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Around the Moon - A Meteor Hits the Capsule

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Penciller(s): B. Govind

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Phantom

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Henry

Character(s): Henry; Officer

First Line: Place all trash in rubbish cans

Synopsis: Henry leaves home eating a banana and throws his peal on the ground. An officer takes Henry the rubbish sign and sends him to throw away his trash. A dog in the rubbish bin doesn't appreciate this and chases Henry back to the officer.

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Genres: adventure, biography, historical, non-fiction

Feature(s): The Travels of Marco Polo

Character(s): Marco Polo; Nicolo Polo; Maffeo Polo; Kublai Khan

First Line: Europe knew nothing of the Far East until a medieval traveller called Marco Polo tore aside the veil of mystery in 1290...

Synopsis: Hearing his father and uncle's story of their journey to Peking, Marco begged to go with them on their return trip. Traveling from Venice to Acre, they used the Kahn's golden passport to travel through Tabriz, and Savah, while there Marco was taken into a tomb reported to be of Christ's three wise men. They then traveled to Hormuz but seeing the state of shipping there opted to risk the Persian desert crossing instead. Stocking up at Kerman the crossed arriving at Kubenan. To save time and distance they began a shortcut over the Pamir Mountains.

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Notes: Last panel has "(c) Fleetway Publications Ltd., London".

Around the Moon

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Genres: adventure, drama, superhero

Feature(s): Phantom

Character(s): The Phantom; Guan; Colonel Conley; Devil; Denkali Pirates; Scragg; Hero; Duran; Wambesi Dura; Wambesi Buran

First Line: In the deep woods -- the pygmies -- remnants of the Stone Age -- listen in amazement --

Synopsis: While the world, Phantom, and pygmies follow Colonel Conley attempt to travel around the Moon, the Denkali Pirates are having a bad day. 1st foiled by a native fishing fleet, and then by the people back home at the fishing village. The pirates stumble upon the Phantom's Isle of Eden, but Duran scares them off. Meanwhile a meteor knocks out the Conley's radio and guidance systems, forcing him to land off course and into the desperate pirates hands, who hold him for ransom. The Phantom discovers this and rescues Conley, thwarting Scragg's ransom of $10 Million USD just as he's leaving.

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Penciller(s): M Davanandan

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Genres: historical, non-fiction

Feature(s): Naval Customs

First Line: The armed forces have their customs, some of which are so old that their origins are lost in Antiquity.

Synopsis: Describes the following Naval Traditions of the Indian Navy (mostly inherited from the British): shore establishments (how they are laid out like ships), hoisting of colours, watch keeping, the pipe, and crossing the line.

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Writer(s): Athelstan Spilhaus (dean, University of Minnesota Institute of Technology)

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Genres: historical, non-fiction, science and technology

Feature(s): Our New Age

First Line: When men first measured they used parts of the body for length, stones for weight, and day and night for the division of time.

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Notes: At the time of this printing the Second was not yet defined by cycles of the Cesium atom, though it mentions efforts in that direction, but by:
"1 Second =1/31,556,925.9747 of the year 1900 -- because the year varies!"

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Writer(s): O. Soglow

Penciller(s): O. Soglow

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): The Little King

Character(s): King; King's Shadow; 2 ghosts

First Line: Boo

Synopsis: The king is walking when he finds two ghosts, his shadow takes off.

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Reprint Notes: From The Little King Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1964-8-30

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Pages: 0.4

Notes: Panel 2 has "(c) King Features Syndicate, Inc. 1964 World rights reserved."
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First Line: Statement about ownership and other particulars about newspaper entitled "INDRAJAL COMICS," Bombay.

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Pages: 0.6

Notes: Date: 1st march 1966.
(P.L. Sah) signature of publisher.

Dilip's Gang

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Eveready Torch

Character(s): Dilip; gang; bus driver

First Line: Goes on a picnic

Synopsis: Coming back from a picnic the bus gets a flat. Dilip saves the day using his Eveready Torch to provide the driver light by which to change the tire.

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Notes: Indicia is at bottom of page.

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): J.B. Mangharam & Co.

Character(s): Akroo

First Line: I'm going to win this race

Synopsis: Akroo wins the race because he ate J.B. Mangharam's Energy Food Biscuits.

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Notes: Back cover.