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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 stories|daily]] and [[Sunday stories]].
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 stories|daily]] and [[Sunday stories]].
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Image:Indrajal046.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 46|<center>#46</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal046.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 46|issue 46<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal047.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 47|<center>#47</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal047.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 47|issue 47<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal048.JPG|[[Indrajal Comics 48|<center>#48</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal048.JPG|[[Indrajal Comics 48|issue 48<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal050.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 50|<center>#50</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal050.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 50|issue 50<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal051.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 51|<center>#51</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal051.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 51|issue 51<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal053.JPG|[[Indrajal Comics 53|<center>#53</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal053.JPG|[[Indrajal Comics 53|issue 53<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal055.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 55|<center>#55</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal055.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 55|issue 55<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal056.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 56|<center>#56</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal056.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 56|issue 56<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal057.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 57|<center>#57</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal057.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 57|issue 57<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal060.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 60|<center>#60</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal060.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 60|issue 60<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal063.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 63|<center>#63</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal063.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 63|issue 63<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal066.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 66|<center>#66</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal066.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 66|issue 66<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal068.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 68|<center>#68</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal068.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 68|issue 68<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal070.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 70|<center>#70</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal070.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 70|issue 70<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal075.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 75|<center>#75</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal075.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 75|issue 75<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal077.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 77|<center>#77</center>]]   
Image:Indrajal077.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 77|issue 77<br>with Mandrake]]   
Image:Indrajal081.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 81|<center>#81</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal081.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 81|issue 81<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal083.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 83|<center>#83</center>]]   
Image:Indrajal083.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 83|issue 83<br>with Mandrake]]   
Image:Indrajal088.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 88|<center>#88</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal088.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 88|issue 88<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal090.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 90|<center>#90</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal090.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 90|issue 90<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal092.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 92|<center>#92</center>]]   
Image:Indrajal092.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 92|issue 92<br>with Mandrake]]   


Image:Indrajal121.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 121|<center>#121</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal121.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 121|issue 121<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal127.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 127|<center>#127</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal127.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 127|issue 127<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal128.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 128|<center>#128</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal128.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 128|issue 128<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal132.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 132|<center>#132</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal132.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 132|issue 132<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal138.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 138|<center>#138</center>]]   
Image:Indrajal138.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 138|issue 138<br>with Mandrake]]   
Image:Indrajal142.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 142|<center>#142</center>]]   
Image:Indrajal142.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 142|issue 142<br>with Mandrake]]   
Image:Indrajal144.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 144|<center>#144</center>]]   
Image:Indrajal144.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 144|issue 144<br>with Mandrake]]   
Image:Indrajal146.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 146|<center>#146</center>]]   
Image:Indrajal146.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 146|issue 146<br>with Mandrake]]   
Image:Indrajal150.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 150|<center>#150</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal150.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 150|issue 150<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal153.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 153|<center>#153</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal153.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 153|issue 153<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal155.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 155|<center>#155</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal155.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 155|issue 155<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal158.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 158|<center>#158</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal158.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 158|issue 158<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal161.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 161|<center>#161</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal161.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 161|issue 161<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal163.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 163|<center>#163</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal163.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 163|issue 163<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal164.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 164|<center>#164</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal164.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 164|issue 164<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal169.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 169|<center>#169</center>]]   
Image:Indrajal169.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 169|issue 169<br>with Mandrake]]   
Image:Indrajal176.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 176|<center>#176</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal176.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 176|issue 176<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal179.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 179|<center>#179</center>]]   
Image:Indrajal179.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 179|issue 179<br>with Mandrake]]   
Image:Indrajal180.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 180|<center>#180</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal180.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 180|issue 180<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal181.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 181|<center>#181</center>]]   
Image:Indrajal181.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 181|issue 181<br>with Mandrake]]   
Image:Indrajal187.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 187|<center>#187</center>]]   
Image:Indrajal187.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 187|issue 187<br>with Mandrake]]   
Image:Indrajal190.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 190|<center>#190</center>]]   
Image:Indrajal190.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 190|issue 190<br>with Mandrake]]   
Image:Indrajal192.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 192|<center>#192</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal192.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 192|issue 192<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal195.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 195|<center>#195</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal195.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 195|issue 195<br>with Mandrake]]  


Image:Indrajal200.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 200|<center>#200</center>]]   
Image:Indrajal200.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 200|issue 200<br>with Mandrake]]   
Image:Indrajal207.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 207|<center>#207</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal207.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 207|issue 207<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal213.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 213|<center>#213</center>]]   
Image:Indrajal213.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 213|issue 213<br>with Mandrake]]   
Image:Indrajal216.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 216|<center>#216</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal216.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 216|issue 216<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal218.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 218|<center>#218</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal218.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 218|issue 218<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal226.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 226|<center>#226</center>]]   
Image:Indrajal226.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 226|issue 226<br>with Mandrake]]   
Image:Indrajal230.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 230|<center>#230</center>]]   
Image:Indrajal230.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 230|issue 230<br>with Mandrake]]   
Image:Indrajal236.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 236|<center>#236</center>]]   
Image:Indrajal236.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 236|issue 236<br>with Mandrake]]   
Image:Indrajal241.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 241|<center>#241</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal241.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 241|issue 241<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal246.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 246|<center>#246</center>]]   
Image:Indrajal246.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 246|issue 246<br>with Mandrake]]   
Image:Indrajal251.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 251|<center>#251</center>]]   
Image:Indrajal251.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 251|issue 251<br>with Mandrake]]   
Image:Indrajal253.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 253|<center>#253</center>]]   
Image:Indrajal253.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 253|issue 253<br>with Mandrake]]   
Image:Indrajal257.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 257|<center>#257</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal257.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 257|issue 257<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal265.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 265|<center>#265</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal265.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 265|issue 265<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal268.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 268|<center>#268</center>]]
Image:Indrajal268.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 268|issue 268<br>with Mandrake]]
Image:Indrajal274.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 274|<center>#274</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal274.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 274|issue 274<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal277.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 277|<center>#277</center>]]   
Image:Indrajal277.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 277|issue 277<br>with Mandrake]]   
Image:Indrajal281.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 281|<center>#281</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal281.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 281|issue 281<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal286.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 286|<center>#286</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal286.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 286|issue 286<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal290.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 290|<center>#290</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal290.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 290|issue 290<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal294.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 294|<center>#294</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal294.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 294|issue 294<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal298.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 298|<center>#298</center>]]   
Image:Indrajal298.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 298|issue 298<br>with Mandrake]]   


Image:Indrajal304.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 304|<center>#304</center>]]   
Image:Indrajal304.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 304|issue 304<br>with Mandrake]]   
Image:Indrajal310.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 310|<center>#310</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal310.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 310|issue 310<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal318.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 318|<center>#318</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal318.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 318|issue 318<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal327.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 327|<center>#327</center>]]   
Image:Indrajal327.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 327|issue 327<br>with Mandrake]]   
Image:Indrajal328.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 328|<center>#328</center>]]   
Image:Indrajal328.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 328|issue 328<br>with Mandrake]]   
Image:Indrajal330.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 330|<center>#330</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal330.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 330|issue 330<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal331.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 331|<center>#331</center>]]   
Image:Indrajal331.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 331|issue 331<br>with Mandrake]]   
Image:Indrajal334.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 334|<center>#334</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal334.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 334|issue 334<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal336.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 336|<center>#336</center>]]   
Image:Indrajal336.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 336|issue 336<br>with Mandrake]]   
Image:Indrajal338.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 338|<center>#338</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal338.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 338|issue 338<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal340.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 340|<center>#340</center>]]
Image:Indrajal340.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 340|issue 340<br>with Mandrake]]
Image:Indrajal344.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 344|<center>#344</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal344.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 344|issue 344<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal348.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 348|<center>#348</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal348.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 348|issue 348<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal349.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 349|<center>#349</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal349.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 349|issue 349<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal350.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 350|<center>#350</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal350.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 350|issue 350<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal351.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 351|<center>#351</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal351.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 351|issue 351<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal356.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 356|<center>#356</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal356.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 356|issue 356<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal362.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 362|<center>#362</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal362.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 362|issue 362<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal375.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 375|<center>#375</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal375.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 375|issue 375<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal376.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 376|<center>#376</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal376.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 376|issue 376<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal380.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 380|<center>#380</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal380.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 380|issue 380<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal389.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 389|<center>#389</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal389.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 389|issue 389<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal397.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 397|<center>#397</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal397.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 397|issue 397<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal398.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 398|<center>#398</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal398.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 398|issue 398<br>with Mandrake]]  


Image:Indrajal400.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 400|<center>#400</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal400.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 400|issue 400<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal401.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 401|<center>#401</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal401.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 401|issue 401<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal411.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 411|<center>#411</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal411.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 411|issue 411<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal422.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 422|<center>#422</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal422.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 422|issue 422<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal431.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 431|<center>#431</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal431.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 431|issue 431<br>with Mandrake]]  
Image:Indrajal432.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 432|<center>#432</center>]]  
Image:Indrajal432.jpg|[[Indrajal Comics 432|issue 432<br>with Mandrake]]  
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</gallery>
In 1983 the numbering changed from the ongoing numbering to year and issue. So issue 444 became Vol. 20 #1.
In 1983 the numbering changed from the ongoing numbering to year and issue. So issue 444 became Vol. 20 #1.

Revision as of 20:25, 29 November 2022

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.

Albums

At least 2 Synopsis of Indrajal Comics" stories was issued to the subscribers of Indrajal Comics. There also exist an album with 12 stories of Indrajal Comics in one volume.

Supplement

Tattoos supplement:

Serie advertisement

Language Editions

Indrajal Comics was available in several language editions, beginning in 1964 with an English, a Hindi and a Marathi editions. In January 1965 a Gujarati and a Tamil edition came, and a Bengali edition in 1966. Then an Arabic version in 1977 (only issues with "The Phantom"), a Kannada from issue 349 (1980), a Malayalam version from issue 381 (1981) and then a Telugu version. The different language versiones were sometimes released with a different periodicity than the main editions.

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.