The Adventures of Suppandi
The Adventures of Suppandi
The Adventures of Suppandi
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Suppandi made his debut in Tinkle No.27 in January 1983. He was born out
of a story sent by P.Varadarajan from Chennai.Varadarajan sent 3 stories in
all in narrative form, and they were rendered into comics in the Tinkle studio,
the illustrations being done by the inimitable Ram Waeerkar.
Stories of fools have a universal appeal but not many Suppandi fans would
describe him as a fool. Suppandi gets into trouble not because he cannot
follow orders but because he insists on thinking for himself. In the very first
story, for example, his mistress wants him to call a doctor as she has a fever,
but instead of following orders as any other domestic help
would, he gets a brainwave and decides to treat her
himself.The consequences of course are
disastrous.
Suppandi was an instant success with Tinkle
readers.They started sending Suppandi
stories of their own, and the editors realised
that the simpleton with the funny, rectangula
head, had come to stay.Suppandi continues
to be the most popular of the Tinkle cartoons,
loved not only by children but also adults.
kRam Waeerkar's talented daughter,
J Archana Amberkar, now illustrates the comic
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SUPPANDTS F O R M E R B O S S E S O N SUPPANDI...
f "HE'S DUMB,
k DUMBER,
DUMBEST!"
HE USED TO DRIVE
ME CRAZY! I USED TO "HE'S A MONSTER!
PULL OUT BUNCHES HE WANTED TO
OF MY HAIR IN REMOVE MY
FRUSTRATION!" WRINKLES WITH A
HOT IRON! "
suppanM
Suppandisays:
"I BRING HAPPINESS AND
JOY WHEREVER I GO.
NOBODY WHOM I'VE WORKED FOR
CAN EVER FORGET ME!"
SUPPANDI HAS A REMEDY
This was the very first Suppandi story to appear in Tinkle.
SUPPANDI MS A FOOL!QH #CHt> I THINK I H A V E I'LL GO AT
VOiING SOV WHO LIVED IN VOU "BE FEVE£> MV CHILD. GO S ONCE.
a LITTLE VILLAGE. WITH HIS HOT A L L FETCH A DOCTOR. .
GKftNOMOTHEtZ, ONE DW— OVER.
TO COOL
. IT. v
NO. \
WE DON'T ^
N E E D HIM.
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3 8
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OUR FRIEND HAS LEARNT A LESSON TODAY-A LESSON AN OLD PROVERB TEACHES.
Make your own toy YOU WILL NEED: A PIECE OF STIFF CARD PAPER,
TRACING PAPER, A PENCIL AND A PAIR OF SCISSORS.
4. NEXT FLICK IT
WITH THE FIRST FINGER
OF YOUR RIGHT HAND
LIKE THIS.
COFFEE OR
QUESTIONS?
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CANCEL
WW ORDER!
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Sports with SUPPANDI
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I was once invited to play in a football match as one of the teams was short of players.
Halfway through the match the referee awarded a Free Kick to the opposite team. I was
appalled! Here I was merrily kicking the ball at every opportunity unaware that there were
only a few Free Kicks. I quietly slipped out of the field before they could ask me to pay.
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- • S O I BOUGHT
T E N C O P I E S OFTOpAYS
P A P E R !
SUPP/>iMDl,I WISH TO PARTICIPATE HERE,TAKE T H I S
IN AN ART COMPETITION, ao AND H U N D R E P - R U P E E NlOTE
GETTING
PAY MY FEE: SEVENT"/-FIVE ANP B R I M S B A C K
RUPEES ATTHE COMMUNITY T WE NT 1 /-FIVE R U P E E S .
A REFUND
LPtlER-
ANSWERS ON PAGE 60
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LOOK CAREFULLY AT THESE PICTURES. SOMETHING IMPORTANT IS MISSING IN
EACH OF THEM. FIND OUT WHAT'S MISSING, FILL IT IN THE RIGHT SQUARE AND
COMPLETE THE CROSSWORD.
1: FOLD THE PAPER LIKE THIS. 2: NOW DRAW 3: OPEN OUT THE
THIS SHAPE FOLDED SHAPE AND
AND CUTAWAY PAINT FACES AND
THE CLOTHES ON YOUR
SHADED DANCING DOLLS.
PORTION.
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SUPPANDI
SAVES
A SHIRT
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FORTUNATELY I CUT I T UP
HAVE ANOTHER SILK A N D PATCHED UP
T H E ONE I BURNTf
S I R , WHW X / ' l b THAT T H E 0N£ 90H! T£PA</ 15 \
HAVE WU PUT THIS\ WIL KNOW THAT <JDU ) 51/PPAMP/ MP \RR5>T RW AT SCHOOL.)
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SUPPANDIjWHM HAVEN'T
BALCONY
THAT BVeN/N'6 -
SUPP AND!»HAVE
FINISHED THE OOB
HAP ASKED MOU TO
DO ?
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D W E L L S
CATCH THAT SCOUNDREL; GOOD-B'VE, WHAT CAN WE DO WHAT WILL. WE DO
'S THE LAST THING ^INSPECTOR NOW! WE HAVEN OR DINNER! WE'LL
DO ? ANV f/lONEW WITH STARVE*
STOMACHS
GROWLING
ALREAD4.
JUL
^AGOOPIOEB! y f ~ ~
LEAD PRICES ARE/
JSOING U P !
SUPPANDl'S EMPLOYER WAS A
emu-TIME BUSINESSMAN
WHO TRIED TO TEACH
HIM THE RUDIMENTS OF
BUDDING RUNNING A BUSINESS-
...50 REMEMBER, YOU
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A PROFIT OF
T WENT V-FIVE
RUPEES. HEE.HEE \/
WHAT A SHREWP,
BUSINESSMAN,
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...THIS
IS -HARP
WORK.
SUPPflNPl'S NEW MftSTER INftS SETH
VftLPftTRftM WHO RAN A PROVISION
I'VE ALMOST
MAPE IT. THANKS
_ TO SCIPPANP1!!
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SUPPPiNOI HAD STARTEP ft BASBS&S
FSUPPANDU
SHOP. ONE MORNING— f
HARD OF mSAN
EftR.-NOSE-
HEARING
THROAT
SPECMUSr.
TREATS
Picture (1) and picture (2) were
supposed to be identical. The
artist, however, has made 6 errors.
Can you find them?
Briefcase
42
Hake a paper whistle
You will need: A thin piece of paper and scissors.
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SUPPANDt WAS GOING TON'S THERE'LL BE A BUS
NATIVE PLACE FOP A FEW MVS- COMING ALONG SOON-
PUT OUT YOUR HAND
HAND
SLAPSTICK!
EVERVBODV THINKS f TLL ASK THAT \ [ OH, \
I AM A FOOL. I WISH I STRANGER JF HE / I SIR... J
I COULD PROVE f CAN SHOW )
MYSELF TO BE V M E HOW. J L
HA! H A • S E E
HOW I FOOLED
•) HOU! V
NEIGHBOUR'S
FAN
WE BORROWED IT
FROM ttIM REMEMBER?
THEY'LL SEND THE
BILL TO H I M !
HERE ARE SOME
PUZZLES FOR YOU
TO SOLVE!
BEAr^^
LOOK CAREFULLY AT THIS PICTURE. HOW MANY THINGS CAN YOU FIND WHICH BEGIN
WITH THE LETTER R?
E. HOLD IT IN
YOUR PALM
AND WATCH IT
FOLD UP ITS
LEGS.
HALF A
BUCKET
A I E E t SUPPANPS, ^
THE n v . . . SO I AAA
WHAT ARE VOU ) INSTRUCTIONS CUTTING T H I S
DOING 2 _/ OH THE BUCKET INTO
- " P A C K E T SAV HALF.
' T H A T T H E DETERGENT
H A S TO BE
DISSOLVES? m HALF
A BUCKET OF
WATER.
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THE DUMBBELLS GET A FRIGHT Illustrations : Anand Mande
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SOMEBODY'S^ /cirOOD. IT'S
COMINQ. I YABOUT TIME WE
CAN HEAR J GOT SOME
F O O T S T E P S . y \ S E R V t C & HERE
AAAAHI
/ NOT \
THAT WAY. LET'S
.LEAVE BY THE WHAT
WINDOW. y ABOUT
. MOTU?
I'LL GO
FIRST.
FT. AND I ' M " WHAT ARE YOU TALKIE
^FEELING AS ABOUT? GHOSTS
[FRESH AS A P O ^ T EXIST.THERE
FLOWER. - -a J S NO SUCH THING
A S A GHOST.
vecocH!
SUPPA MP/ WORttBP AS A
THE SLEEPY WATCHMAN FOP HtS
NEW EMPLOYER,
WATCHMAN
AN3WER3 f
TINKLE TRICKS & TREATS 1 TINKLE TRICKS AND TREATS 3
A) 1. Pearl, 2. Pan, 3. Pen, 4. Pea,
5. Ear, 6. Reel, 7. Pear, 8. Oar, A. 1. Flags on Tent. 2. Stripes on Tent.
9. Pole, 10. Rope. 3. Horse's Nostril.4. Balloon. 5. Man's
Teeth. 6. Stripes on man's clothes
B) I.Japan, 2.Nepal, 3.Sri Lanka,
4.Canada, 5.Bangladesh, B. The briefcase is out of place. All
6. Bhutan, 7. Pakistan. the other objects give protection
against the sun.
C) A bird in hand is worth two in
the bush. C. Qasim, Sunil,
John, Rahul,
Mohan in that
TINKLE TRICKS & TREATS 2 order.
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SUPPMDt WAS PLftHING FOOTBALL ,
GOALKEEPER
SUPPAMDt WAS OUT QtCUHQ
NO WfTH MS EMPLOYER.
ENTRY
ONE MORNm AS SUPPMD! WAS
THE
b l i n p . i'M SURE
HE ISN'T. •
SUSPICIOUS o
w
ONE MORNlSle
ACHIEVING
SUCCESS
HERE,SUPPANDI,1 WANT
VOU TO 6 0 TO THE MARKET
HIDDEN AND BUV SOME PROVISIONS.
HERE 1 © FIFT</ RUPEES
TREASURE AND TWO RUPEES FOR
WAVSIDE EXPENSES.
ves,
SIR.
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