Talk:Indrajal Comics

Acknowledgement ??
The Introduction section is a direct copy from http://www.deepwoods.org/indrajal.html and might be a copyright violation. It would need to be rewritten. Vivek 22:43, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Negative Nancy
Hate to rain on this parade but this page is not of the quality neccasary for an encyclopedia. Rather than a collection of objective facts it is full of subjective endorsements. I will Be deleting the article and replacing it with a stub. I will store the old article here. Sorry. I just think the Phantoms legacy is to be protected.

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Indrajal Comics was a series launched by the publisher of The Times of India, Bennet, Coleman & Co in March of 1964. The first 32 issues contained The Phantom stories, but thereafter, the title alternated between various King Features characters, including Mandrake, Flash Gordon, and Buz Sawyer. Contents [hide]

* 1 Introduction * 2 Indrajal Characters * 3 Nostalgia * 4 Indrajal on the Internet * 5 External links

[edit] Introduction

Introduction to be rewritten - the previous one was copied from another website without permission.

[edit] Indrajal Characters

Indrajal Comics provides thrilling adventure through stories every week. Breath-taking, spine-chilling suspense unfolds itself as you turn over the pages of each issue of Indrajal Comics featuring one or the other of your popular heroes. The Phantom, the upholder of peace in the deep woods along with Hero the horse and Devil the wolf, Mandrake the Magician, accompanied by Narda and Lothar, who hypnotises his opponents into surrender, and Flash Gordon who zooms in space to ensure peace in the galaxy. Bahadur - the brave and Bela, Buz Sawyer, the Chief of Trouble Shooters Inc., who fights for the monarch and the meek alike, Mike Nomad who travels far and wide to get justice for the oppressed, Garth who does the impossible in fighting for the right, Kerry Drake the policeman who offers a helping hand to the needy, Lefty Drake Kerry's brother who often finds himself in the midst of the supernatural, and Rip Kirby the ace detective, who solves the most complicated mysteries with relative ease... crime busters all...fill the pages of Indrajal Comics week after week to provide enjoyable reading to the whole family. Another character, a secret agent named Philip Corrigan was introduced later.

In the late 80s, two Indian characters were introduced. Dara, the prince of the spies and Aditya, the man from nowhere.

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Indrajal comics were among the most awaited events on a weekly basis along with other popular comics like Chandamama, Tinkle and Champak. The 24-30 page Indrajal comics could be picked up from newsstands or when the paperboy/man delivered a new issue every week. Some got their hands onto these from circulating libraries which were common in all towns and cities, big or small, while many hunted around "raddi" (old paper) stores for them.Specially Kolkata is now a hot-spot for 'old' Indrajal Comics....one can buy from 'College Street' these timeless comics only by some 5/6 rupees! In some cases, it has passed hands from one generation to the other, with entire families still hooked onto it and yes, fathers who read them to their little kids[citation needed]. It was among the books in the brown canvas bag that we took to school, and also hidden inside geography books so that parents didn't catch us reading it on the sly[citation needed].

The readership of the comic is limited to those who grew up in the 80s and sadly, the comic was lost to many who grew up in the 90s and the 21st century[citation needed]. Many forgot about their precious Indrajal comics as they grew up, but a big smile never fails to light up their face whenever reminded about it[citation needed]. There are those who still have the comics stored away somewhere in the attic while for some, it is nothing but a distant memory[citation needed].

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In the last few years, the Internet has helped the spread of many ideas - popular and unpopular. The digital age that has spread like wildfire in many parts of the world has helped restore many memories that would otherwise have been completely lost. The publishing of Indrajal comics stopped much before the advent of the Internet and hence it does not have any sites dedicated to it. There are however some websites that cater to this. These are not official websites but sites started by some comic lovers. Most of the sites are dedicated to The Phantom - The Ghost who walks although some have Bahadur and Mandrake up as well and some provide both version of Indrajal Comics to download and some are dedicated to all indrajal comics