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In 1983 the numbering changed from the ongoing numbering to year and issue. So issue 444 became Vol. 1 #1.
In 1983 the numbering changed from the ongoing numbering to year and issue. So issue 444 became Vol. 20 #1.
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==  Covers Galleries ==
==  Covers Galleries ==

Revision as of 12:46, 8 September 2018

Indrajal Comics
Indrajal001.jpg
First issue
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Hindi
Country/language: Mini india.gif India / English, ++
Publishing company: Bennet, Coleman & Co
Publishing years: 1964 - 1990
Issues: 803
Format: 17 × 23.5 cm, color


Issue overview

Regular series

"Indrajal Comics" started as a comic devoted to "The Phantom", but from issue 33 the series started to alternated between various characters like: "Mandrake the Magician", "Flash Gordon", "Rip Kirby", "Phil Corrigan", "Buz Sawyer", "Mike Nomad", "Kerry Drake", "Garth" and "Bahadur" by Aabid Surti.

A total of 803 issues of Indrajal Comics were published, ceasing in April of 1990. Issues 123 and 124 were never published due to an industrial strike.

Issues with Mandrake

The Indrajal Comics contain colorized versions of Mandrake stories, edited with expanded, reduced or omitted panels, to fit the format of the comic book. The stories in the first issues was King Comics stories and later daily and Sunday stories.

In 1983 the numbering changed from the ongoing numbering to year and issue. So issue 444 became Vol. 20 #1.

Covers Galleries

  • Issues with covers in English can be viewed here.
  • Issues with covers in Hindi can be viewed here.
  • Issues with covers in Bengali can be viewed here.