Mampato
Mampato is a Chilean adventure and science fiction comic strip created by cartoonist and illustrator . Since the third installment, the comic has been developed mainly by Themo Lobos. 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. 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 "Asterix", 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 Cocrane", the original publisher of "Mampato" magazine, chose the name Mampato. The publisher already had a trademark on the name Mampato as a supplement to "El Mercurio". The  word "mampato" means "little frog" in Mapuche 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.