Pafman

Pafman is a Spanish comic character created by Joaquín Cera in 1987 when he was part of Ediciones B, protagonist of the eponymous series. The main characters of the comics are Pafman (a bungling superhero) and an anthropomorphic cat and inventor who cause a multitude of disasters in their fight against supervillains.

Editorial career

Pafman's adventures appeared in 1987 in Mortadelo magazine. Initially, they were two pages, later they increased to four. Later, compilations were made in albums of the Olé Collection. Finally, Cera drew the 20-page comic titled Doctor Ganyuflo in 1990 and another in 1993 called The Character Assassin that can still be found in stores. In 1996, Ediciones B suppressed its comic magazines to focus its production of new comics on albums by Mortadelo y Filemón and Superlópez, so the series also disappeared from the market.

In 2004 Pafman returned to stores with a new comic strip in the form of an album published by Ediciones B in the collection TOP Cómic titled Pafman redevuelta. In this new stage Cera, its author, due to publisher demands, only published one comic per year, (although in 2012 there was no album) but they were much more elaborate than the ones he did in the 1980s. The 2011 album, En la Tierra Mediocre changes format from the Top Cómic collection to Crónicas de Pafman, with more pages, but smaller and in black and white. The latest album, "The Adventure of Titanidon" appeared in 2013.

Features

Pafman is a clumsy and bungling superhero who is determined to fight evil, even though people would probably be better off without his help. The name of the series is an obvious pun on Batman but the two characters have very little in common with each other. The humor of comics is based on the continuous joke for which surreal situations, slapstick, word games, breaking the fourth wall and parodies are used. There are also influences from manga. A good example of the levels of absurdity that the series could reach is in the comic The case of the churrifocal glasses which begins with a confidant of Pafman being murdered by & #34;four hundred hooded men with glasses and Mexican hats" (which appear out of nowhere) and ends with the hero defeating the villain, an anthropomorphic armchair, by throwing termites at him, since he had known the nature of his enemy when reading the script of the comic.

Pafman and Pafcat live in the city of Logroño City, a megacity that only resembles the real Logroño in name and that has a jungle, a beach, a statue with a torch and anything else that the plot of the comic in question requires.

Pafman is accompanied by his faithful assistant Pafcat, a cat resulting from the mutation of a friend of Pafman and his domestic cat (they were put in a washing machine along with 1 kg of plutonium) and with the ability to design the most bizarre inventions.. In the new installments (starting in 2004), he is also accompanied by his niece Tina Tonás, a very attractive young police officer who seems to have inherited all the family's intelligence, and Professor Fuyú, an old scientist who 'chechea'; when he speaks and he has, since his debut comic strip, The Night of the Living Dying, a zombie hand clinging to his neck.

His most common enemy is the 'Black Masked', a bandit dressed all in black and with an N on his chest. His face has never been seen, he always wears a hood under the other. The Black Masked Man is capable of committing all kinds of evil acts, from stealing a brick from a construction site to summoning a demon to destroy the planet.

Common secondary characters in Pafman: Captain Europa, Professor Sagitarius, Manazas, Dr. Pacostein, the evil "multi-offices" Malfendi... and the most important, Mafrune, a multi-employed character who at first acted as a clerk, a traffic guard or whatever the plot required, but starting with the 1992 comic Pafman police his role is established as that of chief commissioner of the protagonists.

Argument

The first comics had almost no continuity, so one Pafcat comic could have a family of anthropomorphic cats like him and in another he could be surprised when realizing that he himself is an animal. Over time, however, even though the series continues to have gag for gag's sake as its banner, there were some things that were established. At first Pafman and Pafcat worked independently, but later they became part of Commissioner Mafrune's police staff. After the reactivation of the series in 2004 there are more elements of continuity, for example in the first album, Pafman redevolves, we are told that the characters have passed the seven years in which no adventures were published frozen at the pole and we meet Pafman's niece, but readers do not find out why they were frozen there, or what happened to Tina Tonas's father until the album Pafdark, the dark halter.

Comics

Mortadelo

The number on the front corresponds to the number of the magazine Mortadelo. The date is in parentheses.

• 5 The abduction (Note: first comic of Pafman) (other than those appearing in n. 147 and n.o 182 of the same title) (1987)
• 6 The McEnzie Band (1987)
• 7 The underground threat (1987)
• 8 The Black Masked (1987)
• 9 The giant octopus (1987)
• 10 The Black Masked Escapes (1987)
• 11 Revenge (1987)
• 12 Suit Trouble (1987)
• 13 The Rescue (1987)
• 14 The Simiesca Threat (1987)
• 15 A tough guy (1987)
• 16 Robbery at the Museum (1987)
• 17 The assault (1987)
• 29 The Attor (1987)
• 34 La rata (1987)
• 35 Competition (1987)
• 72 Persecution! (9-1988)
• 73 Witch (9-1988)
• 74 The missile launcher (9-1988)
• 75 The end of the league (10-1988)
• 76 Martian (10-1988)
• 77 The mummy (10-1988)
• 78 The Attor (10-1988)
• 79 Aerial kidnapping (11-1988)
• 80 The magnet (11-1988)
• 81 The laser dryer (11-1988)
• 82 Crazy persecution (11-1988)
• 83 No title (Pafcat arranges the Pafmobil to fly) (11-1988)
• 84 No title (Pafman and Pafcat are out of gas) (11-1988)
• 85 No title (Pafcat wants to stop a villain alone) (12-1988)
• 86 Untitled (Pafman uses Pafcat invented backpack-helicopter to reduce some gangsters) (12-1988)
• 87 Diamond theft (12-1988)
• 88 The contest (different to that of Super Mortadelo 113) (1-89)
• 89 Terrible confusion (1-89)
• 90 Spy (1-89)
• 91 The butcher (2-89)
• 92 Bomb (2-89)
• 93 The jam (2-89)
• 94 The inventions of Pafcat (2-89)
• 95 Country disgrace (3-89)
• 96 The Piruleta Thief (3-89)
• 97 The mayor in danger (collected in Olé 361) (3-89)
• 98 History passed by water (recollected in Olé 361) (3-89)
• 99 Kidnapper!
• 100 Includes an illustration of Pafman and Pafcat with Mortadelo and Philemon, in a commemorative section entitled "Mortadel and Philemon seen by our drawers" (5-4-89)
• 101 and 103 Insurance (recovered in Olé 361) (4-89)
• 102 Scientific methods (collected in Olé 361) (4-89)
• 104 Captain Europe (coiled in Olé 361) (with Pafman poster) (4-89)
• 105 Patrol B (recollected in Olé 361) (5-89)
• 106 Alarm! (recollected in Olé 361) (5-89)
• 107 Fanatism (recollected in Olé 361) (5-89)
• 108 Killer meatballs (recollected in Olé 361) (5-89)
• 109 Gatomany (recollected in Olé 361) (5-89)
• 110 Suspect conversations (5-89)
• 111 Playing with fire (recollected in Olé 361) (6-89)
• 113 Return (8-89)
• 114 bodyguards (recollected in Olé 361) (different to that of Super Mortadelo 69 and Super Mortadelo 103) (8-89)
• 115 Obsession! (coiled in Olé 361) (8-89)
• 116 Bomb threat (coiled in Olé 361) (9-89)
• 117 Pulling the towel (recollected in Olé 361) (9-89)
• 118 Playing with Letters (9-89)
• 119 No words (almost) (9-89)
• 120 Punches (10-89)
• 121 Infernal Murderers (10-89)
• 122 Allons, enfants de la patrie (10-89)
• 123 Absolute cleaning (10-89)
• 124 Mens sana et corpore roto (Note: with Sporty as guest artist) (11-89)
• 125 Alien invasion? (recollected in Olé 363) (11-89)
• 126 Bad paw (11-89)
• 127 Canario-vaca (recollected in Olé 361) (11-89)
• 128 Don't get wet! (coiled in Olé 361) (11-89)
• 129 A small villain (12-89)
• 132 Wash the car! (12-89)
• 133 Plof Revelation (recollected in Olé 363) (1-90)
• 134 Invento sin futuro (1-90)
• 135 Costume change (1-90)
• 137 Neighbors (1) (recollected in Olé 363) (1-90)
• 138 Neighbors (2) (recollected in Olé 363) (2-90)
• 139 Another neighbour (recollected in Olé 363) (2-90)
• 140 Night of Fear (2-90)
• 141 Black Marea (2-90)
• 142 Looking for dogs (3-90)
• 143 The article (recollected in Olé 363) (3-90)
• 144 Slot steal (3-90)
• 145 Paf-neurosis (3-90)
• 146 Following footprints (collected in Olé 363) (4-4-90)
• 147 Kidnapping (other than 5 and 182) (11-4-90)
• 148 to fly! (18-4-90)
• 149 Dr. Ganyuflo (1) (25-4-90)
• 150 The return of Dr. Ganyuflo (2) (recovered in Olé 363) (2-5-90)
• 151 Revenge of Dr. Ganyuflo (3) (recollected in Olé 363) (9-5-90)
• 152 Pafman actor (16-5-90)
• 154 Ninjas (recollected in Olé 363) (30-5-90)
• 155 Double Pafman (6-6-90)
• 156 Pafcat on: "It's always time to say no" (annulling a drug page) (13-6-90)
• 157 A pachanguero robot (20-6-90)
• 160 Perdidos (5-9-90)
• 163 Prince (26-9-90)
• 164 This house is a ruin (3-10-90)
• 165-166 A dangerous child (10-10-90 and 17-10-90)
• 167 Idiomatic problems (24-10-90)
• 168, 169, 170, 171, 171, 172, 173, 176 and 177 counter-attack Ganyuflo (I) (recollected in Olé 363) (31-10-1990 to 1-1991)
• 177 An easy mission (1-91)
• 179 Museum robbery (1-91)
• 180 that the coconut comes! (1-91)
• 181 Mortal gases (Note: drawn by Ramis; in this number Cera draws to Sporty) (1-91)
• 182 Kidnapping (other than 5 and 147) (2-91)
• 183 Wait, Cat! (Note: in this number Pafman appears also as a guest character in the comic book of Sporty) (2-91)
• 186 Demonstration (3-91)
• 187 Madonna, in concert (3-91)
• 188... at heights (3-91)
• 189 samurai lizard (4-91)
• 190 In the desert (4-91)
• 191 To the rescue (4-91)
• 192 Headache (coiled in Olé 3) (24-4-91)
• 193 Looking for work (1-5-91)
• 194- 197 The robot (coiled in Olé 3) (8-5-91) at (29-5-91)
• 198- 199 The "mosquito" (5-6-91) and (12-6-91)
• 200 Where is the mummy? (Note: Last Number of Weekly Mortadelo) (6-91)

Super Mortadelo

The number in front corresponds to the number of Súper Mortadelo.

• 43 The slave serum (1-89)
• 44 No title (the Black Masked becomes giant) (recollected in Olé 361) (1-89)
• 46 The suit
• 47 Imaginary monsters (coiled in Olé 361) (3-89)
• 48 Harmful waves (recollected in Olé 361)
• 49 A hateful beam (4-89)
• 50 Day of Field (4-89)
• 51 Animal Magnetism (recollected in Olé 361) (5-89)
• 52 This does not pita! (recollected in Olé 361)
• 53 Super masked black (recollected in Olé 361) (5-89)
• 54 The robbers (recollected in Olé 361)
• 55 Against Dr. Nillo Suelto (recollected in Olé 361) (8-89)
• 56 brutal meeting (recollected in Olé 361)
• 57 Olympic Mission (9-89)
• 58 Making Ads (9-89)
• 59 Rays and anti-rays (10-89)
• 60 Professor Robayeur (recollected at Olé 393) (10-89)
• 61 The Revenge of Professor Robayeur (recollected in Olé 393
• 62 Terror, Horror, and Tread! (coiled in Olé 393) (11-89)
• 63 Storms away (11-89)
• 64 Judicial evidence (12-89)
• 65 Untimely calls
• 66 In the time sink (coiled in Olé 393) (1-90)
• 67 Robbery in the savings box (coiled in Olé 393) (1-90)
• 68 In 13, Rue del Percebe. Note: Change of the characters of 13, Rue del Percebe (2-90)
• 69 bodyguards (recollected in Olé 393) (different to that of Kill him. No. 114 and Super Mortadelo No. 103)
• 70 Telephone clips (recollected in Olé 393) (3-90)
• 72 Black Ideas (Note: with the header The Black Masked instead of Pafman) (5-90)
• 76 The amazing "JULK". (Note: It also includes a 2-page comic presented by the Black Masquerade, about the villains of the superhero tebees, with the title "...and the baddest of all the baddes") (without date, but in advertisements there are references to 9-90).
• 81 In the Court of Louis XIV (2-91)
• 89 Judo and Karate (9-10-91)
• 90 A Space Walk (23-10-91)
• 91 Mysterious laughter (recollected in Olé 3) (6-11-91)
• 92 Costumes (recollected in Olé 3) (20-11-91)
• 93 "Acabator" (12-91) (4-12-91)
• 94 Pump Hazard (12-91) (18-12-91)
• 95 Suspect type (1-1-92)
• 96 frustrated conquest (15-1-92)
• 97 Gallman (recollected in Olé 3) (29-1-92)
• 98 To the rich weight! (12-2-92)
• 99-101 The case of the churrifocal glasses (recollected in Olé 3) (26-2-92 and 25-3-92)
• 100 Objective: The No. 100! (11-3-92)
• 102 Robotic disgrace (8-4-92)
• 103 bodyguards (different to Kill him. 114 and Super Mortadelo 69) (22-4-92)
• 104 Beebee (6-5-92)
• 105 Space Odyssey (20-5-92)
• 106 The Tagüeno (recollected in Olé 3) (3-6-92)
• 107 The new Pafmobile (17-6-92)
• 108 Dura Competition (1-7-92)
• 109 The Deviled (recollected in Olé 3)
• 110 Pafman police (recollected in Olé 3) (Note: Begins to collaborate with Commissioner Mafrune) (2-92)
• 111 Aliens!
• 112 Girls?
• 113 The contest (recollected in Olé 3) (different to that of Kill him. 88) (14-10-92)
• 114 To die! (28-10-92)
• 115 Total Machine 2000 (11-11-92)
• 116 Income to the future (25-11-92)
• 117 A disgusting mushroom (recollected in Olé 3) (9-12-92)
• 118 Pacostein's formula (Note: Continues in Dr. Pacostein Extra mortade No. 29 (23-12-92)
• 119-127 and 129-130 The character killer (I) (recollected in Olé 16) (6-1-93 at 16-6-93)
• 128 Note: It does not bring Pafman's adventure, but a full page drawing in which they announce that "A Pafman is glued to the sheets and does not arrive in time to his comic..." (19-5-93)
• 131 The Trailer (30-6-93)
• 132 Theft of the Explosive (recollected in Comic Toop 2)
• 133 Misilazo va! (29-9-93)
• 134 Super-Urbanus (recollected in Comic Toop 2) (13-10-93)
• 135 The Count (recollected in Comic Toop 2) (27-10-93)
• 136 Pure Vase (10-11-93)
• 137 Dr. Feator (recollected in Olé 16) (24-11-93)
• 138 Super-Dinosaurus (recollected in Comic Toop 2) (8-12-93)
• 139 counterattack feator (recollected in Olé 16) (22-12-93)
• 140 The end of Dr. Feator (built in Olé 16)
• 141 Shotgun (recollected in Comic Tóp 2)
• 142 Mr. Polleison (recollected in Comic Topic 1)
• 143 A car passed by water (recollected in Comic Tóp 1)
• 144 The invader (recollected in Comic Top 1)

Extra Mortadelo

The number on the front corresponds to the number of the Mortadelo Extra.

• 4 tragic Christmases
• 5 How hot! (21-6-89)
• 6 Implacable persecution (recollected in Olé 361) (8-89)
• 7 exam for superhero! (9-89)
• 8 The sinister pivot (10-89)
• 9 Christmas Spirit (12-89)
• 10 rags (6-90)
• 11 Christmastale (12-90)
• 12 Horror at the supermarket (recollected in Olé 3) (4-91)
• 13 Ruinous holidays (7-91)
• 29 Pafman and Dr. Pacostein: The pacostein formula (and 2) (Note: continuation of Super Mortadelo 118) (30-12-92)
• 49 Brotherhood (5-10-94)
• 50 The vacuum tank (recollected in Comic Toop 2) (9-11-94)
• 51 Super Valkyria (recollected in Comic Toup 1) (7-12-94)
• 52 Buying equipment (recollected in Comic Toop 2) (4-1-95)
• 53Corruption! (recollected in Comic Toop 2) (1-2-95)
• 54 The night of Walpurgis (recollected in Coptic Toop 1) (1-3-95)
• 55 Robot potato (recollected in Comic Toop 2) (29-3-95)
• 56 Two care rats (recollected in Comic Top 1) (26-4-95)
• 57 Playing basketball (recollected in Cosmic Top 1) (24-5-95)
• 58 Expediente X (recollected in Comic Tóp 2) (21-6-95)
• 59 Secret Mission (recollected in Coptic Toop 2) (19-7-95)
• 60 Grenflinchs! (recollected in Coptic Toop 1)
• 61 Making kung fu (recollected in Comic Toop 1)
• 62 A huge goat (recollected in Coptic Toop 1)
• 63 A brutal rabbit (29-11-95)
• 64 The cousin of Pafcat (recollected in Comic Toop 1)
• 65 A lynx view (31-1-96)

Olé Collection

• 1989 Olé no361-v.13 (Editions B)
• 1991 Olé no393-v.20 "Doctor Ganyuflo and other stories" (Editions B)
• 1994 Olé varios n° 3 (Editions B)
• 1997 I smelled several no16 "The character killer" (Editions B)

Tóp Comic

The first 2 issues of Pafman's Tóp Cómic, in addition to the comics that give the album its title, contained reissues of short comics from ancient times.

• "Pafman redevolves" (2004)
• "The Night of the Dead" (2005)
• "Pafman in U.S.A." (2006)
• "Space Boxes" (2007)
• "1944" (2008)
• "Agent zero potatore" (Note: for the first time in hard cover) (2009)
• "Pafdark, the dark head" (2010)

Pafman Chronicles

• "In the Middle Land" (2011)
• "The Adventure of Titaidón" (2013)