For the letter I, it is Indrajal Comics. For kids who grew up in India in the 1980s (and definitely earlier), the superheroes they knew more than Superman or Batman were Phantom (aka The Ghost Who Walks), Mandrake the Magician, Bahadur, Flash Gordon (not the Flash from today’s CW series, incidentally one of my favorite shows on TV!), Rip Kirby, Dara, and more from the Indrajal Comics. These were published by The Times of India from March 1964 to April 1990, from Phantom to Dara, in multiple Indian languages. Many were saddened when the last issue was published but we hold onto the comics we do have, and read them and re-read them, and read them all over again with our kids. Between my brother and I, we do not have too many of our original Indrajal Comics remaining now (thanks to many lost in the black hole of borrowed-land) but we treasure the few that remain and I scour for old comics in second hand bookshops whenever I can during my trips to India – both of us siblings hoping to recreate the magic, the fun of reading these comics with the next generation.
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| Image Attribution: http://dara-indrajal.blogspot.com |
Signing off on the letter I (a little later than planned!) as I continue on the #AtoZChallenge and #UltimateBloggingChallenge
Surprisingly despite being an avid reader wasn't much into comics while growing up. Interesting post.
Hmm comics, when I was young I used to read Dennis the Menace
Absolutely Amazing Alliteration
I didn't get to read these comics. Though I have read Chachaji Chowdhary, Pinky etc.
Nostalgic post thanks for sharing:)
Best Wishes!
Cool comics, when I was young I collected comics.
Super loved this post.Nostalgic
A Peice Of My Life
I never saw these in the UK! They look great. I read The Eagle and my comic book hero was Dan Dare!
Another day in Amble Bay!
Interesting! When I was growing up, we didn't have comics but did have a few cartoons on TV.