January 29

 

January 29


MOD Vol.25 No. 1117, January 29, 1993
On the cover: Evangeline D. Cayco

 

UNANG LABAS

Ang CRAF Klasix Magasin ng CRAF Publishing Inc. ay unang lumabas noong Enero 29, 1964. Tampok ang “Conquistador” sa spread cover ng unang labas ng komiks na ito. Ang mga letrang CRAF ay sumasagisag sa pangalan ng apat na alamat ng komiks sa Pilipinas: “C” para kay Coching, “R” para kay Nestor Redondo, “A” para kay Alfredo Alcala at “F” para kay Jim Fernandez. Isinabay ang paglabas sa sirkulasyon ng CRAF Klasix sa ika-45 kaarawan ni Coching, ang “Dekano ng mga Filipino Komiks Illustrators.”

Ang nobelang komiks na “Conquistador” sa spread cover
ng unang labas ng CRAF Klasix Magasin (Enero 29, 1964)



January 29 in Philippine History:

1850 - Lottery was introduced in the Philippines through a Spanish Royal Decree. The Loteria Nacional was managed by the government and was held in Intramuros, Manila.

1889 – Davao was renamed Nueva Guipuzcoa by Spanish royal decree.

1982 – Founding of the Experimental Cinema of the Philippines (ECP) with Imee Marcos as chairperson and Johnny Litton as director-general.

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

Agnes Ayres from the 1921 film Forbidden Fruit on the cover of
Movie Picture World (January 29,1921).
NOTE: The film Forbidden Fruit, produced by Cecil B.DeMille
was a remake of an earlier film, The Golden Chance (1915), which was also made by DeMille.
It starred Agnes Ayres and Clarence Burton.
Only two known copies of the film remained intact:
One is the Library of Congress and the other in the George Eastman House.

 

Pinoy personalities and celebrities born on January 29:

1889 – Francisco Santiago, pianist, composer and music scholar – in Sta. Maria, Bulacan. (d. September 28, 1947)

Picture of Francisco V. Coching in his early days.

1919 – Francisco Vicente Coching, legendary writer-illustrator and the “Dean of Filipino Komiks Illustrators” – in Buting, Pasig, then part of Rizal Province. (September 1, 1998)



1935 – Lolita Rodriguez (real name Dolores Maiquez Clark), Filipino-American multi-awarded actress – Urdaneta, Pangasinan (d. November 28, 2016).

Lolita Rodriguez

on the cover of Liwayway (May 7, 1956).

1979 – Marvin Agustin (full name Marvin Jay Cuyugan Agustin), actor, television host and entrepreneur – in Paco, Manila. 

Marvin Agustin (with Jolina Magdangal)

on the cover of Mr. & Ms. (May 19, 1998).

Ang Kulay Luntian

 

          Ang tamang pagliliwat sa Pilipino ng salitang “green” sa English ay “luntian. Sa kabilang banda, ang salitang “berde” ay hiram mula sa verde (green) ng Kastila. Ang kulay na ito ay sumisimbolo sa Inang Kalikasan dahil ito ang kulay ng isang gubat na puno ng mayayabong na punongkahoy. Sa mga Chinese, ang kulay luntian ay tumutukoy sa direksyon Silangan.

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          Ang unang kulay na nabanggit sa Standard Bible ay “green” (Genesis 1:30).

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          Luntian ang kulay ng dugo ni Mr. Spock, isa sa mga pangunahing character ng TV-movie series na Star Trek. Ito naman ang kulay ng mata ni Ichabod Crane, ang character sa maikling kuwento (short story) ni Washington Irving (1783-1859) na The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

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          Sa pelikula, ang A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) ay kulay luntian.

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          Ang luntian ay mahalagang kulay sa relihiyong Islam. Sa Qur'an, sura Al-Insan, ang mga nananampalataya kay Allah ay nakasuot ng kulay luntian sa Paraiso. Nabanggit din ni Muhammad na ang kaluntian (greenery), bukod sa tubig at magandang mukha, ay tatlong lubhang mahahalagang bagay. Ang bandila ng Libya ay kulay luntian bilang pagsang-ayon sa pagpapahalaga ng Islam sa kulay na ito.

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Picture Trivia

The Green Lantern Super Spectacular comics magazine,
which was released in line with the Green Lantern film (2011).
It featured among others, a rewritten and redrawn story
of the “Secret Origin” of Hal Jordan as the Green Lantern.
Front cover design by Ivan Reis and Dave McCaig.

          The first Green Lantern (secret identity of Alan Scott) was conceptualized by writer Bill Finger and artist Martin Nodell. He first appeared in All-American Comics #16 (July 1940). In the next version, the test pilot Hal Jordan was chosen to become the Green Lantern after the owner of the power ring, Abin Sur, died. The story was written by John Broome and illustrated by Gil Kane. It appeared in Crime Comic #22 (October 1959).

          The original creed (Golden Age) being spoken by the Green Lantern goes like this: “And I shall shed my light over the dark things for the dark things cannot stand light. The light of the Green Lantern.”

          The modern day creed is more poetic: “In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil’s might, beware my power – Green Lantern’s light.”

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