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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THOSE GENTLEMEN MUST BE MAO! If I TA\(E THIS . NOTE TO THE POLICE OQ THE BAN\(, I WILL BE AQQESTEO WHO WILL BELIEVE MY STOQY?!
BUT If THEY'QE LENOING ME THIS MONEY WITHOUT INTEQEST fOQ ONE MONTH, I CAN USE IT TO GET CQEOIT. I CAN PAY Off MY OEBTS LATEQ WITH THE QEWAQO THEY'VE PQOMISEO ME !
MA"K T"'EO THESUIT ON NICE! I'LL BUY IT!
CAN I PAY YOU L.ATEQ... YOU SEE I DON'T HAVE ANY SMALL CHANGE
WITH ME.
YEAH QIGHT ! YOU HAVE ONL.Y L.AflGe CHANGE, EH?
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! OF I APOl.OGlsE COUQsE YOU CAN HAVE ANY SUIT YOU WISH -IN FACT I HAVE THE VEQY THING FOQ YOU!
BUT MY GOOO MAN, I CAN'T PAY FOQ IT UNl.Ess YOU CAN GIVE ME CHANGE OQ AQE WILl.ING TO WAIT INFINITEl.Y !
OON'T WOQQY ABOUT IT, sIQ! I CAN WAIT TILl. ETEQNITY ! NOW TQY THIS SUIT, slQ !
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HE MADE NEWSPAPEk' HEADUNES AND WAS EVEN CAPICA TUPED IN A POPUL.AP MAGAZINE -
FPOM THEN ON, MAPK WENT ON A SPENDING SPPEE. HE 80UGHT SHOES, HA TS AND HOPSES AND STAYED IN THE MOST EXPENSIVE HOTELS. PPOPPIETOPS WOUL.D TAKE ONE L.OOK A T HIS 8ANK NOTE AND OFFEP HIM EVEPYTHING ON CPEDIT.
AND AFTEP THA T THEPE WAS NO PEST FOP HIM. EVEPYWHEPE HE WENT IT WAS -
THEN AT A OINNE~ PA~TY, MA~K MET A Glt:?t..HE LIKEO INTENSELY - PO~TlA LANGHAM. THE TWO GOT TALKING ANO HE NAWATEO HIS ENT/~E STO~Y TO HE~. OH MY ! THAT IS THE fUNNIEST STOQY I'VE EVEQ HEAQO!
WON'T BE fUNNY fOQ ME WHEN I HAVE TO PAY Off MY OEBTS AT THE ENO Of THE MONTH!
OHYES !HOW AQE YOU GOING TO PAYOff YOUQOEBT? IT MUST BE STAGGEQING!
ACCO~OINGLY, AT THE ENO OF 30 OAYS, MA~K Pf;JESENTEO HIMSELF AT THE NEWMAN ~ESIOENCE. HE TOOK PO~TIA ALONG WITH HIM GENTLEMEN, THIS IS MY fQIENO, POQTIA LANGMAN. I HAVE COME TO QETUQN THE MILLION-POUNO NOTE.
WONOEQfUL ! I'VE WON THE BET! ABEL, YOU OWE ME ;l0 ,000 POUNOS !
ACTUALLY SIR, I ENJOYEO If YOU WOULO PAY MYSElF- THIS LAST ONE MONTH THE OEBTS I HAVE ANO I fOUNO MY fUTURE WifE IN INCURREO THESE LAST THE PQOCESS. WHAT BETTER 30 OAYS THAT WOULO REWARO COULO I ASK fOR? BE A' GREAT KINONESS ON YOUR PART!
I AM SO HURT PAPA. I WOULO HAVE THOUGHT YOU HAVE AT LEAST ONE THING THAT MARK WOULO REALLY WANT!
THE NEWMANS CASHEO THE NOTE AT THE BANK ANO AFTErllT WAS CANCELLEO PrlESENTEO IT TO THE HAPPY COUPLE AS A WEOOING GIFT.
ARE YOU SURE? I CAN OffER YOU ANY POSITION YOU OESIRE OR THE CHOICEST GifTS IN MY POSSESSION!
A Day in the Life of the Defective Detectives IF YOUl2 INFOl2MATION ABOUT THE KIONAPPING IS l2IGHT / WE'LL l2EACH JUST IN TIME TO NAB THE CULPl2ITS ...
Writer: R. Nalini Illustrator: Abhijeet Kini Colourist: Umesh Sarode
THEQE'S THE MAN WHO WAS SNEAKING INTO YOUQ HOUSE, MQ. QAO! HAO IT NOT BEEN fOQ THOSE TWO BOYS ...
QELAX, I'VE MANAGEO TO PAQK OUQ CYCLES ... FIQST, WE PICK UP STUFF TO EAT ANO THEN WE QUSH TO THE NEAQEST BUS STOP!
OH, MY POOQ BABY! YOU'QE . SAFE NOW! MAMMA'S HEQE!
THEQE! OH, THEQE AQE TWO Of THEM ... OON'T THEY LOOI( A LITTLE YOUNG fOQ THIS JOB?
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THE DEFECTIVE OETECTIVES A~E DEFINITELY IN A ~USH. BUT THE O~IVE~ OF THE BUS THEY'VE BOA~OED SEEMS TO BE IN A G~EA TE~ HU~~Y -
THAT'S HOW YOUNG BOYS EAQN POCI(ET MONEY THESE OAYS ...
THE OQIVEQ'S BEHAVING LII(E HE TOO IS TQACI(ING A CQIMINAL ...
ACTUALLY, THOSE TWO BOYS SAW THIS MAN GET INTO THE BUS ANO IMMEOIATELY QANG THE BELL...
THAT MUST Be OUQ NAMeLess fQleNO WITH SOMe MOQe INfOQMATION ON THe KIONAPpeQS ...
SAM !!! YOU AQe THe UNKNOWN INfOQMeQ ?! SUQPQlIlIse !! YOU GUYS AQe SO weOICTABLe ... fALLING fOQ THe SAMe TQICKS oveQ ANO oveQ AGAIN ... Hee Hee Hee!
THINK AGAIN, QAVI - we've BeeN fQleNOS fOQ ALMOST A oeCAoe NOW ... AAAQGHHH!
THE NEXT OAY WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN QEAOING fOQ SO LONG? IS THEQE A CASE THAT QEQUIQES OUQ EXPEQTISE ?!
"THE QUEEN Of SMUGGLING, MAQIE, WAS AQQESTEO YESTEQOAY AfTEQ
TWO AMATeU(;' OeTeCTlVeS GAVE DETAILS Of HEQ HIDEOUT IN QAVAL VILLAGE TO THE POLICE ..."
"QOBBEQY AVEQTEO IN INOIQA NAGAQ ... THIEf fALLS Off LAOOEQ ... TWO BOYS HELPEO NAB HIM ..."
Script: L. Prabhu Illustrator: Savio Mascarenhas Colourist: Umesh Sarode
THE HAPPY 'O~~lER KING VIKTOI2 OF LA VOI2IA WOULO OISGWSE HIMSELF ANO MINGLE WITH HIS PEOPt.£ TO FINO OUT HOW THEY WEI2E FAI2ING UNOEI2 HIS I2ULE,
LATE, ONE EVENING, ASHE WAS WALKING TH120UGH THE POOI2EST PAI2T OF HIS CAPITAL CITY-
OUM-OEE-OUM-OEE-OUM r LIfE'S SO HAQO BUT IT COULO BE WOQSE. OUM-OEEOUM- OEE-OUM r
I EARN ENOUGH TO SUPPORT MYSEL.f EACH
OAY!
WHY SHOUL.O I NOT GET CUSTOMERS? IT HAS NEVER HAPPEN EO BEfORE. THE L.ORO I(NOWS I NEEO CUSTOMERS. HE PQOVIOES.
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THE NEXT MOr;>NlNG 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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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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