Pablo S. Gomez

Pablo S. Gomez (January 25, 1931 – December 26, 2010), was one of the top komiks writers in the Philippines. He was also a movie scriptwriter and director. His most popular works include Kurdapya, Petrang Kabayo, among others.

Early life and career

Born in Sampaloc, Manila on 25 January 1931, he was the son of Olimpio Gomez and Pacita Salonga. He studied at Legarda Elementary School, Jose Abad Santos High School, National Teachers' College and Ateneo de Manila University.

In 1949, he started his writing career submitting prose works in publications such as Liwayway, Bulaklak, Aliwan, and Sinag-Tala. After that, he started as a proofreader then rose to editor of Ace Publications' serials like Hiwaga Komiks. He was at the same time writing komiks stories for Ace Publications, which was then starting out with only two komiks titles: Pilipino Komiks and Tagalog Klasiks. Some of the stories he created here were signed using his pen name, Carlos Gonda. Apat na Taga, his first komiks novel, was such an instant hit that movie giant Sampaguita Pictures turned it into a movie in 1953.