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. More than half of these issues contained Phantom stories. The front cover design changed with distinct banner containing the title "Indrajal Comics" with a small circle showing the face of the main charracter.Ī total of 803 Indrajal Comics were published, excluding #123 and #124 which were not printed due to industrial strike action. Indrajal Comics # 444 was labeled as Vol.20 and No.1. The numbering of books which was simply sequential in the beginning then changed to have the typical volume and a number. In due course the publication became fortnightly and then weekly by 1981. So much so that the series is often erroneously referred to as "The Phantom" instead of the correct "Indrajal Comics". Characters such as Flash Gordon, Mandrake the Magician, Bahadur, Kerry Drake, Rip Kirby, Garth, Mike Nomad and Buz Sawyer appeared - as well as Disney characters Robin Hood and Mickey Mouse along with Goofy, but the majority of the series spotlighted The Phantom. As the series continued, different characters would share the spotlight. In the next 19 issues it became 20-24 pages. The remaining 12 pages were dedicated to other content, similar to Gold Key's style. The stories had to be edited to fit this short format. Each of the first 10 issues had 16 pages of Phantom comics. Indrajal Comics began publishing self-titled monthly issues in March 1964.
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