[Rani Comics Mayavi Pdf 17
Betty Neyhart
Rani Comics(1990-present)
#143
#198
#308
#376
#391
#447It is believed that the Rani Comics are currently the only Phantom comics in regular publication in India (excluding the reprints by Egmont India). Starting in about 1990, Rani Comics began including The Phantom in their regular series of fortnightly comics, published in the Tamil language. The first Rani comic to feature The Phantom was #143. Between 1990 and 1998, typically every second edition of Rani Comics featured The Phantom, and since then it has been roughly every 6th edition. Rani comics are pocketbook size (190mm x 135mm) and sold for Rs.2 originally, gradually increasing to the current price of Rs.5. They feature an unusual layout with landscape format covers, the staples along the long top edge of the cover, and the pages inside usually in portrait format like a regular comic. This requires the reader to rotate the comic 90 degrees after looking at the front cover. Occasionally, the cover was in portrait format like a regular comic book (eg. 164, 189, 210, 236, 238, 264, 280, 282, 310, 328, 376, 402, 434, 440, 460). Rani Comics were published in black & white until 2003, when colour was introduced, the comic increased to 84 pages (from 68), and the price raised from Rs.4 to Rs.5 (Aus$0.18, US$0.12). These are without doubt the world's cheapest Phantom comics, which are much more affordable for Tamil readers than the Egmont India books. The colour pages were actually scanned from old Indrajal comics! The cover artwork was locally produced, and the covers on issues 357 to 447 featured an unusual combination of drawings overlaid on photographs of background scenery. A detailed list of the contents of all Rani Comics featuring The Phantom is provided below. The stories are almost exclusively daily & Sunday strips from the Sy Barry era onwards, although a handful of Wilson McCoy stories (306, 312, 314, 316, 344) and even a Moore/McCoy story (330) have been published.No.PagesRsTamil TitleCodeOriginal English Title141682ragasiya police 000??143682pei kaduS82The Gooley-Gooley Witch146682ratha katteri??148682mandai ottu maligaiS60Treasure of the Skull Cave150682aval thoduttha ambu??154682aalkadulukki adiyil??156682visithira paravaikal??158682mudhalai theevu??160682maya murasuD87The Drummer of Timpenni162682ratha katteri??164682thappi odia kaithikalS127The Escaped Convicts166682manaviyai kanomD90The Bad Ones168682neruppu kakkum kazhuguS63The Giant Bird of Gandor170682athiradi pen??172682silanthi valai??176682kadathapatta nadigai??178682pazhi vangum gorillaS62Old Baldy180682arai en 7??182682kuthirai vettai??184682uyir kudikkum malaiS67The Veiled Lady186682vellai ilavarasiS64The Founding of the Jungle Patrol188682meen manithanD95The Sea God189842sathikarar nagaramD93Bullets' Town191682yanai payyanD99The Rogue Elephant194682marana kadal??196682mayamai maraintha vimanamS76The Hijackers198682kadathapatta ilavarasiS69The Golden Sands of Keela Wee200682vichitra kullarkalS73The Little Ones202682athiradi siruvanS68Rex King204682kattile galataD105The Jungle Home206682marana kugai??208682kadalil kavizhntha kappal??210682nalliravu kollaiD100Rex and the Trophy Thieves212682kattu manithanS124The Forest Giants214682vanamohiniD158The Lake Lady216682kadal puthayalS126Sunken Treasure218682puli vettai??220682kadathal kootam??222682vaira kollaiD154The Kimberly Diamonds224682kottaikul vettai??226682karil vedigunduD160The Tarashima Terrorists228682kadathal vettaiS86The Smugglers230682abaya payannamD110Prince Bular of Tulana232682vangi kollaiD113The Mysterious Passenger234682pei theevuD112The Fence236682kolaikara kullanD119The Giant of Kaluga Pass238842thalai vetti koottamD118The Keeper of the Peace240682kattukkul pudhayalS93Phantom Treasure241682por kasu pudhayal??242682maya muthiraiS85The Good Mark of the Phantom244682kadal kottaiD117The Tanker Jackers246682soonyakaranD116The Witchman248682kallanukku kallanD120The Trial of Patrolman Zokko250682pei kottaiS87The Massacre252682abaya kappalD157Drug Busters254682.5vana veli arakkanS98The Blue Giant256682.5mosadi kumbalD125The Normal Life258682.5thanga manalS97The Golden Beach260682.5kambi neetiya kaithigalD146The Hostages261843vettai karanD152Visit to Baronkhan262683kolaikara padaiD127T264683kappal kollayarD131SS Blitz265683abaya kaithikalD137The Three Bandits266683maya muthiraiS100The Stolen Ring267683uyir kudikum maya silaiD134Guardian of the Eastern Dark268683meendum dinosarS101The Swamp Dragon270683theeyil erium penS78The Golden People272683kooli padaiD163The Man-Thing274683irumbu koonduD138Return to Tarakimo276683kappal kollayarS103The Delta Pirates277683kanamal pona rocketS61The Astronaut and the Pirates278683vettai karanS102The Hunters280683marana pugaiS133Death from the Sky282683marma silaiD124The Curse of the Sacred Image284683kolaikara kuranguS77The Missing Link285843vanchaga ethiriD153The Necklace of Solomon286683poli kadithamD111Yes288683car gunduD160The Tarashima Terrorists290683pambu penD161The Snake Goddess292683enge ilavarasi??294683ilavarasanai kanomD159Ruler of Baronkhan295683thanga theevuS120Golden Sands of Keela-Wee296683kolaiveri koottamD97The Crime School297843marma kadithamD156The Presidents298683marma kumbalD145Gooroo's Jungle Muggers300683rettai kolaialiD148The Return of Gooroo's Mob302683kolaikara rani??304683vedhala maramS92The Golden Wood306683yaar payyanS53Childhood of The Phantom308683rettai thuppakiD151Ughland309843mayakariD150Queen Karola of Kula-Ku310683abaya nagaramD149Tale of Rex Pt.2312683uyir kakkum muthiraiS52Conley's Good Mark314683marana pallathakkuD67The Valley Of No Return316683uyir kudikkum chediS51The Plant God of the Massau318683vazhipari kollaikaranD139Jungle City320683pei veeeduS145The Lookout322683rathakatteriD121Vampires of Koqania324683kadalil midhandha ilavarasiS95Little Girl326683thanga vettaiD185Raiders of the Eastern Dark328683therdhalil kollaikararkalD186Mr Big330683mottai thalai manthiravaathiS21The Haunted Castle332683sura vettaiD169Master of Eden333843thalai vetti mannanD177The Attilan Mystery334683pei manithanD170Attack of the Witchmen336683thanga malai ragasiyamD175Prince Rex and Princess Alicia338683ratham kudikkum siruthaiD176Blackie340683vichitra theevu??342683rowdy rajaD166Rex: Prince of Baronkhan344683singa siruvanS57Fluffy346683yaar antha siruvanD149Tale of Rex Pt.1357683?D193The Dakk Pirates361683ratchasa manithan??375683kadathalkaragal??376683yaar kuttravaliD182The Phantom Cowboy381683kadathal dinosaur??383683marana irauD190The Shaman391683Vedi GunduD195Terror at the Opera Pt.1402683dum dum dumD87The Drummer of Timpenni408683kal kottaiD194The Albee413684pei koottamD196The Ghost Wall421684TheeviravaathigalD195Terror at the Opera Pt.2424684poli mannanD200The Secret City429684kolaikara gorillaD201Valley of the Gorillaman434684kattu peiD189The Silks of Emira Pt.2434684?D190The Shaman437684marma dhadi??440684helicopter kollayarD204The Animal Collector442845thanga kaalaiD118The Keeper of the Peace447845manitha peiD139Jungle City450845pen mayaviD133The Proposal460845?D98Deadman's PointComments
- Key to "Code" field: D = daily strip, S = Sunday strip
- The contents for several issues are unknown. Please email if you can fill in some gaps.
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Since I couldn't reply each one of you, I'm writing on the net.These comics were originally published in London, by the Fleetway
Publishers, Ltd. Irumbukkai Maayavi's English name was "Louis Crandel".I used to read them over and over again once.Towards the end, they cut down the size of their monthly issues
and increased their prices. Also, different comic stories began
to appear - Rip Kerby was one of them.The best ones were the earliest ones. Even the stunts in them were
drawn correctly. The facial expressions were realistic. Also
the face drawn from different angles was always the same. The
artists never messed up the face.I learned some sketching by copying the figures in those comics.Some had very good stories - Thalai ketta Thangap pudaiyal, Beiruttil
Johny, Kaatril Karaintha Kappalgal, Urai Pani Marmam etc..Towards the end, They seemed to have run out of ideas and touch.Or may be I had grown up and it did not excite me as much as it
did once. But these comics are worth looking at at least for their
sketches even now.These comics were not like Indrajal comics which were meant mostly
for kids. Muthu Comics could be enjoyed by adults too. I did like
Phantom, and Mandrek the magician in Indrajal Comics. They too
had near to perfect drawings (Lee Falk was the artist). The Tamil
translations were very well done in all these comics. Phantom
became Vedaala Mayaatma in Tamil.As an aside note, I used to love Vaandu Maama's comics in Kalki.
"Onaaik kottai" was a very good one. But the sketches in these
were no match to the ones in Muthu comics or Indrajal comics.
Sometimes I've seen our local artists copy figures from Muthu Comics
directly. One "Uma" used to sketch in Ananda Vikatan. I've seen
several of his skecthes directly lifted from Muthu Comics.My parents were very strict about not letting me read these comics.
They had the impression that these were not meant for children.I used to sneak in with my neighbourhood friends and read them.
I used to feel terrible when I missed some issues. I used to see
them hang in the book stores. But the thought of not being to
read them used to make me feel terrible. Sometimes while going
in trains, I used to convince my dad into buying me one of those
issues and enjoy reading them. My mom threw them all to the old paper guy and probably bought
some vessel with that. I had managed to make a big collection
of these comics eventually. When I left for work, they were gone.Like one of our friends mentioned,Antha Naal GnaabagamNenjile Vanthathe...Partha sarathy