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(Learn how and when to remove this message) A sculpture of Mampato at [Comics Park](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Comics_Park&action=edit&redlink=1) [[es](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parque_del_C%C3%B3mic_de_San_Miguel)], [San Miguel](/source/San_Miguel%2C_Chile), [Santiago de Chile](/source/Santiago_de_Chile) A sculpture of Ogú at Comic Park **Mampato** is a [Chilean](/source/Chile) adventure and science fiction [comic strip](/source/Comic_strip) created by cartoonist [Eduardo Armstrong](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eduardo_Armstrong_(cartoonist)&action=edit&redlink=1) [[es](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardo_Armstrong)] and illustrator [Oskar](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oskar_(cafrtoonist)&action=edit&redlink=1) [[es](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oskar_(historietista))]. Since the third installment, the comic has been developed mainly by [Themo Lobos](/source/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. ## History Mampato was originally published in the children's magazine [*Mampato*](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mampato_(magazine)&action=edit&redlink=1) [[es](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mampato_(revista))]. Originally, Mampato was similar to *[Asterix](/source/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.[1] Óscar Vega sporadically drew the comics (for example, "Mampato en el planeta maligno", ["Mampato on the evil planet"]) in Lobos' style. *Lord Cochrane* publishing house, 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](/source/El_Mercurio)*. The word "mampato" means "little frog" in [Mapuche](/source/Mapuche) and refers to a breed of pony, [Chilote horse](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chilote_horse&action=edit&redlink=1) [[es](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caballo_chilote)]; the supplement had stories about a short-legged chubby pony, which reflects Mampato's character design.[1] The magazine ran from 1968 to 1978. From 1986 to 1993, the adventures of Mampato were reprinted by *[Cucalón](/source/Cucal%C3%B3n_(comic_strip))* together with other comics by Themo Lobos. ## Adaptations - 2002: Animated film *[Ogu and Mampato in Rapa Nui](/source/Ogu_and_Mampato_in_Rapa_Nui)* based on the 1998 strip [Mata-ki-te-rangui](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mata-ki-te-rangui&action=edit&redlink=1) [[es](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mata-ki-te-rangui)].[3] - 2018: The premiere of the animated series *The Adventures of Ogú, Mampato and Rena*, marking the 50th anniversary of *Mampato*.[4] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-intTL_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-intTL_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-intTL_1-2) [An interview with Themo Lobos](https://web.archive.org/web/20050311100801/http://www.imageandart.com/tutoriales/comics/mampato/mampato.html) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-ma1_2-0)** *Mampato*, no. 1. October 30, 30 1968, pp. 9-12, "El cinto Espacio-Temporal" ["The Space-Time Belt"] 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Rafael Valle. ["Ogú y Mampato en Rapa Nui review by Mabuse e-zine"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080626170642/http://www.mabuse.cl/1069/article-16215.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.mabuse.cl/1069/article-16215.html) on 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2008-12-23. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Las Aventuras de Ogú, Mampato y Rena" E01: ¡akarrú!](https://www.cuartomundo.cl/2018/12/17/las-aventuras-de-mampato-ogu-y-rena-serie-animada-estreno/) ## External links - [A Mampato fan page](http://www.mampato.aviacion.cl/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20091019090046/http://www.mampato.aviacion.cl/) 2009-10-19 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) - [Image gallery for: Mampato y ogú rapanui](https://www.artofit.org/image-gallery/544443042458862138/mampato-y-og%C3%BA-rapanui/) ## Further reading - Rojas Flores, Jorge. "Estrategias de poder y valores políticos en Mampato (1968-1978)", *[Mapocho Magazine](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mapocho_Magazine&action=edit&redlink=1) [[es](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mapocho_(revista))]*, N° 71, 2012, pp. 297-314. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mampato](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mampato) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mampato?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.