Jucika
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Jucika (, ) is a Hungarian silent comic strip created by Pál Pusztai that ran from 1957 to 1970. The titular character is a young, attractive woman who gets into a variety of comedic situations, often risqué and suggestive. The series satirizes and parodies sexism, with many of the strips involving Jucika navigating unwanted attention from men and her efforts to get the better of it.
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- Jucika
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- Jucika megható panasza panel two.jpg
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- Jucika as she appears in panel two of the comic "Jucika megható panasza" (Jucika's touching complaint). She holds a tissue to her face, across from a weeping man.
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- 1957, in the magazine Érdekes Újság
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- 1957-01-04
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- jucika
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- Jucika
- end time
- 1970-09-10
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Jucika (, ) is a Hungarian silent comic strip created by Pál Pusztai that ran from 1957 to 1970. The titular character is a young, attractive woman who gets into a variety of comedic situations, often risqué and suggestive. The series satirizes and parodies sexism, with many of the strips involving Jucika navigating unwanted attention from men and her efforts to get the better of it.
Jucika was initially published in the magazine Érdekes Újság in 1957, and was later moved to Lúdas Matyi due to its popularity. It ran until Pusztai's death on September11, 1970. There were over 500 comic strips in total. Nine strips of Jucika were printed in the East-German magazine Freie Welt. The series also ran in Canada under the name Judy. In 2003, a compilation of Jucika gags was published in China.