TWO
SIMPLE HEART-WARMING KOMIKS STORIES
During the onset of the “Golden Age of
Komiks” in the Philippines, many beautiful short stories were written and
illustrated, some with simple plots but nonetheless possessed heart-warming
narratives of family life, love and loyalty that are worthy of praise and
remembrance.
Simple stories of children and their
pets, the bond and the loyalty that hold between them, are common and yet very
much enduring that they bannered the covers of the komiks where they are
published. Just peruse the two stories below and you’ll know why.
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Tagalog
Klasiks
#47 (April 21, 1951) featured on the cover the story “Ang Aking Panginoon” by Tony Zuñiga. |
A tale taken from the Talaan ni Tandang Along (Chronicle of
Tandang Along), “Ang Aking Panginoon” is about an unwanted dog saved by a young
boy, which later on saved his life.
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“Ang Aking Panginoon” published in Tagalog Klasiks #47 and illustrated by the legendary Tony Zuñiga. |
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Espesyal
Komiks
#51 (September 20, 1954) featured on the cover the story “Si Linda at Si Miming” written by A. S. Tenorio and illustrated on the cover by Jim Fernandez |
The short story “Si Linda at Si
Miming” is about a young girl longing for happiness and found a stray kitten
which she happily brought home. But Linda belongs to a poor family where such
pet are unwelcome. She was forced to give Miming away, but on her way home, the
kitten followed her, and she bowed not to give it away again.
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“Si Linda at Si Miming” published in Espesyal Komiks #51 written by A. S. Tenorio and illustrated by Elpidio E. Torres. |
