Hiwaga Komiks First 25 Issues

HIWAGA KOMIKS FIRST 25 ISSUES 

Hiwaga Komiks is the 10th regular komiks to be published and circulated in the Philippines. First appeared on October 11, 1950.

Here are the first 25 issues of Hiwaga Komiks (cover stories and illustrators):

1

October 11, 1950

Berdugo ng mga Anghel

Elpidio E. Torres

2

October 25, 1950

Berdugo ng mga Anghel

Elpidio E. Torres

3

November 8, 1950

Kuweba ng Dilim

Alfredo P. Alcala

4

November 22, 1950

Karunungang Itim

Fred Carillo

5

December 6, 1950

Katipan ng Dilim

Fred Carillo

6

December 20, 1950

Soochow

Francisco V. Coching

7

January 3, 1951

Ang Amuki ng Langit, Imortalidad

Noly A. Panaligan

8

January 17, 1951

Naligaw sa Kinabukasan

Noly A. Panaligan

9

January 31, 1951

Higanti ng Patay

Jesse F. Santos

10

February 14, 1951

Matang Alamid

Tony Zuñiga

11

February 28, 1951

Pulo ng Lagim

Tony Zuñiga

12

March 14, 1951

Lenora

Fred Carilo

13

March 28, 1951

Ang Manananggal

Fred Carillo

 

14

April 11, 1951

Melodina

Tony Zuñiga

 

15

April 25, 1951

Ang Duwende

Francisco V. Coching

NOTE: Special thanks to Allen Ajero, Tash Takahashi and Tristan Lapoussiere.

TO BE CONTINUED.....

FERDINAND E. MARCOS ON THE COVER

FERDINAND E. MARCOS ON THE COVER

Today, September 11, 2021, is the 104th birth anniversary of Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr (1917-1989), the man who served longest as president of the Republic of the Philippines.

Many things have been written about him. During his ascent to the highest office of country, good and promising; during his early incumbency, praises and accolades; during his reelection, visions and reformations, during his struggle against the oligarchy, encouragements and criticisms; during his last days in power, woes and worries; and during the reign of the Yellow Regime, defamations and lies.

Indeed, much of the written accounts about President Marcos inside books and textbooks printed after February 1986 have been polluted by halftruths and lies that the younger generation of Filipinos have difficulties discerning the truth. Looking back, it was the first act of Cory’s Yellow Regime to purge all the good things that Marcos did, burn the documents, and replace them with all anti-Marcos concoctions they could invent. They pursued this for more than three decades until finally everything exploded in their faces.

Well, no matter what has been said and written about Marcos, one truth cannot be denied of the man – he had left a legacy so great no forces could purge, burn or topple them.

In commemoration of President Ferdinand E.Marcos’ legacy, here are several magazines with him on the covers.

Philippine Free Press (November 20, 1965).

The Sunday Times Magazine (November 28, 1965).

Time (October 21, 1966).

The New York Times Magazine (with Imelda R. Marcos, February 26, 1967).

Sunday Observer (March 18, 1973).

Liwayway (June 15, 1981).

Chinatown East (October 20, 1982).

Metro Timesweek (against Cory Aquino, February 2, 1986).

Time (against Cory Aquino, February 3, 1986).

Newsweek (March 3, 1986).

Asiaweek (with Imelda R. Marcos, July 5, 1987).

Sunday Inquirer Magazine (February 19, 1989).

Philippine Free Press (with the Marcos Family, April 15, 1989).

Asiaweek (October 13, 1989).

You know, history has the uncanny ability in correcting itself, and karma has a way of getting back at those who tried to distort history. Behold, as it unfolds!

REMEMBERING PRINCESS DIANA

THROUGH THE COVERS

Time (April 20, 1981)

People Weekly (June 22, 1981)

Daily Mail – Diana, the Untold Story #1

Royalty (1993)

Vogue (May 1993)


Majesty (December 1993)

Vanity Fair (July 1997)

Hello! (October 25, 1997)

Princess of the World: Princess Diana (1961-1997)

Majesty (August 1998)

Royalty (1998)

Time (August 27, 2007)

UNCANNY COVERS

Uncanny, as in similarity. Time and again different magazines show off certain unique or otherwise peculiar theme or subject of interest on their covers and, soon enough, (an)other magazines did similar, almost identical, design. Whether unknowingly or intentional, it’s a curious and interesting quest to compile them.
Here are a galaxy of them:

Bosom Buddies

Scene (November 30, 1982, Elizabeth Oropesa with a stuffed doll),

and Cartada 9 (May 4, 1987, Pepsi Paloma with a dove both are first issues).

Both are first issues.

Bumpers

MW (April 2001, Ilonah Marquez),

and Maxim Philippines (September 2003, Francine Prieto).

Contemplating After the Passion

High Society (March 1992, Jodie Foster),

and Esquire (August 1995, Cindy Crawford).

Cover It Quick

Rogue (July 2008, Anne Curtis),

and FHM Philippines (June 2014, Erika Padilla).

Fruits or Flowers

Pinoy Playboy (November 30, 1983, Alita San Diego),

and 10 Magazine (May 2003, Alma Soriano).

In a Glance

MOD Filipina (June 19, 1992, Angel Aquino),
and MOD (February 19, 1993, Josephine Velasquez).

Mirror, Mirror

Tik At Tik (August 26, 1983, Carmi Martin),

and 10 Magazine (2001, Assunta de Rossi).

The Dark Side

Esquire (November 2011, Rihanna),

and Playboy Philippines (April 2012, Wilma Doesn’t).

Those Black Leggings

Vanity Fair (September 2006, Kate Moss),
and Sense & Style (June 2011, Lovi Poe).

Under the Sheet

Esquire International Edition (July 2007, Angelina Jolie),
and Esquire Philippines (November 2011, Iza Calzado).

Three Straddling Nudes

Vanity Fair (April 2007, James Gandolfini with unnamed model),

Playboy Philippines (January-February 2010, Peque Gallaga with Amber Dy), 

and GQ (August 2018, Travis Scott with Kylie Jenner).

Four Pairs of Grasping Palms

Rolling Stone (September 1993, Janet Jackson), Esquire (January 1994, Heidi Fleiss),
Playboy (July 1994, Patti Davis), and Entertainment Weekly (May 14, 1999, Brendan Fraser).

Five Ladies With Sexy Confidence

Five Cosmopolitan Philippines issues with the similar “Sexy Confidence” look,

right hand on hips and left hand on the left thigh:

Kristine Hermosa (subtlely sexy with a subdued smile, October 2006),

Bea Alonso (Teasingly sexy with a smirking smile, May 2015),

Iza Calzado (articulately sexy with an alluring smile, May 2008),

Toni Gonzaga (openly sexy with an expressive smile, December 2006), 

and Angel Locsin (absolutely sexy with a bursting smile, March 2008).

Six Topless Beauties With a Tie

Playboy (April 1969, Loran Hopper), 18 (first issue, September 2003, Tracy Torres),

GQ (January 2009, Jennifer Aniston), UNO (August 2013, Daiana Menezes),

Lui (November 2014, Alessandra Ambrosio), 

and Playboy (August 2010, Francesca Frigo, almost identical features with the April 1969 issue).

Seven Pregnant Nudes

Vanity Fair (August 1991, Demi Moore), W (June 1999, Cindy Crawford),

Glamour (August 2007, Myleene Klaas), Elle (April 2012, Jessica Simpson),

Fabulous (August 11, 2013, Danielle O’Hara), Metro (November 2016, Georgina Wilson), 

and Time (October 4, 2010, unnamed model).

Finally, the superheroine thing. Here’s a comparison of two sexy powerhouse: Marvel Comics’ Captain Marvel and DC Comics’ Wonder Woman. If you were to choose, which would you pick?
Hmm..... Me, Captain Marvel of course!

Entertainment Weekly (September 14, 2018, with Brie Larson as Captain Marvel),
and Heroes (February 2019, with Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman).