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SS: I had no idea; an American treasure: I'm familiar with a lot of his songs. Some of his poetry has that Biggus edge (and I mean that in a good way).
Juana Inés de la Cruz... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juana_Inés_de_la_Cruz
http://chapala.com/elojo/index.php/m...cruz-1648-1695
lol
Beetle Bailey... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beetle_Bailey
Sor Juana: Remarcable woman poet. Amazing fact that she had to become a nun to be able to pursur her studies and write her poetry.
BB-Why that´s the "Recruta Zero" as the strip was known here.
https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recruta_Zero
Bolinha the Brazilian "Tubby Tompkins" from Little Lulu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Lulu
I remember Little Lulu fondly. I don't remember Tubby having his own series.
B.C. of the comic strip B.C.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B.C._(comic_strip) ... two of my daily reads. Proof that cavemen lived with dinosaurs (lol).
http://www.gocomics.com/bc
http://www.gocomics.com/back-to-bc (older version )
Here, "Bolinha"(Tubby)and "Luluzinha" where two separate magazines, the one was supposed to be for the boys, the other for the girls. I thougt they were Brazilian. We still use the expression "Clube do Bolinha" for any gathering that is only for men.
Captain America
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_America
Allan Quatermain... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Quatermain
In "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Le...nary_Gentlemen Allan becomes immortal.
Saw one of the films "The Mines of King Salomon"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quasimodo
Victor Hugo classic. Haven't read it but have seen the Lon Chaney and Charles Laughton film versions a few times.
Queen Hippolyta... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippolyta_(DC_Comics)
Impressive! I remember one Brazilian parody of the Wonder Woman is the "Silicone Woman" (Mulher Silicone)
Hulk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulk_(comics)
I didn't realize all of the permutations that Hulk went through.
Hank Pym... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Pym
Neither me. Seems to be a similar fable as superman and spiderman: the common man that is transformed, getting superpowers
HP- This one I don´t know
Popeye
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popeye
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4qOf3Mus1Q
One of my first super-hero favorite... especially the older Fleisher toons.
Perry the Platypus... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_the_Platypus (yes, I've seen him on Phineas and Ferb with the grandkids)
Cute! I didn´t know him, but the episodes were shown here in 2008.
Peter Pan (I prefer the Disney version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gENkMvhgBuI
Cute.
Penelope Pitstop... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penelope_Pitstop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRRzWTRvR5k