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News from Mr.Vijayan(Muthu Comics Editor)
Topic started by Basant (@ proxy2-external.avnl1.nj.home.com) on Fri Jun 1 18:24:43 .
Mr. Vijayan, the editor of Lion Comics, has posted the following in the old Muthu Comics thread:
http://forumhub.com/tlit/20648.03.46.30.html
Since that thread is no longer visible in the forum contents page, I decided to start a new thread and repost his message. Here is the message:
<blockquote><font face="verdana" size=1>From: S.Vijayan (Editor) (@ 61.1.208.92) on: Thu May 31 09:33:46 </font>
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Friends,
It was great fun browsing through so much of messages regarding Muthu Comics. I notice that most of you are disappointed with the present size & quality of the COMICS CLASSICS reprints. Personally I share those feelings too.
To set things right - we intend bringing out the next issue (Kollaikara Pisasu - Mayavi adventure)in the original format with hard cover and better paper as well. If the response is encouraging - further issues will continue in the new format. (Am keeping my fingers crossed).
Thanks a lot for your interest.
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Old responses
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Terry Hooper (@ cach*) on: Wed Nov 6 17:45:09
Hello All!
Thanks to ERB for the address of Rani comics. I'm told that there are a large number of other comic companies in India and I would very much like to get their addresses so I can contact them for my next article.
PLEASE pass on any details as time is short and I have to complete my article soon! If anyone can also provide a scan of the cover of any Indian comic covers other than MUTHU/DIAMOND it would be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Terry
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Rethnakumar (@ soni*) on: Wed Nov 6 21:26:55
What a lovely days i had with Lion comics,Muthu comics,Lion Comics Kodai malar,Rani comics oh...
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Basant (@ bgp4*) on: Mon Nov 11 21:33:17
Hi Terry
Gotham Comics (based in New Jersey, USA) publish Superman/Batman/CartoonNetwork comics in India. Their address is:
2CA Ventures
109 A & B Ramanashree chambers
37 Lady Curzon Road
Bangalore 560 001
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Terry Hooper (@ cach*) on: Thu Nov 14 13:45:08
Dear Brabant,
Many thanks for the info.
Anyone out there like to see heroes created for India,based in India,etc.?
I did a 43pp special called HEROES OF INDIA but what publishers might be interested?
Regards All,
Terry
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Zaryt (@ 123s*) on: Sat Dec 7 12:43:01
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Basant (@ bgp4*) on: Thu Dec 12 15:40:06
The name is Basant. Basant Nanda!
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Terry Hooper (@ cach*) on: Thu Dec 19 17:30:22
Dear Basant,
My SINCERE APOLOGIES for mispelling your name!! My only excuse is that when I wrote the message I was doing a lot of research on the Belgian town of BRABANT. No insult was intended.
For those of you who want to learn more about ROBOT ARCHIE,THE SPIDER and many other heroes please check out the following:
http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/nonus.htm
I'll be helping not just with the British comics section but providing information on Indian comic book heroes as well.
Sadly,I've had no responses from Rani,Lion/Muthu or Diamond so I have to base this Indian section on my own meagre collection!
Indian heroes probably won't be included until the new year but I'll let everyone know when its set up.
Regards,
Terry
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Basant (@ bgp4*) on: Thu Dec 19 20:41:02
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My SINCERE APOLOGIES for mispelling your name!! My only excuse is that when I wrote the message I was doing a lot of research on the Belgian town of BRABANT. No insult was intended.
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And none taken!
I wasn't mad at you at all. I thought it was actually funny! :)
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Basant (@ bgp4*) on: Thu Dec 19 21:00:40
<blockquote><font face="arial" size=1>From: Terry Hooper (@ cache-kno-hsi.cableinet.co.uk) on: Thu Dec 19 2002 17:30:22</font><hr><font face="verdana" size=1>For those of you who want to learn more about ROBOT ARCHIE,THE SPIDER and many other heroes please check out the following:
http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/nonus.htm
I'll be helping not just with the British comics section but providing information on Indian comic book heroes as well.
Sadly,I've had no responses from Rani,Lion/Muthu or Diamond so I have to base this Indian section on my own meagre collection!</font><hr></blockquote>Nice article. I haven't read it fully yet but it is interesting.
Regarding Indian heroes, AFAIK there were a few hat I remember from about 20 to 30 years ago. Indrajal Comics which used to publish the Phantom strips created a new charatcer called "Bahadur". It was OK but not that great.
Muthu comics experimented with a character called "Vaayu Vega Vasu" and it flopped too. Ther ewere some Muthu ripoffs called Ponni comics and vasu comics and they were abysmal.
We Indians love the foreign comics too much for any Indian venture to succeed.
BTW Terry, can you provide details behind the Muthu/Lion heroes such as :
Steel Claw
Barracuda/Frollo
Johnny Nero
?
I would love to read about them. I had posted this request to Vijayan at his site, but he does not seem to care much for his readers because he had never replied.
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Terry Hooper (@ cach*) on: Fri Dec 20 18:39:14
Hello there.
Yes,the lack of response from Mr Vijayan is very annoying but it seems to be a part of comics in general;only contact the readers if you have a sales pitch!
I'll look up some info for you in the new year on the characters you mentioned.
ANY images or info on old characters -even if they were awful- are welcome.
Thanks a lot.
Regards,
Terry
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Basant (@ bgp4*) on: Fri Dec 20 20:09:11
Terry:
Louis Crandell alias SteelClaw was renamed "Irumbukai Mayavi" in Muthu Comics, presumably because Muthu Comics editors thought Tamil readers may have a hard time reading the names in their original forms.
Similarly Codename:Barracuda was renamed as CID Lawrence and Frollo was renamed as Judo David.
Johnny Nero remained the same.
I would like to read more about their authors and synopsis/pictures of the stories.
The link that you had posted has a tiny bit of info about them:
http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/stclaw.htm
http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/baracuda.htm
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muthufan (@ palo*) on: Wed Dec 25 20:03:05
hi basant,
do you have a contact email id?
regards,
muthufan
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Basant (@ bgp4*) on: Thu Dec 26 11:45:07
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siva (@ 61.1*) on: Sat Jan 11 09:29:57
lion,muthu,cc any thing is not avalable in chennai.please take any action.
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siva (@ 61.1*) on: Sat Jan 11 09:30:03
lion,muthu,cc any thing is not avalable in chennai.please take any action.
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siva (@ 61.1*) on: Sat Jan 11 09:30:10
lion,muthu,cc any thing is not avalable in chennai.please take any action.
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siva (@ 61.1*) on: Sat Jan 11 09:30:25
lion,muthu,cc any thing is not avalable in chennai.please take any action.
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siva (@ 61.1*) on: Sat Jan 11 09:30:33
lion,muthu,cc any thing is not avalable in chennai.please take any action.
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erb (@ dial*) on: Mon Jan 27 11:01:14
I missed a lot of discussion in this forum but was looking on www.lioncomics.com discussion furm everyday. i shall take part in this forum in future.
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erb (@ dial*) on: Mon Jan 27 11:02:52
Dear Mr. Terry,
Many thanks for the World comics. It had great news about indian comics. may be i can help you for your future queries. i did not visit this forum for long and hence missed a lot
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erb (@ dial*) on: Mon Jan 27 11:04:23
I can give full details of Rani comics, Muthu comics, lion comics, thihil comics, mini lion comics, Paico poonthalir amar chitra katha, indrajal comcis, gotham comics, micky mouse comics and digest, phantom, etc
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erb (@ dial*) on: Tue Jan 28 10:14:51
the details of rani comics is as follows:
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erb (@ dial*) on: Tue Jan 28 10:15:33
1 Azhayiyai thedi 007
2 Palaivanathil thaneer thaneer
3 Manthiriyi kadathiya manavi 007
4 Thappi odiya elavarasi
5 Kathaliyai vittra ulavali 7
6 Nalavathu bali
7 Sura vettai 7
8 Marma mugamoodi
9 Manthira theevu 7
10 Sattai adi veeran
11 Mr ABC 7
12 Minnal veeran
13 Azhayiya aabathu 7
14 Vivhitra vimanam
15 Marma rocket 7
16 Marana parisu
17 Kadal kollai 7
18 Kolai warrant
19 Dr no 7
20 Ratchasa palli
21 Thanga raja 7
22 Irumbu manithan
23 Ratha katteri 7
24 Puratchi veeran
25 eri natchatram 007
26 ranuva ragasiyam
27 kavasa udai 007
28 Pazhikku pazhi
29 kathir vedi 007
30 mara kottai
31 manitha baloon tiger
32 Sheriff avi
33 Narabali
34 Azahi veettu kolai
35 Pon thevathai 007
36 Ottrar padai
37 Meen Padai
38 Kollai koottam
39 Kadal bootham 007
40 masthri kolai
41 Nadikai Sureka
42 Jail Kaithi
43 Marma Vibathu tiger
44 manthira mandalam
45 kolai kara gorilla 007
46 burmavil patsa tiger
47 mr K 007
48 Gurkha veeran
49 eyanthira manithan tiger
50 poonai theevu
51 vaira surangam bruce
52 puratchi pen sheela
53 cheena uzhavali 007
54 beerangi kottai
55 car panthayam bruce
56 nadukadalil
57 ehipthya mummy
58 kashmir il 007 007
59 kadal kanni 007
60 uyir katha veeran
61 thisai mariya kappal
62 marana thandanai
63 ullasa kappal 007
64 marana payanam tiger
65 ragasiya manadu - 1 007
66 ragasiya manadu - 2 007
67 satta virothi
68 marma veeran
69 thuppariyum pen
70 or iravu
71 rajali raja 007
72 thimingala kappal
73 manakkum abayam 007
74 drogi
75 pambu padagi 007
76 visha ootru
77 pothai marunthu 007
78 suthatta viduthi
79 thodarum abayam 007
80 pambu kadavul
81 panimalai pinam 007
82 kolai captain
83 janathipadhi kolai
84 iru sheriffkal
85 pertol adhibar 007
86 puthandu virunthu
87 patchasa paravai 007
88 idhaya kani
89 isai petti 007
90 padakotti 007
91 thalai mattum 007
92 marma roja 007
93 kollaiyar rajyam 007
94 missing
95 pathavathu iravu
96 puratchi kari 007
97 thudikkum thuppaki
98 payum puli
99 mottai thalai ottran
100 vettai nai
101 nalliravu 12 mani 007
102 kolaikara captain
103 parakkum ethiri 007
104 thuppaki mangai
105 ragasiya kollaikaran
106 sathikara samiyar
107 nizhal manithan
108 super car
109 poonaikan manithan
110 irumbu manithan
111 killadiku killadi
112 ratha bali
113 ottranukku ottran 007
114 mandai ottu marman
115 kappalai kanom 007
116 vimanathil vedigundu
117 vettaikari 007
118 kolaikara nagaram
119 kavarchi nadigai
120 thuppaki veeran
121 kattil viluntha vimanam
122 kuthu sandai veeran
123 murattu kalai
124 kolaikara koottam
125 pei manithan
126 marma kaditham
127 kottaikul vettu kuthu
128 nan yar
129 azhagi vettai
130
131
132
133
134 panapetti maraintha marmam
135 vallavanukku vallavan
136 marma kollaikaran
137 marma kottai modesty
138
139
140
141
142
143 pei kadu phantom
144 puthayal vettail bookambam modesty
145
146
147 vedigundu maligai mandrake
148 mandai ottu maligai phantom
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159 ethanukku ethan
160 maya murasu phantom
161 mokini pei mandrake
162
163 kadai kottai
164 thappi odia kaithikal phantom
165 vathiyarukku vathiar 007
166 manaviyai kanom phantom
167 pen puli
168 neruppu kakkum kazhugu phantom
169
170
171
172
173
174
175 karuppu pisasu
176 kadathapatta nadigai phantom
177 murattu pen 007
178 pazhi vangum gorilla phantom
179 marana arai mandrake
180 arai en 7 phantom
181
182
183
184 uyir kudikkum malai phantom
185 chevvindhya veeran
186 vellai ilavarasi phantom
187 abaya kural flash
188 meen manithan phantom
189 sathikarar nagaram phantom
190 kodari komban
191 yanai payyan phantom
192 marma kallarai
193 thanga theevu garth
194
195 pazhi vangum naigal
196 mayamai maraintha vimanam phantom
197 palaivana opuyal garth
198 kadathapatta ilavarasi phantom
199 abaya kol flash
200 vichitra kullarkal phantom
201 marma maligai garth
202 athiradi siruvan phantom
203 palaivana por
204 kattile galata phantom
205 ratha veri
206 marana kugai phantom
207 sunyakari flash
208 kadalil kavizhntha kappal phantom
209
210 nalliravu kollai phantom
211 kolaikara kumbal garth
212 kattu manithan phantom
213 kai mariya petti modesty
214 vanamohini phantom
215 manitha vettai flash
216 kadal puthayal phantom
217 marma petti modesty
218 puli vettai phantom
219 maya silai modesty
220
221
222 vaira kollai phantom
223 kalla nottu kumbal
224 kottaikul vettai phantom
225 puli pen garth
226 karil vedigundu phantom
227 maya vaal flash
228 kadathal vettai phantom
229 mugamoodi pen modesty
230 abaya payannam phantom
231 vaal natchatram garth
232 vangi kollai phantom
233 panimalai manithan flash
234 pei theevu phantom
235 adimai pen garth
236 kolaikara kumbal phantom
237 kolai mirattal modesty
238 thalai vetti koottam phantom
239 marana kugai flash
240 kattukkul pudhayal phantom
241 por kasu pudhayal garth
242 maya muthirai phantom
243 nandu manithan garth
244 kadal vettai phantom
245 marana pathaiyil
246 soonyakaran phantom
247 pattanathil dinosar flash
248 kallanukku kallan phantom
249 kullar kugai
250 pei kottai phantom
251 thanga vettai
252 abaya kappal phantom
253 irumbu kai manithan
254 vana veli arakkan phantom
255 manitha kurangu flash
256 mosadi kumbal phantom
257 parakkum thattu flash
258 thanga manal phantom
259 bootham katha pudayal rip
260 kambi neetiya kaithigal phantom
261 vettai karan phantom
262 kolaikara padai phantom
263 elumbu koondu
264 kappal kollayar phantom
265 abaya kaithikal phantom
266 maya muthirai phantom
267 uyir kudikum maya silai phantom
268 meendum dinosar phantom
269 kadal pudayal
270 theeyil erium pen phantom
271 thanga akollai
272 kooli padai phantom
273 udaintha vimanam flash
274 irumbu koondu phantom
275 kolaikara kottai
276 kappal kollayar phantom
277 kanamal pona rocket phantom
278 vettai karan phantom
279 thuppaki pen
280 marana pugai phantom
281 kuthirai veeran
282 marma silai phantom
283 yar antha mugamoodi
284 kolaikara kurangu phantom
285 vanchaga ethiri phantom
286 poli kaditham phantom
287 erimalai mirugangal flash
288 car gundu phantom
289 marana nizhal karumpuli
290 pambu pen phantom
291 kooli padai flash
292 enge ilavarasi phantom
293 kallanukkul kullan
294 ilavarasanai kanom phantom
295 thanga theevu phantom
296 kolaiveri koottam phantom
297 marma kaditham phantom
298 marma kumbal phantom
299 aavi ulagam karumpuli
300 rettai kolaiali
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erb (@ dial*) on: Wed Jan 29 11:17:30
301 ragasiya payanam
302 kolaikara rani phantom
303 athiradi azhagi 007
304 vedhala nagaram
305 pulipen
306 yaar payyan phantom
307 ilavarasiyai thedi modesty
308 rettai thuppaki phantom
309 mayakari phantom
310 abaya nagaram phantom
311 naayai thedi
312 uyir kakkum muthirai phantom
313 veera siruvan
314 marana pallathakku phantom
315 nadakkum silai
316 uyir kudikkum chedi phantom
317
318 vazhipari kollaikaran phantom
319 kadal nagaram
320 pei veeedu phantom
321 rettai ethirigal
322 rathakatteri phantom
323 kolai kumbal karumpuli
324 kadalil midhandha ilavarasi phantom
325 veera vaal garth
326 thanga vettai phantom
327 killadi veeran
328 therdhalil kollaikararkal phantom
329 dinosar ulagam
330 mottai thalai manthiravaathi phantom
331 kazhugu manithan
332 sura vettai phantom
333 thalai vetti mannan phantom
334 pei manithan phantom
335 ragasiya saavi
336 thanga malai ragasiyam phantom
337 vedigundu kumbal
338 ratham kudikkum siruthai phantom
339 robot nagaram garth
340 vichitra theevu phantom
341 lady cid
342 rowdy raja phantom
343
344 singa siruvan phantom
345 kovil kollayarkal karumpuli
346 yaar antha siruvan phantom
347 kuthirai veeran
348 ragasiya silai modesty
349
350 abaya nagaram
351 raja theevu
352
353
354
355
356
357
358
359
360
361
362 marana vilayattu
363 kolaikara kaithi
364
365 ragasiya bangalow modesty
366 abaya kathir
367 verappan
368 kollayar kugai
369 manitha vettai modesty
370 kolaikara robot 007
371 maya thuppaki
372 car vettai
373
374
375 kadathalkararkal modesty
376 yaar kuttravali phantom
377
378
379
380
381
382
383
384
385
386
387 marana vilayattu modesty
388 maya valai
389
390
391
392 marma pandhu
393 killadi pen
394
395
396 ratchasa paravai
397 athiradi padai
398
399
400
401 mayakkum mohini
402 dum dum dum phantom
403
404
405
406
407
408
409
410
411
412 ganja kumbal 007
413 pei koottam phantom
414 ratchasa manithan karumpuli
415
416
417 parakkum mnanithan
418 mayakuthirai
419 pei manithan
420 kadal bootham karumpuli
421
422 karuppu muthu modesty
423 indhiya taezan
424
425
426 vedithu sithariya rettai gopuram karumpuli
427 kallanukku kallan 007
428 vandu manithan
429
430
431 malai kazhugu
432 mandai ottu maniothan
433 gumman kuthu modesty
434 kattu pei phantom
435 anu gundu thirudan
436 thuppaki mangai modesty
437 marma dhadi karumpuli
438 maya kuthirai 007
439 pei veedu
440 helicopter kollayar phantom
441 thuppaki munayil 007
442 thanga kaalai phantom
443 gabaret attakari 007
444 amman silai karumpuli
445 minnal thakkuthal
446 kolaikaran 007
447 manitha pei phantom
448
449
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erb (@ dial*) on: Wed Jan 29 11:18:13
anybody can fill the gap?
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estella (@ 210.*) on: Tue Feb 18 09:18:24
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. (@ 195.*) on: Thu Mar 13 18:25:37
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bhupesh (@ edwa*) on: Sun Apr 13 18:18:00
Tons of information here on muthu comics. I love muthu comics :) Maayaavi! Laaruns & Davit! Jhonny!
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Terry Hooper (@ cach*) on: Tue Apr 29 18:22:53 EDT 2003
Hi,Everyone,
Its good to see that so many people are interested in MUTHU Comics but how about new
material featuring Indian super heroes in India?
I'm very interested in hearing views and opinions as I am working on more material to submit to publishers in India.
Hope to hear from you,
Regards,
Terry Hooper-Scharf
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erb (@ 61.1*) on: Fri May 2 14:35:47 EDT 2003
Dear MR Terry
This time please give me a chance to give you feedback and article on indian comics. Now i have collected a lot of comics and i even prepared a list of the same. I can send you the scans or so, or whatever you advice me to do.
Regards
erb
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Terry Hooper (@ cach*) on: Fri May 2 17:45:52 EDT 2003
Dear ERB
Thanks. You can send me details at towerofpoweruk@yahoo.co.uk and we can take it from there!
Regards,
Terry
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Terry Hooper (@ cach*) on: Sat May 17 15:44:30 EDT 2003
Hello!
Is there some way of attaching scans to messages so that I can show the Indian comic work I've done?
Can anyone give me the address of printers [perhaps ones who print for MUTHU or Diamond] who are not too expensive as I want to publish some UK comics next year but UK/US printing costs are too high?
Please,if anyone knows a shop sellling Muthu or other Indian comics -especially if they can be contacted by e-mail]- who will fill overseas orders let me know!
Regards
Terry
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erb (@ ) on: Thu Jun 19 15:21:01
the only shop selling foreign comics to my knowledge is Landmark Spencers chennai. As far as printing is concerned, you can contact the editor of LION/MUTHU at sivakasi, which is very famous and cheap for printing.
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Uppili (@ 203.*) on: Sat Jun 21 16:34:56 EDT 2003
Anyone remember secret agent Kaarihan?
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muthufan (@ bbca*) on: Sun Jun 22 11:54:27 EDT 2003
Hi Uppili,
He is Secret Agent Philip Corrigan(also known as X-9). Try searching using this name in Google for some interesting readings.
Regards,
Muthufan
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erb (@ 61.1*) on: Thu Jun 26 12:56:52 EDT 2003
Corrigan is published by Muthu comics, mekala comics, indrajal comics, etc. I have some spare issues of indrajal only. If you are that interested you can contact me MR Uppili.
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areuokus (@ 203.*) on: Mon Jul 7 04:05:24 EDT 2003
Hi,
Its Great to hear about Muthu Comics.It stir up my child hood club activities.My wish is Muthu comics should realae some books on Rib Kerby and Desmond,JohnyNero and Stella,Magican Mandrake and Lothar,Mayai.
I hope very soon we will get some books on Philip corrigan.i want to visit some space.
I guess Mr vijayan will do his best.
Thanks,
AReu okus
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Pathy (@ ) on: Tue Aug 26 14:05:26
Hello there,
Glad to see such a big forum of Muthu Comic gans. I am Pathy, aged 37. I have been a fan of Muthu comics for a long time. In fact I lost touch with the hobby of reading comics for a long time. I have two kids now and when I started putting together a collection of comics for them I was bitten by the bug again. I have collected about 180 Indrajal Comics and about 250 Amar Chitra Kathas. I also have a collection of Tintins and Asterix Books. Now I am beginning to collect the Muthu Comics thru the recent releases of Muthu / Lion / CC
Would love to have your feedback, views on exchange possibilities and other linkages. Will appreciate a reply.
Pathy