Tinkle #489
(May 2003)

India Book House, 1980 Series
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Price
20 INR
Pages
76
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
India Book House Pvt. Ltd.
Brand
From the House of Amar Chitra Katha
Editing
Anant Pai; Reena I. Puri (assoctiate editor); C.D. Rane (art consultant)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Amateur Detectives (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Khyrunnies A. (story); Reena I. Puri (script)
Pencils
Arjit Dutta Chowdhury
Inks
Arjit Dutta Chowdhury
Colors
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Letters
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Characters
Dilip Raaj; Vijay; Mr. Niak; Inspector Verma; Shakti Raja
Synopsis
Dilip and Vijay stumble on to an organ-stealing gang and help them get caught.

Indexer Notes

This story won the First Prize in the 12th Tinkle Original Story Competition.

Peel Problem (Table of Contents: 3)

A Suppandi Tale / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gupteshwar B. Patel (story idea)
Pencils
Ram Waeerkar
Inks
Ram Waeerkar
Colors
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Letters
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Genre
humour
Characters
Suppandi

No. 32 (Table of Contents: 4)

Fun Time with Uncle Pai / activity / 1 page (report information)

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Pocket Pins (Table of Contents: 5)

activity / 1 page (report information)

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Synopsis
How to make pocket pins.

Grandma Koko's Tree (Table of Contents: 6)

Reader's Choice / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Liju Thomas Varghese (story idea)
Pencils
Archana Amberkar
Inks
Archana Amberkar
Colors
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Letters
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Characters
Grandma Koko

Indexer Notes

Based on an African folk tale.

Animal Get-Togethers (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

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Genre
non-fiction

The Meadow (Table of Contents: 8)

Reader's Choice / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
R. Veena (story idea)
Pencils
Ram Waeerkar
Inks
Ram Waeerkar
Colors
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Letters
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Characters
Hillel Hazaken; Saboth

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

It Happened to Me / text article / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Three reader-submitted anecdotes.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Ha.. Ha.. Hee.. Hee.. Ho.. Ho!!! / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
various
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Genre
humour

Indexer Notes

6 humorous cartoons.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Tinkle Times / text article / 1 page (report information)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Hand in Hand with History / text article / 2 pages (report information)

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Wrinkle-Free! (Table of Contents: 14)

A Suppandi Tale / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Omkar S. Gunari (reader submitted idea)
Pencils
Ram Waeerkar
Inks
Ram Waeerkar
Colors
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Letters
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Genre
humour
Characters
Suppandi

The Clever Bride (Table of Contents: 15)

Reader's Choice / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Jamyang Zeaba (story idea)
Pencils
Archana Amberkar
Inks
Archana Amberkar
Colors
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Letters
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Characters
Dorji; Kamzang
Synopsis
A merchant looks for a bride for his son.

Indexer Notes

Based on a folktale from Bhutan.

Pehelwan SIng's Buss Pass (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
G. Tejeshwar (story idea)
Pencils
Ram Waeerkar
Inks
Ram Waeerkar
Colors
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Letters
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Damru's Drum (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Priya Khanna
Pencils
Chandu
Inks
Chandu
Colors
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Letters
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Indexer Notes

Based on a Hindi folktale.

The Toy Duck (Table of Contents: 18)

Tantri the Mantri / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Madree Kakoti (story idea)
Pencils
Prachi Killekar
Inks
Prachi Killekar
Colors
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Letters
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Characters
Tantri; Bijli; Hoki; Dushtabuddhi; Raja Hooja

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Tinkle Tells You Why / text article / 2 pages (report information)

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The Newspaper Trap (Table of Contents: 20)

An Ajay Adventure / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Binu Elizabeth Eappen (story idea)
Pencils
Shyam Desai
Inks
Shyam Desai
Colors
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Letters
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Characters
Ajay; Vikram
Synopsis
Ajay tricks a burglar into revealing himself.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

No. 30 (Table of Contents: 22)

Tinkle Picture Quiz / text article / 2 pages (report information)

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The Woman Who Always Wept (Table of Contents: 23)

Reader's Choice / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Nikhil S. Raashethi (story idea)
Pencils
Shyam Desai
Inks
Shyam Desai
Colors
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Letters
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Characters
Old Mother Chellamma

Off On a Picnic (Table of Contents: 24)

The Adventures of Little Shambu / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Reena I. Puri (story & script)
Pencils
Savio Mascarenhas
Inks
Savio Mascarenhas
Colors
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Letters
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Characters
Little Shambu; Shanti; J.J.

The Traitor's Sons (Table of Contents: 25)

Reader's Choice / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
R. Sandeep (story idea)
Pencils
Chandu
Inks
Chandu
Colors
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Letters
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Characters
Killi-Valavan; Kovur Killar; Kannan; Murugan; Palani

No. 176 (Table of Contents: 26)

Say It Yourself / activity / 0.33 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Finish the comic strip and send in for a prize.

The Absent-Minded Professor (Table of Contents: 27)

Reader's Choice / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Nandesh Pallagatti (story idea)
Pencils
Ram Waeerkar
Inks
Ram Waeerkar
Letters
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

It Happened to Me / text article / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Three reader submitted anecdotes.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

See and Smile / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Comic strip

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31)

Readers Write / letters page / 1 page (report information)

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A Visit to Aquabloo (Table of Contents: 32)

Janoo and Wooly Woo / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Vibhavari Karnad (story idea); Vaneeta Vaid (story reworking)
Pencils
Savio Mascarenhas
Inks
Savio Mascarenhas
Colors
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Letters
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Characters
Janoo; Wooly Woo; Prince Aqua
Synopsis
Janoo and Wooly Woo learn and ocean pollution.

No Gravity (Table of Contents: 33)

Reader's Choice / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
T. Zanthungo Ngullie (story idea)
Pencils
Archana Amberkar
Inks
Archana Amberkar
Colors
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Letters
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Who is the Donkey? (Table of Contents: 34)

Reader's Choice / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Deepthy Pillai (story idea)
Pencils
Ram Waeerkar
Inks
Ram Waeerkar
Colors
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Letters
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Characters
Emperor Akbar; Prince Salim; Birbal

Prabha's Gift (Table of Contents: 35)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
P. Anil Soni (story idea)
Pencils
Archana Amberkar
Inks
Archana Amberkar
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Characters
Harshita; Prabha

The Cold Treatment (Table of Contents: 36)

A Suppandi Tale / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Nakul Bharadwaj (story idea)
Pencils
Ram Waeerkar
Inks
Ram Waeerkar
Colors
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Letters
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Characters
Suppandi

The Sultan and the Baker (Table of Contents: 37)

Reader's Choice / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Y. Narisen Jami (story idea)
Pencils
Souren Roy
Inks
Souren Roy
Colors
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Letters
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Characters
Sultan of Iran

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 38)

Animals and You Tail Talk with Maneka Gandhi / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Maneka Gandhi
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The Onion Bulb (Table of Contents: 39)

A Suppandi Tale / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Rohit Garg (story idea)
Pencils
Ram Waeerkar
Inks
Ram Waeerkar
Colors
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Letters
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Characters
Suppandi

Invisible Army (Table of Contents: 40)

Reader's Choice / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bh. S. P. K. Chakravarthy (story idea)
Pencils
Shyam Desai
Inks
Shyam Desai
Colors
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Letters
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Characters
King Srinivasan; Kalyanam

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 41) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Chotajadugar (Table of Contents: 42) (Expand) /

Kellog's / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. Amateur Detectives
  4. 3. Peel Problem
    A Suppandi Tale
  5. 4. No. 32
    Fun Time with Uncle Pai
  6. 5. Pocket Pins
  7. 6. Grandma Koko's Tree
    Reader's Choice
  8. 7. Animal Get-Togethers
  9. 8. The Meadow
    Reader's Choice
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    It Happened to Me
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Ha.. Ha.. Hee.. Hee.. Ho.. Ho!!!
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Tinkle Times
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Hand in Hand with History
  15. 14. Wrinkle-Free!
    A Suppandi Tale
  16. 15. The Clever Bride
    Reader's Choice
  17. 16. Pehelwan SIng's Buss Pass
  18. 17. Damru's Drum
  19. 18. The Toy Duck
    Tantri the Mantri
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Tinkle Tells You Why
  21. 20. The Newspaper Trap
    An Ajay Adventure
  22. 21. ["Fabulous Summer Offer!"]
  23. 22. No. 30
    Tinkle Picture Quiz
  24. 23. The Woman Who Always Wept
    Reader's Choice
  25. 24. Off On a Picnic
    The Adventures of Little Shambu
  26. 25. The Traitor's Sons
    Reader's Choice
  27. 26. No. 176
    Say It Yourself
  28. 27. The Absent-Minded Professor
    Reader's Choice
  29. 28. [no title indexed]
    It Happened to Me
  30. 29. [no title indexed]
    See and Smile
  31. 30. ["Tinkle is fun in more ways than one!"]
  32. 31. [no title indexed]
    Readers Write
  33. 32. A Visit to Aquabloo
    Janoo and Wooly Woo
  34. 33. No Gravity
    Reader's Choice
  35. 34. Who is the Donkey?
    Reader's Choice
  36. 35. Prabha's Gift
  37. 36. The Cold Treatment
    A Suppandi Tale
  38. 37. The Sultan and the Baker
    Reader's Choice
  39. 38. [no title indexed]
    Animals and You Tail Talk with Maneka Gandhi
  40. 39. The Onion Bulb
    A Suppandi Tale
  41. 40. Invisible Army
    Reader's Choice
  42. 41. ["Summer Bonanza"]
  43. 42. Chotajadugar
    Kellog's
This issue was modified by
  • Peter Croome
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore