Madhu Muskan

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Madhu Muskan (Sweet Smiles) [1] was an Indian weekly comic magazine published by the Gowarsons Group of Companies from 1972 to 2004. Its circulation was as high as 100,000 during the late 1970s. [2]

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Overview

Gowarsons began publishing Madhu Muskan in New Delhi in 1972. [1] [3] [4] The magazine was initially published fortnightly and later became a weekly. [5]

While not strictly a comic book, Madhu Muskan featured illustrated comic stories on 90 percent of its pages, with popular characters of the time. Four to five pages contained magazine-type stories, and the remainder were comics. [4]

The Gowarsons Group also held the Indian rights to Archie , Asterix [6] and several other titles. [2] Madhu Muskan ceased publication in 2004, amid financial difficulties in the Indian comic industry. [7]

Characters

Madhu Muskan's characters are primarily humorous. Characters during the 1970s and 1980s include:

Comics

After seeing the popularity of their characters in Madhu Muskan, the publishers started releasing comic books. They began with Mudhu Muskan Comics, featuring characters from Madhu Muskan, and Trishul Comics, which also included these characters. Gowarsons Comics also published foreign titles in Hindi, such as Asterix , [6] The Famous Five , [10] Lucky Luke and Khalifa Haroon-Al-Paasha and Iznogoud . [11]

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