Mampato

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Mampato is a Chilean adventure and science fiction comic strip created by cartoonist Eduardo Armstrong [es] and illustrator Oskar [es]. Since the third installment, the comic has been developed mainly by Themo Lobos.^[1] 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 greenies and their cruel leader Mong. Mampato obtains a belt that allows him to travel through time and space.^[2] 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. His adventures are highly educative teaching the readers interesting facts about the time periods Mampato visits.