Madhu Muskan

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Madhu Muskan (Sweet Smiles) [1] was an Indian weekly comic magazine from the Gowarsons Group of Companies which was published 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 first published fortnightly, and then weekly. [5]

Not strictly a comic book, 90 percent of Madhu Muskan's pages contain illustrated comic stories with characters popular at 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 a number of other titles. [2] Madhu Muskan ceased publication in 2004, when comics in India experienced financial problems. [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 began publication of comics. They began with Mudhu Muskan Comics, with issues featuring Madhu Muskan characters; Trishul Comics also contained Madhu Muskan characters. Gowarsons Comics published foreign titles in Hindi, including Asterix , [6] The Famous Five , [10] Lucky Luke and Khalifa Haroon-Al-Paasha and Iznogoud . [11]

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