5 things you probably didn't know about mars ravelo's darna
while reading through the first few issues of the original 1950's serial on video48, i learned some stuff that today's typical darna fan, having grown up on the TV series and/or mango comics revamp, may be surprised to find out: 1.) narda and ding were beggars. i wonder if narda knew "sa may bahay..." narda would sing for pocket change while ding played the harmonica. they supported themselves as well as their grandmother this way. 2.) darna's magic stone was hallucinogenic. the stone was actually three feet away; narda picked up a mushroom by mistake. upon first finding the stone, which fell to earth from outer space, narda is approached by a gang of kids also looking for the meteor. not wanting to share, narda hides the stone in her mouth and proceeds to trip the f out (also, the stone stays in her system permanently. apparently darna's alien gut makes her constipation-proof). 3.) seeing narda transform for the first time, her grandmoth...
