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Francisco V. Coching (January 29, 1919〔(Francisco V. Coching (29/1/1919 - 1998, The Philippines) ), lambiek.net〕 - September 1, 1998〔) was a Filipino comic books illustrator and writer and is regarded as one of the “pillars of the Philippine Komiks Industry”.〔(Francisco V. Coching by Komiklopedia on 2007/10/02 )〕 He served as both illustrator and writer for his comic book stories,〔(Francisco V. Coching )〕 Coching is referred to as the "King of Komiks",〔Vanzi, Sol Jose. (Francisco V. Coching, The King of Komiks ). ''Philippine Headline News Online''〕 and as the "Dean of Philippine Comics".〔 ==Biography== Coching was born in Buting, Pasig, Rizal Province in the Philippines.〔〔''A History of Komiks in the Philippines and Other Countries'' (1985)〕〔''Komiks, Katha at Guhit ni Francisco V. Coching'' (Works, and Drawings of Francisco V. Coching ) (2001)〕 He was the son of Gregorio Coching, a Filipino novelist in the Tagalog-language magazine ''Liwayway''.〔 Coching was unable to finish his studies in order to be an illustrator for ''Liwayway'' under the apprenticeship of Tony Velasquez.〔 In 1934, at the age of fifteen, Coching created ''Bing Bigotilyo'' (Silahis Magazine). Coching had been influenced by Francisco Reyes, another pioneer in the Filipino comic book industry.〔 In 1935, he created ''Marabini'' (an amazon warrior in Bahaghari Magazine). World War II interrupted Coching’s career in comics. He became a guerrillero (guerilla) for the Kamagong Unit of the Hunters-ROTC resistance organization. After the Second World War, Coching created ''Hagibis'', a Tarzan-like and Kulafu-like character in Liwayway Magazine. Other creations by Coching were ''Sabas, ang Barbaro'' (Sabas, the Barbarian, wherein the storyline was set during the Filipino revolution against Spain), ''Pedro Penduko'', ''El Indio'', ''Bertong Balutan'', ''Don Cobarde'', ''Ang Kaluluwa ni Dante'' (Dante's Soul), ''Pagano'' (Pagan), ''Haring Ulupong'', ''Dumagit'', ''Lapu-Lapu'', ''Bulalakaw'', ''Waldas'', ''Talipandas'', ''Palasig'', ''Movie Fan'', ''Anak ni Hagibis'' (a sequel to ''Hagibis''),〔 ''Gat Sibasib'' (another sequel to ''Hagibis''〔), ''Satur'', ''Dimasalang'', ''Bella Bandida'', ''El Vibora'', ''Sa Ngalan ng Batas'', and ''El Negro''. ''El Negro'' (1974) was his last komiks novel.〔〔〔(Featuring Great Achievers in Philippine Art (comics) )〕 After 39 years in the komiks industry, Coching retired in 1973 at the age of 54. Coching was able to produce 53 komiks novels overall. He died at age of 79 on September 1, 1998.〔〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Francisco Coching」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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