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| Lagim photo courtesy of Comicvine |
Name: Lagim
Creator: Cris Caguintuan
First Appearance: Pilipino Komiks #1, 1947
Power/abilities: Lagim gets his power from a headgear given to him by a scientist named Dr. Malasakit. The headgear makes Lagim's strength twice that of a man.
Sidekick: Levy - a boy he saved who later became his sidekick
Enemies/Villains: Japanese forces who would not surrender
Synopsis: Lagim was a veteran of World War II who wishing to help clear out isolated Japanese forces that refused to surrender got help from Dr. Malasakit a scientist who had invented a helmet that doubled the strength of anyone who wore it. Devising a costume to go with the helmet Lagim took on both his initial task as well as other menaces that arose with nothing but pluck, luck, his wits, twice the strength of a normal man, and a huge revolver. He later gained a sidekick named Levy.
Trivia: While there was a short lived superhero character in the 30’s called Ipo-Ipo who was the Philippines first superhero, Lagim, was the first long running superhero to appeared at the start of the comics explosion that started in the late 40’s. After his run in Pilipino Komiks starting in 1947 Lagim also appeared in Lagim Komiks into the 60’s.
Sources: Dennis Villegas' Pilipinokomiks, Comicvine
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