Wounded love and revenge as a fire that ignites the spirit to wade through a life full of adventure we can find in the comic strip martial from Ganes Th Ghost Cave.
The Blind, since his birth in 1967 through the publication of UP Soka Jakarta, is undoubtedly the most popular local comic character. His name continues to echo since it was appointed to the cinema in the 1970s by raising the late Ratno Timoer as a casting actor to the screen in the era of soap operas today. Currently a soap opera made based on one of the episodes of adventure comic is still playing on a national private television station.
The story of the Blind from the Ghost Cave begins with an unrequited revenge. Barda Mandrawata, a young peasant in a remote village of Banten, is waiting for his wedding day with Marni Dewianti when a blind but magician, Mata Mata Malaekat, stops by his village and misbehaves. He killed Double Lelajang, Marni's father, for a trivial matter. Barda and his colleagues from the White Eagle College tried to retaliate. Paksi Sakti Indrawata, Barda's father and head of the university, challenged the duel of Mata Mata Malaekat. However, he was killed.
Barda who feels defeated by the killer goes to leave his village and retreats in a cave to deepen martial arts. He wants revenge. Reflecting on his enemies, he sought to learn the science of discerning sounds that did not depend on the eyes.
One day, the vengeful youth lifted his machete parallel to the eye. She moved the scallop to make a pair of eyes. Since then Barda became blind. But being blind made it even tougher. Sensitivity instinct it becomes much more sharp because it is free from the sense of sight. This powers make Barda determined to finish his revenge on the Angel Eyes.
Long story short, The Angel's Eye was killed in the hands of Barda. Resentful revenge already. But, the story just started. Her love tie, the beautiful Marni, has become the wife of a man, leaving a wound in the heart of Barda. Barda aka The Blind from the Ghost Cave who now appears dashing with a snake skin suit suit along with the stick he got from the cave where he forged himself decided to leave his hometown. He ventured into various corners of the archipelago in order to quell the crime accompanied by Wanara, a loyal clever monkey.
After the first episode titled The Blind from the Ghost Cave, there appeared a short adventure of The Blind on Java Island, among others through the episodes of Borobudur and Mawar Berbisa. Then, he wanders to the East, crossing to Bali in the Blood Flood at Sanur Beach and West Nusa Tenggara in the story of the Werewolf Reo that takes the background in Sumbawa. Journey across the ocean to Sulawesi in Prahara in Donggala, Journey to Hell and Tinombala Fog. Furthermore, he returned across the sea to East Nusa Tenggara, precisely Flores Island, in the Tragedy Larantuka.
