 1990)

 

1959 – Teofisto Guingona III, politician and lawmaker.

1961 –Albert Pineda Martinez, actor, director and film producer – in Cebu.

Albert Martinez (with daughter Alyssa)
on the cover of MOD (June 17, 2005)

1990 – Kim Chiu (full name Kimberly Sue Yap Chiu; Chinese name, Zhang Jinzhu), Chinese-Filipino actress – in Tacloban City, Leyte.

Chinese-Filipino actress Kim Chiu

on the covers of Bannawag (February 1, 2010) and Total Fitness (October 2012)

 

 




The Silver Surfer on the cover of
Empire (April 2007).

Picture Trivia

          The Marvel Comics cosmic superhero Silver Surfer (a.k.a. Norrin Radd of the Planet Zenn-La) was conceptualized by Jack Kirby and first appeared on Fantastic Four #48 (March 1966). Do you know that the character was unintentionally made? Even at the beginning, writer-editor Stan Lee was hesitant of including a character riding on a surfboard.
          Silver Surfer’s silver screen debut was in the 2007 film Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Do you know that two actors portrayed the character in the said film? The physical actor was Doug Jones, and the one who voiced the character was Laurence Fishburne. At the beginning, the production team was not sure if the Silver Surfer will have a dialogue. Fishburne was first chosen to be the voice of Galactus. In the finality, Galactus was not given a talking physical form but merely a cloudlike shape, and Fishburne eventually ended up voicing the Silver Surfer. One additional trivia – Doug Jones once worked as a contortionist.
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April 2



April 2

Babae Entertainment Magazine Taon 2 Blg. 88, Abril 2, 1985
On the front cover: Coca Nicolas
On the back cover: Faridah Yulo

 Events that happened on April 2

1883 – The Hongkong-Shanghai Bank, the oldest foreign bank in the Philippines, established a branch in Iloilo.

1988 – Captured coup d’état (against Cory Aquino’s government) leader Lieutenant Colonel Gringo Honasan escaped from his prison ship, the BRP Andres Bonifacio, together with 14 of his guards.

Personalities and celebrities born on April 2:

1788 – Francisco Balagtas (real name Francisco dela Cruz Baltazar), poet, author and "Prince of Tagalog Poets" – in Panginay, Bigaa, Bulacan. (d. February 20, 1862).

Portrait illustration of Francisco “Balagtas” Baltazar
on the cover of Philippine Panorama (March 28, 2004).

 

1917 – Cesar Legaspi, pioneer of neo-realist painting in the Philippines and National Artist for visual arts (1990) – in Tondo, Manila (d. April 7, 1994).

1948 – Anthony Alonzo (real name Antonio Viana Hernandez), actor – in Quezon City (d. October 9, 1998).

1976 – Geneva Cruz (full name Geneva Mendoza Cruz), actress and singer – in Manila.

Geneva Cruz
on the covers of Celebrity World  (March 13, 1995), FHM Philippines (April 2001), 
and MOD (October 21, 2005).

The Hulk vs. The Thing

Two instances where the Hulk encounters the Thing:
Left, Fantastic Four #25, April 1962, and right, Silver Surfer #96, September 1994.

          The first time the Incredible Hulk battled Ben Grimm a.k.a. The Thing was in the April 1962 Fantastic Four #25 issue. It was billed “A Marvel Super-spectacular” and “The Battle of the Century.”

          The Hulk guest-starred in Jack Kirby and Stan Lee’s Fantastic Four #12, which was the first time Marvel heroes had a cross-over. In the issue, the Hulk discovers that he has been replaced on the Avengers by Captain America. He decides to travel to New York City to destroy the Avengers. Once in New York, the Human Torch tries to slow the Hulk down, but he is no match for the Hulk. Mr. Fantastic had just come down with an illness and while the Thing and the Invisible Girl wanted to stay with him, he insisted that it was more important that they try to stop the Hulk. During the ensuing battle, the force field of Sue Storm-Richard (Invisible Girl) couldn’t stop the Hulk, and she and his brother Johnny Storm (Human Torch) were taken out of the fight, leaving the match Marvel fans had been waiting for – the Hulk versus the Thing.

          The fight takes up the rest of Fantastic Four #25 and a large chunk of issue #26, as well. Right from the start, Ben Grimm (The Thing) realizes he is in real trouble as the Hulk is a great deal stronger – and smarter – than expected. 

Two-page spread inside Silver Surfer #96 (Part 4 of “Down to Earth”),
penciled by Jim Hall and inked by Mark McKenna.



          In Parts 3 and 4 of “Down to Earth” (written by Ron Marz), Silver Surfer #95 (August 1994) and #96, (September 1994), another comics “encounter” (as guest-superheroes) was briefly showcased. Ben “The Thing” Grimm again almost mixed it up with the Hulk who at this point can talk clearly and is “no longer a mindless monster,” had not the Silver Surfer literally cosmically stopped them. The two powerhouses, met each other when the Silver Surfer accompanied Ben, Ant-Man and the Human Torch to investigate a peculiar seismic readings.  
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Katharine Heigl on the cover of
Entertainment Weekly (April 2, 2010),
after she said farewell to the
television series Grey’s Anatomy.

Picture Trivia

          Katharine Heigl played the role of Dr. Izzie Stevens in the hit television series Grey’s Anatomy, for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award as “Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series” in 2007. On March 24, 2010, however, she announced that she would leave the show to have more time taking care of her family.                             o     O     o