Title : CARTOON SERIES (4th Issue)  (View Souvenir Sheet)
	Stamp Serial#	1946
	KPC#	C-1476
	MICHEL#	1971A
	StanGib#	2281
	Scott#	1931
	Date of Issue	05/04/1998
	Quantity	3,000,000
	Denomination	340Won
	Design	Park Ki-jong's Challenger
	Designer	Park Ki-jong
	Image Area	36*26
	Perforation	13
	Sheet Composition	5*4
	Paper	White unwatermarked
	Print	Korea Security Printing and Minting Corporation
	Description
The Ministry of Information and Communication annually issues a series of stamps featuring comic strips: one which played a pioneering role in flrmly establishing comics as a form of entertainment in Korea, and the other which was especially popular among children. The fourth stamp collection of the Korean cartoon series issued this year features the Challenger, created by Park Ki-jong, and Aktong-i (which literally translates to "naughty boy"), rendered by Lee Hi-jae. Park Ki-jong's Challenger. Challenger is the success story of a Koeran expatriate residing in the alien land of Japan. He experiences a great deal of hardship and frustration but finally rises out of his miserable situation. This comic was first published in 1964 and immediately enjoyed great popularity. "Hoonie" ekes out a meager living with his widowed Janpanese mother. He faces discrimination everywhere for being different. Even at school, he is constantly harassed and left out in the cold. He is even expelled from school after being framed up by other students. However, "Hoonie" gets a second chance and a whole new life when he takes up boxing as a career. Though life in the boxing ring proves extremely callenging, "Hoonie" overcomes trials and tribulations to come out on top in the fair world of the square ring, free of discrimination and prejudice.