Kho Wang Gie, who was from Djakarta, was the first oriental artist from the Dutch Indies to make a comic strip. His creation 'Put On', about a Chinese middle-class man, first appeared in the newspaper Sin Po in 1931, and was continued for thirty years. Soon after Kho Wang Gie's first attempt, other artists emerged in the field, such as Abdulsalam and Nasrun As.
Also using pennames like Sopoiku and Soponyono, he has also made comics like 'Si Pengky' in Ria Film magazine for years. Among his other creations are 'Nona A Go Go', 'Si Lemot' and 'Agen Rahasia Bolong Jilu'.
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