Illustration:
ill. 6.52 a (set: 6.50)
Author:
Author: Yi Fu Artist: Deng Ke 改编: 艺夫 绘画：邓柯
Date:
1977
Genre:
comic, comic book, comic strip
Material:
scan, paper, black-and-white; original source: print on paper, black-and-white
Source:
LHHB 1977.3:14/4,. “Sun Wukong san da baigujing” 孙悟空三打白骨精 (Sun Wukong thrice defeats the white-boned demon).
Keywords:
Sun Wukong, Journey to the West, hero, heroism, visualisation, symbolism, revolutionary masses, Three Prominences, after Cultural Revolution, victory, comic

Sun Wukong thrice defeats the White-Boned Demon (Sun Wukong san da baigujing 孙悟空三打白骨精)

Monkey King, on the other hand, is the dominant and victorious presence in this version of the comic; commanding in all his appearances, he is either showing the way or reigning in battle. He appears in 15 of 22 total pictures and is shown as victorious in battle in 7 out of these 15.