R.A. Kosasih

Raden Ahmad Kosasih (April 4, 1919-July 24, 2012) was an Indonesian comics author.

Biography Raden Kosasih was born in Bogor, Indonesia, at April 4, 1919. At the start of his career, he worked as a book illustrator.

Kosasih published his first comics, a five-part comic book series featuring the female superheroes Sri Asih and Siti Gahara, in 1954. It was the first popular indigenous comic book in Indonesia.

Kosasih started from the wayang (Indonesian puppet theatre) stories, traditions and techniques and applied these to comics. His major works were his adaptations of the ancient Indian epics Mahabharata between 1957 and 1959 (the main series in 37 volumes, and many other comics about characters from the epic) and the Ramayana. Other comics by Kosasih include Wayang Purwa and Sri Kresna (four volumes, 1983).

Partial bibliography Sri Asih Cempaka Seri Mahabharata Ramayana Lahirnya Rahwana Wayang Purwa Prabu Udrayana Arjuna Sasrabahu Panji Semirang Sangkuriang Parikesit Lutung Kasarung Rara Inten Leluhur Hastina Bharata Yudha Pandhawa Seda Setan Cebol Dadali Putih Siti Gahara Kala Hitam Kujang Emas