Kiran Comics was an Indian comic line that published a variety of US comics in India in English & Hindi from 1979-1990 by Kiran Publications and distributed by India Book House (IBH).[1] Like many other Indian comics of the era, Kiran Comics relied on reprinting popular international characters.[citation needed] This was common practise at the height of comics sales in India, and led to the lack of original Indian comics characters until Diamond Comics and Manoj Comics created several popular original characters. The rise of Indian characters caused the demise of publications such as Kiran Comics, which only printed international comic strips.[2]

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English:
Tarzan Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
Tarzan Gift Album Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
Tarzan's Son Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
Laurel & Hardy Larry Harmon Pictures Corporation
Laurel & Hardy Digest Larry Harmon Pictures Corporation
Superman DC Comics
Batman DC Comics
Richie Rich Harvey Publications
Richie Rich Gift Album Harvey Publications
Humpy & Dumpy

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  1. ^ Paino, Frankie (1992). "The Phantom's Sonnets". The Antioch Review. 50 (4): 731. doi:10.2307/4612620. ISSN 0003-5769. JSTOR 4612620.
  2. ^ Stoll, Jeremy (2016-01-01). "Comics in India". In the Routledge Companion to Comics, Editors Roy Cook, Frank Bramlett, and Aaron Meskin.