Indrajal Comics #27

(May 1966)

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Henry / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Police

Genre

humour

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Henry; officer; kid

Synopsis

Henry sees a pie in a window, but can't reach it. He gets a piggy back ride from an officer, and as he passes below the window tries again, but can't reach it. Then he borrows a kid's Jack in the box, and just as he's reaching for it Jack pops out throwing Henry.

Indexer Notes

Panel 10 has "(c) King Features Syndicate, Inc., 1964. World rights reserved."

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The Travels of Marco Polo / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Marco Polo, Young Italian explorer in the Thirteenth Century, is the first European to have penetrated the mysterious East.

Genre

adventure; non-fiction; biography; history

Characters

Marco Polo; Kublai Khan; Rusticiano

Synopsis

Serving as the Khan's ambassador to China and Burma, Marco is recalled and sent to India to fetch the Magic Tooth of the God Buddha. On the journey he sees the riches of the East and returns with the prize to the Khan. In 1288 the King of Persia sent a request for a Chinese bride, and the Polo family were the only men brave enough to take the lovely princess. The Khan pleaded for them to return when they were done. Following two years at sea, they arrived unhurt at Persia. Where hearing of the Khan's death they chose to go home through Turkey and Constantinople where they took ship to Venice.

Keywords

Burman; China; Crivijaya; Genoa; Gulf of Ciam; India; Kandy; Ligor; Malayan coast; Sumatra; Temple of Ceylon; Zayton

Indexer Notes

"(Concluded)" appears in the last panel.

The Mystery of Gandor (Table of Contents: 3)

Phantom / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

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In a small town at the Jungle's edge--

Genre

adventure; drama; superhero

Characters

The Phantom; Smiley; Squirt; Gandor priest; Gandor highpriest; Devil; Hero

Synopsis

Smiley gets caught swindling the citizens with a phony gold mine. He escapes down river, and chooses to revive the Gandor Cult (disgraced and all but destroyed by the Phantom a century earlier). Using gas, firebombs, a helicopter, and bulldozers the swindlers' and the preists succeed in resurrecting the cult and the collection bowls of Gandor overflow. Seeing caterpillar tracks the current Phantom identifies the trick. And once again discredits and this time destroys the Gandor Cult.

Keywords

Hantown; Okapi Village; Skull Cave

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Guru's Club / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Guruji, what are flying saucers?

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non-fiction; maths & science

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Guruji; students; Bholu;

Synopsis

Questions: Guruji, what are flying saucers? Do you think there are people on Mars? Could you tell us something about <the "Japanese" comet>? How many comets are there? How fast do comets travel? What is the length of their "tails"? What is bronze?

Dilip and his Gang go Fishing (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Eveready Torch / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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J.B. Mangharam & Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)