Mampato is a

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an adventure and science fiction comic strip created by cartoonist and illustrator . Since the third installment, the comic has been developed mainly by

Themo Lobos Themístocles Nazario Lobos Aguirre (December 3, 1928 – July 24, 2012), better known as Themo Lobos, was a Chilean cartoonist. He created the characters ''Máximo Chambónez'', ''Ferrilo'', ''Nick Obre'', and ''Alaraco'', with his most famous wo ...

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/ref> The comic strip follows the adventures of Mampato, a boy who saves a stranded alien named Xsé, and helps Xsé to save his home planet from the invasion of another alien species called the Mong. Mamapato obtains a belt that allows him to travel through time and space. ''Mampato'', no. 1. October 30, 30 1968, pp. 9-12, "El cinto Espacio-Temporal" The Space-Time Belt"/ref> Using this power, Mampato travels through different time periods on Earth. During his travels, Mampato meets the prehistoric caveman Ogú and the 40th-century mutant telepath Rena, who accompany him on his adventures.

History

Mampato was originally published in the children's magazine . Originally, Mampato was similar to ''

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'', however when Themo Lobos took over the writing and art direction of the comic, he insisted on redesigning the characters, making Mampato a boy. Óscar Vega sporadically drew the comics (for example, "Mampato en el planeta maligno", Mampato on the evil planet" in Lobos' style. ''Lord Cochrane'' publishing house, the original publisher of ''Mampato'' magazine, chose the name Mampato. The publisher already had a trademark on the name Mampato as a supplement to ''

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''. The word "mampato" means "little frog" in

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and refers to a breed of pony, ; the supplement had stories about a short-legged chubby pony, which reflects Mampato's character design. The magazine ran from 1968 to 1978. From 1986 to 1993, the adventures of Mampato were reprinted by '' Cucalón'' together with other comics by Themo Lobos.

Adaptations

*2002: Animated film '' Ogu and Mampato in Rapa Nui'' based on the 1998 strip }. *2018: The premiere of the animated series ''The Adventures of Ogú, Mampato and Rena'', marking the 50th anniversary of ''Mampato''."Las Aventuras de Ogú, Mampato y Rena" E01: ¡akarrú!
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References

External links

A Mampato fan pageImage gallery for: Mampato y ogú rapanui
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