Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Adventures of Detective Moochhwala



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This is my first post and I would like to thank Prabhat for giving me this opportunity.

I bought my first comic in 1981, which was IJC 383. Since then I have bought every comics I could lay my hands on. I lost many comics during this period but still have a huge collection of both physical as well as soft copies, which I would like to share with you.



As my first post I am posting Adventures of Detective Moochhwala. Moochhwala was a comic strip which was created by famous political cartoonist Ajit Ninan. It was published in Target magazine in 80s and 90s. Each magazine had a single story of two pages.


More details about Detective Moochhwala are on Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detective_Moochwala
This is a special issue which contains all the published strips to that date. I hope you enjoy it.



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My second post will appear on Indrajal Comics - Countdown continues today itself. Enjoy !!!
IUnknown

36 comments:

  1. @IUnknown: Dear IUnknown, Welcome at board! Wishing you, all Indians and Person of Indian Origin - A very Happy Republic Day!

    I appreciate your friendly attitude to share your collection with all of us. Your permanent presence as "Partner" will add new colors in this blog.

    This comics is really unique.

    Thanks!

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  2. This is an excellent addition - both the comic and the new friend aptly called iUnknown... Thank you.

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  3. IUnknown,

    Now I see your first post :o) Thank you for this and the IJC you posted in the other blog!

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  4. @KK: IUnknown has more meaning for me as I am a Microsoft COM programmer at the moment :)

    @Colonel Worobu: I see you found it already, 4:19 AM ??? Are you waiting for posts at this hour???

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  5. A Splendid 1st post IUnknown I can't thank you enough for sharing this wonderful Target Special, brought back a lot of fond memories...I am a big fan of Ajit Ninan's cartoons both Political and Comics he did...can we expect a Gardabh Das special soon???

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  6. @Toonfactory: I don't have Anything on Gardabh Das, but I did had Ajit's funny world once. If I can find it I'll surely post it.

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  7. Iunkown : Thanks a lot . This comics we have with us .

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  8. @Ajay: Which comics? Moochhwala or funny world?

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  9. @IUnknown..welcome again..great..a new type of comic..also rare..m also going to post a very different type of comic in few days..dont forget to check..

    thanks for the comic..the name is very funny :D

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  10. //@Colonel Worobu: I see you found it already, 4:19 AM ??? Are you waiting for posts at this hour???//

    LOL :o) I will wait all night every day if you guys post comics at this rate! Just kidding, I am in a different time zone.

    Wish everyone a Happy Republic Day!

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  11. Thanks..Great to read Mooch's exploits. FYI, one of my most prized possessions is the first volume of Target from 1979-1980. I have had it bound and read whenever possible to relive the childhood days :)

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  12. @Colonel Worobu: I would have kept you busy downloading If I wasn't so busy at the moment. Anyway I always thoght you were somewhere in south India.

    @Others: Thanks for encouraging response, I have very very unusual comic possibly series of them in pipeline.

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  13. Welcome to B&C, IUnknown. Good to see you joining in the contributors list, and what better way to start the show with a desi treasure. I remember this Moochwala storyline created by the talented Ajit Ninan. It was so famous in Target magazines, that Tinkle Editorial team acknowledges that there famous Shikari Shambu character was an offshoot from that concept.

    Now, I am going to enjoy all of them in this rare collector special.

    Happy Republic Day wishes to all the Indians, scattered across the world.

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  14. Thanks iUnknown for this excellent first post and thanks again Prabhat for attracting such a wonderful following who would like to further contribute to this blog.

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  15. Thanks for the lovely upload.Having enjoyed so many IJCs,ACKs,and other comics from this dedicated group of scanners,I thought that i should also contribute something.I've no knowledge of blogs, so I've simply uploaded my file to mediafire,and here's the link ~~ http://www.mediafire.com/?mmzxzmehcmk ~~
    This is of a copy of Target annual 1988 i had managed to retain.I've no scanner, so I used a camera.Hope the images are OK.I would love to get some Target scans,since i've the deepest regrets yet now,of my Target collection being disposed off by my parents,all in their eternal quest for academic excellence on my part.I'll never forgive them !
    Enjoy !
    Dr.S.M.

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  16. @Dr.S.M.: Thanks for your post. I may still have some targets in my collection,I'll check and post them soon. While I understand your loss having lost so many comics in past, I also wish I had listened to my parents and studied harder :)

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  17. @Dr.S.M.: Thanks for your words & comic. Nice pictures, all texts are readable.

    Some I also lost your way, however as suborn boy, bought again mostly part and tried to hide from parents. Sometimes successfully , sometimes not.:))

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  18. This is awesome... I loved target and moochwala and ajit's world... Thanks again

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  19. Seeing that others also liked the Target annual,I've uploaded another special item to mediafire,the link is ~~ http://www.mediafire.com/?gkzmzdznzvy ~~.
    This is a collection of Ajit Ninan's Funny World strips,and if i recollect correctly, it had come out along with the "Moochwala" digest shared here by iUnknown.I dont have a proper camera(or scanner!) right now,so I used my cellphone to snap the pics.Since it's a landscape format digest,i've made a pdf (instead of cbr)- it'll be easier to read.I'll also request this blog's creator (?PBC)to put up these items as a seperate post, so others can easily access it.You can re-upload it wherever you want.Enjoy !
    Dr.S.M.

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    1. hi can you upoad the pdf/cbr again for the moochawala comics ?

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  20. @Anonymus: That's a great post, I was looking for this in my house and could not find it. Thanks very much.

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  21. @Dr.S.M.: OK, I'll put these as post because many skips comments part. If you like anyone of us can put who will get time first. All members inform in a short mail to all members before a new post, so we'll never confuse.
    We all agreed, except rare occasion (like this post- 1st post by a member or posting person or we all wish some interval for any reason etc) any member can post anytime. We are not comment targeting blog.
    If you like we can invite to post yourself. There is guarantee I'll NEVER revel anyone real name until he doesn't wish. There is 2+ years history is prove of the guarantee. :)

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  22. IUnknown? Itna vahiyat aur COM-inspired geeky name rakha hain apne?
    But khair, Moochwalla ke mureedo ko sab kuch maaf!
    Thank you very much!

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  23. @kk: Bhaisaab filhal is recession mein COM hi meri roji roti hai :) Geeky? shayad mein vaisa hi hi hoon :))

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  24. @IUnknown, samajh ne wallah bhi geek hi hoga. :)
    Magar agar ye apka IUnknown interface hain toh logical si baat hain, sahi saawal karne se aur kaun se interfaces khul jayenge? Aur bura na maano mere bhai, public life main sirf bribetakers, politicians aur nightwalkers aise inteface expose karte hain. :)

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  25. @KK: Bhai, you are one of oldest visitor and also helped with scans. Pls...

    I can understand IUnknown as said about himself COM related person.

    I'm a person with a different approach & opportunities, so gave real name and photo also to help those - who threaten me & were aware of my all details. :) By the way I know them, can send some or a bucket of FLOWERS. Certainly will never forget. But, it's me. Enjoy! :))

    We should respect everyone's desire. Otherwise only texts & covers will be available at net. Don't think you wish so.

    Can anybody tell real name of oldest IJC blogger? Answer - NO. Is any problem reading his posts? Answer-NO. He remains one of the best. Never saw you asking any other persons identity with such interest. Is he first? Hoping you got me.

    You are searching Bahadur #326. English version can pick through number from IJC blog easily or through hero tags here.

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  26. PBC, I understand what you are saying but I think you are misunderstanding the spirit behind my post. It is nothing like you are thinking. Actually, IUnknown is a quite witty name. As a fellow computer person, I am joking with him. I took liberty as a comicwallah biraadar. I leave it to IUnknown to react. :)

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  27. @KK,Prabhat: I don't mind at all, Let's forget it :)

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  28. @kk: OK ! I just don't wish hurt any of you and encourage SOME FRIENDLY GUYS.

    I know you, only afraid, some could try to put a gun at your shoulder from behind & enjoy. Generally, people don't dig and .....

    Don't worry, I understand you & dig.:)

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  29. PBC, I understand what you are saying but I think you are misunderstanding the spirit behind my post. It is nothing like you are thinking. Actually, IUnknown is a quite witty name. As a fellow computer person, I am joking with him. I took liberty as a comicwallah biraadar. I leave it to IUnknown to react. :)

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  30. This is an excellent addition - both the comic and the new friend aptly called iUnknown... Thank you.

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  31. thanks man. i appretiate the upload

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  32. I loved Detective Moochwala. Can you tell me where I can purchase this comic strip? It's not found in Amazon.

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  33. Have you managed to find detective Moochwala yet ? If yes,can you please tell me where I can find it ?

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  34. can you reupload the cbr pdf ?

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