<![CDATA[The interest in reading among elementary school students remains poor, especially in understanding narrative story texts. Therefore, interesting and contextual learning media is important to improve students' reading skills. This study aims to test the efficacy of the use of digital comics based on local culture on the story reading skills of 5th-grade elementary school students. The study applied an experimental design with a pretest-posttest control group model. The study subjects involved 68 students in 5th grade who were segmented into two groups: an experimental group using digital comic media based on local culture, and a control group using conventional textbooks. The instrument included a story reading skill test. Data were analysed using a t-test. The results showed that the t-count value of 6.970 was higher than the t-table of 2.035, indicating a significant discrepancy between the experimental and control groups. Students using digital comics indicated higher improvement in reading skills and responded positively to the content, display, and cultural content in the media. This study concludes that digital comics using local culture are effectively used in learning to read stories in elementary schools. The implication of this research is the need for teachers to develop and utilise local culture-based media as an innovative alternative in Indonesian language learning. In addition to improving reading skills, this media also strengthens cultural identity and student involvement in the learning process. ]]>
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