TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS KOMIKS COVERS

 

TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS KOMIKS COVERS

 

          I tagged it “Traditional Christmas” because most of us know that December 25 is not really the day of birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. It’s the wrong day, month and year of beginning. Christmas around the world, however, have been observed for centuries on this day.

          Daily, weekly and monthly publications follow the same the tradition, and their covers speak of the annual event. 
 

          Here are some Philippine komiks with Christmas as the theme or part of the layout greetings of the covers.

Pilipino Komiks #119, December 22, 1951

 

Espesyal Komiks #110, December 24, 1956

Superyor Komiks #48, December 25, 1961



Espesyal Komiks #266, December 17, 1962

Selected Wakasan Komiks Magasin #25, December 27, 1970

Holiday Komiks Magasin #204, January 1, 1971

 



Hiwaga Komiks #592, December 26, 1973



Tagalog Klasiks #801, December 29, 1977



Rex Komiks #78, December 17, 1979



Kampeon R.A.R. Komiks-Movie Magazine #224, December 21, 1979



 

Pilipino Funny Komiks #341, December 28, 1984



Shogun Qualikomiks #43, December 28, 1986



Super Action #16, December 1991

Pilipino Komik #2503, December 23, 1994

Sexy Movie Star Komiks Magazine #19, December 23, 1997





November 22



NOVEMBER 22

Superyor Komiks Magasin Blg. 59, Nobyembre 22, 1966
(Special Adventure Issue)
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang kuwento ng “Everest”

 

Nobyembre 22 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Nobyembre 22, 1902, ang submarine cable na nag-uugnay sa bayan ng Romblon, Romblon, sa bayan ng Boac, Marinduque, ay inilatag.

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          Ang Sultan Kudarat, na dating bahagi ng lalawigan ng Cotobato, ay ginawang isang bagong lalawigan sa pamamagitan ng Presidential Decree No. 431 noong Nobyembre 22, 1973, bilang parangal sa bayani at sultan ng Maguindanao na si Muhammad Dipatuan Kudarat.

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GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

Portrait of American celebrity Tallulah Bankhead (1902-1968),
on the cover of vintage Time (November 22, 1948).

 

Personalities and celebrities born on November 22:

1877 – Cecilio Apostol, nationalist poet and writer in Spanish during the American Occupation – in Manila (d. September 8, 1938).

1894 – Jose Corazon de Jesus, Tagalog poet known as “Huseng Batute” and considered the “King of Balagtasan” – in Santa Cruz, Manila (d. May 26, 1932).

1913 – Cecilia Muñoz-Palma, jurist and first woman judge appointed to the Supreme Court (1973-1978), in Bauan, Batangas (d. January 2, 2006).


1972 – Chin Chin Gutierrez (full name Maria Carminia Lourdes Cynthia Arnaldo Gutierrez), award-winning actress and environmentalist – in Manila.

Chin Chin Gutierrez
on the cover of Artista (March 25 1996).

1980 – Criselda Volks (real name Criselda de Guzman Sanz), actress.

Criselda Volks
on the covers of Sexy Movie Stars Komiks Magazine (November 18, 1997) and Taipan (1999)

 

1986 – Erika Padilla, actress, TV host, and Sports reporter – in Marikina City.

Erika Padilla
on the cover of FHM Philippines (June 2014)

Halle Berry on the cover of
FHM US (November 2003)

Picture Trivia

          Halle Berry starred in the psychological thriller Gothika opposite Robert Downey, Jr. in November 2003, during which she broke her arm in a scene with Downey, who twisted her arm too hard. Production was halted for eight weeks.
          Do you know that she also appeared in the accompanying movie soundtrack? Berry appeared in the metal band Limp Bizkit's music video for “Behind Blue Eyes” for the motion picture soundtrack of the film. In same year, she was named Number 1 in FHM’s “100 Sexiest Women in the World” poll.
 

 

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August 1



ALAM MO BA 'TO?

(Do You Know This?)

Ang Buwan ng Agosto

          Ang Agosto o August ang pangwalong buwan ng taon. Noong panahon ng Kalendaryong Romano (Roman Calendar), ito ay tinawag na Sextilis o ang Pang-anim na buwan. Bagama’t naging ikawalong buwan ito nang baguhin ni Julius Caesar (c. 100 – 44  B.C.) ang lumang kalendaryo noong 44 B.C., nanatili ang tawag na Sextilis. Noong 27 B.C., si Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (63 B.C. – A.D. 14), ang inampong grandnephew ni Julius Caesar at humalili sa kaniya sa pamumuno sa Roma, ay pinarangalan at tinatawag na “Augustus” o “ang dakila.” Sa pangalang Augustus Caesar higit siyang nakilala sa kasaysayan. Mula rin sa pangalang ito, pinalitan ang tawag sa Sextilis na August bilang parangal sa kaniya.

          Sa Pilipinas, ang Agosto ay buwan ng Moro-Moro at Sumbali festivals. Sa buwan ding ito ipinagdiriwang ang Linggo ng Wikang Pambansa.

          Nang sinaunang panahon, ang Carnelian ang birthstone para sa buwan ng Agosto. Sa modernong panahon tatlo ang kinikilalang birthstones na sumasagisag sa buwang ito – moonstone, sardonyx at peridot. Ang poppy naman ang flower of the month.

AUGUST 1

Superyor Komiks Magasin Taon 1 Blg. 26, Agosto 1, 1965
Tampok sa harapang pabalat ang kuwentong “Kundiman ng Pag-ibig” ni Chuchi Rebleza
Nasa likuran pabalat naman ang paanyayang subayabayan ang “Eben Bonaben”
na kuwentong kinatha at iginuhit ni Rosauro Heras Matienzo

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

American actress Ann Sheridan (1915-1967)
On the cover of Look (August 1, 1939).

 

Agosto 1 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Agosto 1, 1851, itinatag ng Junta de Autoridades ng pamahalaang Kastila ang Banco Español-Filipino de Isabel II, ang kauna-unahang commercial bank sa Pilipinas at sa Malayong Silangan (Far East).

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          Ika-1 ng Agosto 1900 nang itatag ni Mariano F. Jocson ang Colegio Filipino, isang primary school para sa mga batang lalaki at babae. Ang pangalan ng paaralang ito ay napalitan ng Colegio Mercantil noong 1905, at noong 1921, ito ang naging National University at si Jocson ang kauna-unahan nitong pangulo.

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Personalities and celebrities born on August 1:

1901 – Pancho Villa (real name Francisco Guilledo), champion professional boxer – in Ilog, Negros Occidental (d. July 14, 1925).

1971 – Kristina Paner (real name Annah Karina Salunoy Gomez), actress and singer – in Quezon City.

1995 – Derrick Monasterio (full name Derrick Lllander Climarco Monasterio), actor, dancer and singer – in Quezon City.

Derrick Monasterio

on the cover of Garage (May 2016).



The August 1, 1988 cover of Time
illustrating “Our Filthy Seas,”
how pollution is threatening sea life.

Picture Trivia

          More than 20 million tons of garbage are being disposed and deposited in different bodies of water throughout the world every year. This single act is killing rivers, lakes and even the world’s seas and oceans. This is the main cause of pollution of the underground aquifers, which are the world’s sources of drinking water. This is also polluting shorewaters, which is the cause of red tide, fish kill, and destruction of coral reefs, and now threatens sea life itself.

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July 11



JULY 11

Superyor Komiks Blg. 75, Hulyo 11, 1967
Nasa taklob-pahina ang “Totoy Kidlat” nina Virgilio at Nestor Redondo

Events that happened on July 11:

2007 – Rod Strunk, who is suspected of killing her wife Nida Blanca, allegedly committed suicide in Tracy, California.

Personalities and celebrities born on July 11:

1860 – Pio del Pilar (real name Pio Castañeda Isidro), revolutionary general – in Culi-culi, Makati (d. June 21, 1931).

1869 – Pio Valenzuela, officer of the Katipunan, first municipal mayor of Polo (now Valenzuela, named in his honor) and governor of Bulacan (1919-1922) – in Polo, Bulacan (d. April 6, 1956).

1928 – Andrea Ofilada Veneracion, choral conductor, founder of the Philippine Madrigal Singers (1963) and 1999 National Artist for Music – in Quezon City (d. July 9, 2013).

 

Lucy Liu on the cover of Arena July 2003 issue.

Picture Trivia

          In 2003, Chinese-American actress Lucy Liu played the role of villainess Oren Ishii in the Quentin Tarantino film Kill Bill. She won the MTV Award for “Best Movie Villain” for her portrayal.
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