This is the third in a series of tribute pictures of characters from my childhood. These guys from a bygone era played a very important role in that early part of my life, and many of them have influenced me in different ways.

This is Pi-Pío (pronounced P-P-OH), the main character of "Aventuras de Pi-Pío" (Spanish for "Adventures of Pi-Pío), a classic comic by García-Ferré published in the now defunct Argentine magazine "Anteojito". Pi-Pío was basically a wandering adventurer, but he started out his career as sheriff of Villa Leoncia (Leoncia Village), which was probably his most iconic role. He was usually accompanied by Ovidio (his trusty talking steed) and Calculín (a genius boy). The three of them had numerous adventures involving crazy situations, a lot of traveling to exotic places, really odd characters, and tons of puns. The fights with Paco-Púm, a recurring villain, were among the most memorable moments of this long-running comic, in my opinion.
By the way, don't be fooled by his appearance: this little guy sure knows how to knock his opponents into submission, as he got involved in many brawls and fights during the course of the comic (all cartoonish, of course), and he rose victorious practically every time! He must hit hard. :P

Sample page of Aventuras de Pi-Pío (scanned in B&W for technical reasons):
http://www.rphaven.org/gs/stuff/pi-pio/1034.jpg

How this comic influenced me:
This comic and its style influenced me greatly during the early '90s. I borrowed several elements from it, such as the shape of the mouths, the occasional larger panels, and even some of the writing style. These influences could be seen the most in a long series of fan comics I drew during that time, based on (believe it or not) the "Nightmare on Elm Street" movies, of which I was a big fan back then. No. You don't want to see those fan comics. They're terrifying, but for completely different reasons than the ones originally intended...