Indonesian Cartoon Characters

Sometimes criticism is best delivered in a satirical, witty, or humorous, yet artistically way. Editorial cartoon, a type of cartoon that appear in periodical publications, play its role in entertaining people and criticizing at the same time. Five editorial cartoon characters from five Indonesian newspaper are chosen to be presented on the stamps. Panji Koming, created by Dwi Kundoro, has been appearing every Sunday on Jakarta's Kompas daily since his debut in 1979. Pak Tuntung was created by Basuki and first published in 1973. He visits his readers every day on Analisa in Medan. From Bandung, Pikiran Rakyat presents Mang Ohle every Saturday. This character was born in 1955 and its illustrators have changed several times. Since 1984, Didin D Basoeni became his master. Pak Bei was made in in 1986 by Masdi Soenardifor Suara Merdeka of Semarang and appear on Sunday edition. I Brewok, as his name suggests, comes from Bali and Bali Post has become his home since Gun Gun created him in 1981.