Jucika
| "Jucika" | |
|---|---|
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. | |
| First publication | 1957, in the magazine Érdekes Újsag |
Jucika (Hungarian: [ˈju.tsi.kɒ], YUT-sick-ah) is a Hungarian comic strip, made by Pál Pusztai from 1957 until his death in 1970. Its title character is a young, attractive woman who gets into a variety of different situations, often risqué and suggestive. The comic often satirizes and parodies sexism, with many of the strips revolving around unwanted attention from men and how she sometimes uses it to her advantage.
Starting in 1957, Jucika was initially published in the magazine Érdekes Újsag, and was later moved to Lúdas Matyi due to its popularity. It continued in these pages until the death of Pál on September 11, 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.
It was repopularized on social media websites such as Twitter and Tumblr in the 2010s. A museum exhibit dedicated to her was opened for nearly 5 months at the Hungarian Trade and Hospitality Museum in 2018.