Tinkle Comics

The Million-Pound Bank Note

Based on a story by Mark Twain Script: RajaniThindiath Illustrator & Colourist :Abhijeet Kini

TWO ~ICH BUT ECCENT~IC8~OTHE~S, A8EL ANO AL NEWMAN, HAO 80UGHT A MILLION-POUNO 8ANK NOTEF~OM THE8ANK OF ENGLANO. THENOTE WAS ONE OF ONLY TWO ISSUEO 8Y THE8ANK FO~ SPECIAL T~ANSACT10NS I TELL YOU AL, IF A CHAP WENT OUT WITH THIS 1,000,000-POUNO NOTE HE WOULO BE AQQESTEO!

ESPECIALLY IF HE COULO NOT ACCOUNT FOQ HOW HE GOT IT ANO OOES NOT HAVE ANY OTHEQ MONEY TO HIS NAME!

THEY8EGAN LOOKING FO~ A MAN TO WHOM THEYCOULD ENT~UST THENOTE HOW ABOUT THAT FELLOW?

HE IS POOQ CEQTAINLY BUT I OOUBT WHETHEQ HE IS HONEST! SHIFTY EYES!

NOW THAT FELLOW SHOULO 00 ! HE LOOKS LIKE A OECENT CHAP ANO SEEMS TO HAVE HIS WITS ABOUT HIM.

HELLO, YOUNG MAN. I AM AL NEW MAN ANO THIS IS MY BQOTHEQ, ABEL. CAN YOU TELL US SOMETHING ABOUT YOUQSELf ?

NOT A JOB EXACTLY ... BUT YOU CAN CALL IT AN OPPOQTUNITY !

IS THIS ABOUT A JOB THEN! I WOULO BE SO VEQY GQATEfUL!

HMM ...WELL THEN WE HAVE A PQOPOSITION fOQ YOU IN THIS ENVaOPE. THEQE'S A LETTEQ THAT WILL EXPLAIN EVEQYTHING TO YOU ANO ... SOME ... MONEY.

OON'T OPEN IT NOW. GO HOME ANO THINK ABOUT IT.

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THERE'S MONEY, ! CAN EAT! !T'S BEEN TOO LONG SINCE MY LAST MEAL.

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BRING ME THE OAY'S SPECIAL ANO BE QUICI( ABOUT IT!

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Reta,." /t at tk ed d! that tlitre a,,1!da 1fI/!! hail'ea IWflatNlNG WHEN THE COBBLEr;> WENT TO SIT A THIS USUAL PLACE ON THE PAVEMENT-

00 YOU HAVE A LICENCE TO PQACTISE YOUQ TQAOE?

I'VE HEARO THE I(ING HAS INTROOUCEO A LICENCE FOR COBBLERS. 010 YOU GET ONE?

SO YOU OION'T 00 ANY COBBLING TOOAY ... OION'T THAT WORRY YOU?

ANYONE CAUGHT , SNEAKING INTO THE I fOQEST WILL BE SEVEQELY PUNISHEO !!I

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WHEN MY fQIENOS ANO I WEQE TOLO WE COULO NOT COLLECT WOOO, WE OISPEQSEO. ANO THEN SOMEBOOY TOLO ME THAT THE PALACE GUAQOS WEQE SHOQT Of SOLOIEQS. I WENT THEQE ANO ENLISTEO ! (

ONLY TILL I SAVE ENOUGH TO GET A COBBLEQ'S LICENCE. fOQTUNATELY THEY PAY OAILY WAGES SO I COULO EAT. AS I SAIO, THE LOQO PQOVIOES!!

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THE NEXT OAY THE COBBLE" WAS GIVEN HIS UNlFO"M WHICH INaUOEO A HELMET ANO A SWO"O. THE COBBLE" ST"APPEO ON THE SWO"O ...

IN THE EVENING WHEN THE KING T"'UMPHANTLY MAOE HIS WAY TO THE C088LE!7S HOUSE NOT A SOUNO ! MUST BE WOQQIEO SICK ABOUT HOW TO PULL. ON TILL. THE ENO Of THE MONTH. NOW HE KNOWS WHOM HE HAS TO THANK fOQ THE CAQEfQEE LIfE HE HAS BEEN ENvOYING SO fAQ!

I WAS WOQQIEO ABOUT YOU. I HEAQO THAT THE PALACE GUAQO HAS STOPPEO GIVING OAILY WAGES. HOW AQE YOU MANAGING?

I PAWNEO ONLY THE BLAOE. IT CAN BE OET ACHEO fQOM THE HILT, ANO IT IS MAOE Of THE fiNEST STEa!

WILL YOU HAVE SOME CHEESE? I MANAGEO TO GET A STALl( Of CELEQY TOO ...

( WHAT 00 YOU \ THINI( THEY'LL 00 "_" TO ME?! . "-"', -:--------..;;:.-.:...::

I'VE HEAQO WE'VE NEW QECQUITS, CAPTAIN!

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---NOTHING /YOU I(EEP YOUQ'-. •..•• : MOUTH SHUT! . ~lv:. YOU'QE NOT THE ):: ONLY ONE WITH' :: "A SECQET !! /);: ,

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I'LL PUT HIM BEHINO BAQS FOQ THQEE MONTHS! THAT WILL STOP HIM SINGING r,;. fOQ EVEQ !! '"

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YES ...YES ...I WAS A MAGICIAN! I CAN MAKE THINGS VANISH ...BUT ONLY OCCASIONALLY! THAT IS WHY I JOINEO THE PALACE GUAQOS, YOUQ MAJESTY! NOBOOY BELIEVEO I WAS A MAGICIAN !!

THAT EVENING AS THE COBBLEt:' WAS PUTTING TOGETfiE" A MEAL -

I'VE COME TO TAI(E YOU TO MY PAL.ACE r I WANT TO MAI(E YOU A MINISTEQ IN MY GOVEQNMENT r

ME ? A MINISTEQ r THAT'S A BIG JUMP fOQ ME, YOUQ MAJESTY r BUT AS I AL.WAYS SAY ...

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Prank Calls !

Based on a "story by Seema Bokkasam Script: Rajani Thindiath Illustrator: Archana Amberkar Colourist: Umesh Sarode

THE HOUDAYS WEf;>EON AND TH12EEFk'IENDS - A12UN, NEIL AND JAY - WE12ESPENDING THEI12AFTE12NOONS AT A12UN'S PLACE -

OHA-OHA-OHA-OHA!YOU ARE OEAO, SPACE BOY!

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!BUT YOU HAVE NOT RECJ(ONEO WITH MY BLASTER, EARTH BOY!

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I AM SOQQY ? WHICH NUMBEQ 010 YOU WANT? HA\(UNA MAT AT A, BUOOY !OON'T BE SOQQY, BE HAPPY!

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YES, THE WATEQ IS QUNNING NOW. WHAT AQE YOU WAITING FOQ ?! TQY ANO CATCH IT !

MAOAM, I/M CALLING FQOM THE WATEQ OEPAQTMENT. WE HAVE JUST QEPAIQEO A MAJOQ PIPELINE. CAN YOU PLEASE TUQN ON YOUQ TAP ANO LET THE WATEQ QUN?

F~OM THATOAY ON, EVE~Y AFTE~NOON WAS SPENT IN MAKING Pt:lANKCALLS TO OIFFE~ENTNUMBE~S -

OON'T PL.AY WITH THe PHONe, BETA! YOU MIGHT GeT INTO TQOUBLe ! IT'S JUST FUN, QAMU

KAKA.OON'T WOQQY!

I'M AFQAIO, SIQ, THe FIQe HAS CAuseo A SHOQT CIQCUIT ANO HAS FOUNO ITS WAY INTO INOIVIOUAL CONNeCTIONS!

HELLO, I AM SPEAI(ING fROM THE BEST BUS SERVICE. WE ARE CONOUCTING A CUSTOMER OUTREACH PROGRAMME. 00 YOU REGULARLY USE THE BUS SERVICE?

If ANY Of YOUR TICI(ETS HAVE SERIAL NUMBERS ENOING WITH 'lORO, YOU CAN WIN A SURPRISE GifT!

MA'AM, 00 YOU I(EEP ANY USEO BUS TICI(ETS !

THEN TOOAY'S YOUR LUCI(Y OAY ! TAI(E THOSE TICI(ETS TO YOUR LOCAL BEST OEPOT ANO COLLECT YOUR PRIZE! OH WOW! THANI( YOU!

I WISH I COULO BE AT THE OEPOT WHEN SHE ASI(S fOR HER PRIZE!

YOUR NAME IS ARUN ANO YOU HAVE BEEN MAI(ING PRANI( CALLS TO PEOPLE WITH YOUR fRIENOS, ..:JAY ANO NEIL, HAVEN'T YOU?

WHAT ?! WHO'S THIS!

! AM CALLING fQOM THE TELEPHONE EXCHANGE. WE HAVE QECEIVEO COMPLAINTS A80UT PQANK CALLS MAOE fQOM YOUQ NUM8EQ!

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HELLOOOO? LAKHAN ! YES, ! HAVE SCAQEO THE 80YS AWAY! THEY WON'T KEEP THE PHONE LINE 8USY ANYMOQE.

ANO WE'VE 8EEN TQOU8L1NG SO MANY PEOPLE . TOO! IT'S NOT QIGHT !! 14

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