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{{Infobox comic|name=Jucika|image=Jucika megható panasza panel two.jpg|image_caption=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=1957, in the magazine ''Érdekes Újság''}}
{{Infobox comic|name=Jucika|image=Jucika megható panasza panel two.jpg|image_caption=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=1957, in the magazine ''Érdekes Újság''}}
'''''Jucika''''' ({{IPA|hu|ˈju.tsi.kɒ|lang}}, {{respell|YUT|sik|ah}}) is a Hungarian [[silent comics|silent comic]] strip created by [[Pál Pusztai]] that ran from 1957 to 1970.<ref name=":1" />{{self-published source|date=March 2026}} 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''''' ({{IPA|hu|ˈju.tsi.kɒ|lang}}, {{respell|YUT|sik|ah}}) is a Hungarian [[silent comics|silent comic]] strip created by [[Pál Pusztai]] that ran from 1957 to 1970.<ref name=":1" />{{self-published source|date=March 2026}} The titular character is a witty, 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 (magazine)|Lúdas Matyi]]'' due to its popularity.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Maveal |first=Chloe |date=9 April 2021 |title='Jucika': An Unexpected Dive into Mid-Century Sexuality and Feminism |url=https://www.thegutterreview.com/jucika-an-unexpected-dive-into-mid-century-sexuality-and-feminism/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520222001/https://www.thegutterreview.com/jucika-an-unexpected-dive-into-mid-century-sexuality-and-feminism/ |archive-date=20 May 2023 |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=The Gutter Review |language=en-US}}</ref> It ran until Pusztai's death on September{{nbsp}}11, 1970. There were over 500 comic strips in total.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Bas Schuddeboom |date= |title=Pál Pusztai |url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/pusztai_pal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521213024/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/pusztai_pal.htm |archive-date=21 May 2023 |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=[[Lambiek#Comiclopedia|Lambiek Comiclopedia]] |language=en}}</ref> Nine strips of ''Jucika'' were printed in the [[East Germany|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]].<ref name=":2" /> ''Jucika'' was initially published in the magazine ''Érdekes Újság'' in 1957, and was later moved to ''[[Lúdas Matyi (magazine)|Lúdas Matyi]]'' due to its popularity.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Maveal |first=Chloe |date=9 April 2021 |title='Jucika': An Unexpected Dive into Mid-Century Sexuality and Feminism |url=https://www.thegutterreview.com/jucika-an-unexpected-dive-into-mid-century-sexuality-and-feminism/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520222001/https://www.thegutterreview.com/jucika-an-unexpected-dive-into-mid-century-sexuality-and-feminism/ |archive-date=20 May 2023 |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=The Gutter Review |language=en-US}}</ref> It ran until Pusztai's death on September{{nbsp}}11, 1970. There were over 500 comic strips in total.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Bas Schuddeboom |date= |title=Pál Pusztai |url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/pusztai_pal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521213024/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/pusztai_pal.htm |archive-date=21 May 2023 |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=[[Lambiek#Comiclopedia|Lambiek Comiclopedia]] |language=en}}</ref> Nine strips of ''Jucika'' were printed in the [[East Germany|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]].<ref name=":2" /> Line 12: Line 12: == Overview == == Overview ==
The main character, Jucika, is a 20-year-old woman with short black hair.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1957 |title=Jucika apróhirdetés gyanújában |journal=Érdekes Újság |issue=11}}</ref> She is depicted as attractive, independent, romantically forward, witty, and liberated. Many of the typically three-panel strips involve her responding to unwanted attention from men, to which she responds with clever reprisals or ploys to get the better of it. Other comics focus less on her appearance and more on humorous situations Jucika finds herself in; she was seen to have a wide variety of jobs and occupations throughout the strips. The strips feature little to no dialogue and rely mainly on visual humor and gags. However, in the fiftieth comic strip, Jucika herself finally "spoke" and told the readers about her life.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1958 |title=Jucika jubilál |journal=Érdekes Újság |issue=4}}</ref> She also spoke in a special news report dedicated to the comic series in 1964, as a celebration of her fifth anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Filmhíradók Online / A Ludas Matyi Jucikája öt éves |url=https://filmhiradokonline.hu/watch.php?id=18003 |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=filmhiradokonline.hu |archive-date=2023-09-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914231416/https://filmhiradokonline.hu/watch.php?id=18003 |url-status=live }}</ref> The main character, Jucika, is a woman with short black hair.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1957 |title=Jucika apróhirdetés gyanújában |journal=Érdekes Újság |issue=11}}</ref> She is depicted as attractive, independent, romantically forward, witty, and liberated. Many of the typically three-panel strips involve her responding to unwanted attention from men, to which she responds with clever reprisals or ploys to get the better of it. Other comics focus less on her appearance and more on humorous situations Jucika finds herself in; she was seen to have a wide variety of jobs and occupations throughout the strips. The strips feature little to no dialogue and rely mainly on visual humor and gags. However, in the fiftieth comic strip, Jucika herself finally "spoke" and told the readers about her life.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1958 |title=Jucika jubilál |journal=Érdekes Újság |issue=4}}</ref> She also spoke in a special news report dedicated to the comic series in 1964, as a celebration of her fifth anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Filmhíradók Online / A Ludas Matyi Jucikája öt éves |url=https://filmhiradokonline.hu/watch.php?id=18003 |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=filmhiradokonline.hu |archive-date=2023-09-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914231416/https://filmhiradokonline.hu/watch.php?id=18003 |url-status=live }}</ref>
== History == == History ==
'''''Jucika''''' ({{IPA|hu|ˈju.tsi.kɒ|lang}}, {{respell|YUT|sik|ah}}) is a Hungarian [[silent comics|silent comic]] strip created by [[Pál Pusztai]] that ran from 1957 to 1970.<ref name=":1" />{{self-published source|date=March 2026}} 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''''' ({{IPA|hu|ˈju.tsi.kɒ|lang}}, {{respell|YUT|sik|ah}}) is a Hungarian [[silent comics|silent comic]] strip created by [[Pál Pusztai]] that ran from 1957 to 1970.<ref name=":1" />{{self-published source|date=March 2026}} The titular character is a witty, 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 (magazine)|Lúdas Matyi]]'' due to its popularity.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Maveal |first=Chloe |date=9 April 2021 |title='Jucika': An Unexpected Dive into Mid-Century Sexuality and Feminism |url=https://www.thegutterreview.com/jucika-an-unexpected-dive-into-mid-century-sexuality-and-feminism/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520222001/https://www.thegutterreview.com/jucika-an-unexpected-dive-into-mid-century-sexuality-and-feminism/ |archive-date=20 May 2023 |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=The Gutter Review |language=en-US}}</ref> It ran until Pusztai's death on September{{nbsp}}11, 1970. There were over 500 comic strips in total.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Bas Schuddeboom |date= |title=Pál Pusztai |url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/pusztai_pal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521213024/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/pusztai_pal.htm |archive-date=21 May 2023 |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=[[Lambiek#Comiclopedia|Lambiek Comiclopedia]] |language=en}}</ref> Nine strips of ''Jucika'' were printed in the [[East Germany|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]].<ref name=":2" /> ''Jucika'' was initially published in the magazine ''Érdekes Újság'' in 1957, and was later moved to ''[[Lúdas Matyi (magazine)|Lúdas Matyi]]'' due to its popularity.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Maveal |first=Chloe |date=9 April 2021 |title='Jucika': An Unexpected Dive into Mid-Century Sexuality and Feminism |url=https://www.thegutterreview.com/jucika-an-unexpected-dive-into-mid-century-sexuality-and-feminism/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520222001/https://www.thegutterreview.com/jucika-an-unexpected-dive-into-mid-century-sexuality-and-feminism/ |archive-date=20 May 2023 |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=The Gutter Review |language=en-US}}</ref> It ran until Pusztai's death on September{{nbsp}}11, 1970. There were over 500 comic strips in total.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Bas Schuddeboom |date= |title=Pál Pusztai |url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/pusztai_pal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521213024/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/pusztai_pal.htm |archive-date=21 May 2023 |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=[[Lambiek#Comiclopedia|Lambiek Comiclopedia]] |language=en}}</ref> Nine strips of ''Jucika'' were printed in the [[East Germany|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]].<ref name=":2" /> Line 12: Line 12: == Overview == == Overview ==
The main character, Jucika, is a 20-year-old woman with short black hair.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1957 |title=Jucika apróhirdetés gyanújában |journal=Érdekes Újság |issue=11}}</ref> She is depicted as attractive, independent, romantically forward, witty, and liberated. Many of the typically three-panel strips involve her responding to unwanted attention from men, to which she responds with clever reprisals or ploys to get the better of it. Other comics focus less on her appearance and more on humorous situations Jucika finds herself in; she was seen to have a wide variety of jobs and occupations throughout the strips. The strips feature little to no dialogue and rely mainly on visual humor and gags. However, in the fiftieth comic strip, Jucika herself finally "spoke" and told the readers about her life.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1958 |title=Jucika jubilál |journal=Érdekes Újság |issue=4}}</ref> She also spoke in a special news report dedicated to the comic series in 1964, as a celebration of her fifth anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Filmhíradók Online / A Ludas Matyi Jucikája öt éves |url=https://filmhiradokonline.hu/watch.php?id=18003 |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=filmhiradokonline.hu |archive-date=2023-09-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914231416/https://filmhiradokonline.hu/watch.php?id=18003 |url-status=live }}</ref> The main character, Jucika, is a woman with short black hair.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1957 |title=Jucika apróhirdetés gyanújában |journal=Érdekes Újság |issue=11}}</ref> She is depicted as attractive, independent, romantically forward, witty, and liberated. Many of the typically three-panel strips involve her responding to unwanted attention from men, to which she responds with clever reprisals or ploys to get the better of it. Other comics focus less on her appearance and more on humorous situations Jucika finds herself in; she was seen to have a wide variety of jobs and occupations throughout the strips. The strips feature little to no dialogue and rely mainly on visual humor and gags. However, in the fiftieth comic strip, Jucika herself finally "spoke" and told the readers about her life.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1958 |title=Jucika jubilál |journal=Érdekes Újság |issue=4}}</ref> She also spoke in a special news report dedicated to the comic series in 1964, as a celebration of her fifth anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Filmhíradók Online / A Ludas Matyi Jucikája öt éves |url=https://filmhiradokonline.hu/watch.php?id=18003 |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=filmhiradokonline.hu |archive-date=2023-09-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914231416/https://filmhiradokonline.hu/watch.php?id=18003 |url-status=live }}</ref>
== History == == History ==