'Asiong Aksaya'.
Larry Alcala has made over 500 characters, 20 comic strips, 6 movies, 2 murals, and 15,000 published pages during 50 years of cartooning. He drew the popular 'Slice of Life' cartoons in Sunday Times Magazine, the much sought after trio of 'Bim, Bam, Bung' in Funny Komiks and 'Lolo Brigido' in Pambata Magazine. He created the superhero parody 'Siopawman' (1947) and his long-running humor cartoon 'Kalabog & Bosyo' (1947) can still be read in the Manila Times. Famous for his humorous and satirical cartoons, Alcala participated in numerous exhibitions and won numerous prizes.
On Monday, 24 June 2002, Larry Alcala died at his home of a heart attack.
