Hijitus

Hijitus is an Argentine comic superhero character created by Manuel García Ferré. He made his debut in September 1955 in the comic strip The Adventures of Pi-Pío, published in Billiken magazine. In his debut he wore a bowler hat, but when it was republished in the Anteojito magazine, Hijitus appeared with a top hat. He was only a side character then, but after having some modifications became the protagonist of his own action comedy animated series The Adventures of Hijitus which was broadcast in Argentina between 1967 and 1974. Later it in the 1990s and in 2010-2012 was broadcast again through El Trece channel with a high audience rate. He is one of the best-known Argentine comic characters, along with Patoruzú, Mafalda, Clemente, and Juan Salvo's Eternauta. The TV series is frequently re-transmitted on Argentine television as many Argentines perceive it as nostalgic. Hijitus lives within the Manuel Garcia Ferre universe shared by many other characters like Anteojito, Larguirucho, among others. Hijitus lives inside a giant pipe on the outskirts of town with his dog Pichichus. For Argentine popular culture "living inside a pipe" is analogous to being poor, so this means that Hijitus economic situation is bad. He does possess, however, a magical hat that allows him to convert into a superhero with multiple powers.