| Kenkoy | |
|---|---|
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| Created by | Tony Velasquez (illustrator) Romualdo Ramos (writer) |
| Alias | Francisco Harabas |
| Species | Human |
| Relatives | Rosing (wife) Children: Dayunyor Dyulie Tsing Doy Dalisyosa Etot Nene Piching, Tsikiting Gubat |
Francisco "Kenkoy" Harabas is a Philippine comics character created by writer Romualdo Ramos and cartoonist and illustrator Tony Velasquez in 1929.[1] Velazquez continued the strip for decades after Ramos' death in 1932. Kenkoy was seminal to Philippine comics and thus Velasquez is considered the founding father of the komiks industry.[2] The term kenkoy has entered the Filipino language to mean a joker, jester, or a hilarious person.[1][3]
- ^ a b Kenkoy by Komiklopedia on 2007/10/04, komiklopedia.wordpress.com
- ^ Filipino Artist Tony Velasquez – Founding Father of Philippine Komiks (Comics)
- ^ "Kenkoy". Diksiyonaryong Filipino, University of the Philippines Press