Indrajal Comics 001 - 015 The Phantom
About this ebook
In due course the publication became fortnightly and then weekly by 1981. The numbering of books which was simply sequential in the beginning then changed to have the typical volume and a number. Indrajal Comics #444 was labeled as Vol.20 and No.1. The front cover design changed with distinct banner containing the title "Indrajal Comics" with a small circle showing the face of the main charracter.
A total of 803 Indrajal Comics were published, excluding #123 and #124 which were not printed due to industrial strike action. More than half of these issues contained Phantom stories. The publishing stopped in 1990.
The cover artwork for the first 50 or so issues of Indrajal Comics was done by B.Govind, with the back cover featuring a pin-up poster. His artwork became very popular and even said to have matched the artwork on the covers of international phantom publications such as Gold key or Frew.
To avoid confusion among Indian readers, there were some minor changes done to the name of the Phantom's location and some characters in stories published in Indrajal Comics. The term " Bengali" or "Bengalla" or "Bengal" was changed to "Denkali" and in some issues "Dangalla" as well. This was since there is a state called "Bengal" in India and this may lead the readers to wonder about the "Pygmy" people that don't exist in Bengal.
The name of the "Singh Brotherhood" was changed to "Singa Brotherhood" and the killer of the father of the current (21st) Phantom was changed from "Rama" to "Ramalu" although the latter too is one of the common names in India.
Apart from English, Indrajal Comics published the stories in at least a dozen other Indian languages including Hindi, Bengali, Tamil and Kannada.
Contents:
Indrajal Comics #15
The Unknown Commander
May 1, 1965
Indrajal Comics #14
The Mystery Of The Rattle
April 1, 1965
Indrajal Comics #13
The Phantom And Samaris
March 1, 1965
Indrajal Comics #12
The Phantom Is Chained
February 1, 1965
Indrajal Comics #11
The Phantom's Treasure
January 1, 1965
Indrajal Comics #10
The Phantom's Ring
December 1, 1964
Indrajal Comics #9
Thugs in Denkali
November 1, 1964
Indrajal Comics #8
The Playmate
October 1, 1964
Indrajal Comics #7
The Man-Eating Plant
September 1, 1964
Indrajal Comics #6
The Lunar Cult
August 1, 1964
Indrajal Comics #5
The Phantom's Isle Of Eden
July 1, 1964
Indrajal Comics #4
The Phantom And The Impostor
June 1, 1964
Indrajal Comics #3
The Challenge Of Cannibals
May 1, 1964
Indrajal Comics #2
Prince Orq
April 1, 1964
Indrajal Comics #1
The Phantom's Belt
March 1, 1964
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About the author
Lee Falk, born Leon Harrison Gross (April 28, 1911 - March 13, 1999), was an American writer, theater director and producer, best known as the creator of the popular comic strips The Phantom (1936-present) and Mandrake the Magician (1934-2013). At the height of their popularity, these strips attracted over 100 million readers every day. Falk also wrote short stories, and he contributed to a series of pulp novels about The Phantom.
A playwright and theatrical director/producer, Falk directed actors such as Marlon Brando, Charlton Heston, Paul Newman, Chico Marx and Ethel Waters.
