About this issue
What’s Special? Ho ho ho! Celebrate the season and the end of a cracking year with stories of thrills, chills and no-frills fun! Aisha finds a cottage full of SuperWeird animals that are being experimented upon by someone sinister. Who could it be? Find out in SuperWeirdos: Crrrack! Friends Surbhi and Aaya aren’t talking to each other. But can a skiing competition threaten to end their friendship for good? Check out Downhill Drama. A fisherman stumbles upon a cottage where an old couple gives him shelter, and then mysteriously vanishes! What’s going on?! Find out in Tree Trunk for a Boat. Billy takes a chance on Fang HelSingh to escape from the Vampire Council prison. But then, a dangerous foe shows up. Uh-oh! Check out Dental Diaries: Trial and Error. And gather up your family to make some super-duper coasters with our Christmas DIY! ‘Tis the season to be jolly! Also Starring: Maddy’s cranky uncle finds that he’s no match for Suppandi’s literal logic in Steer Your Way. When Fiona breaks an agreement, her magic stool takes matters into its own hands in The Magic Stool. And Mansi and Rihaan uncover the shocking secret of the Greek codes in the thrilling conclusion to the story It’s All Greek to Me!
About TINKLE
Tinkle started as a fortnightly children’s comics magazine, in 1980. Under the guidance of editor-founder, Anant Pai, the brand evolved the tagline ‘Where learning meets fun’. It was one of the first few children’s comics magazines with Indian content at that time. Till then children were reading syndicated foreign comics, – Archies, Phantom, Mandrake – translated into Indian languages. In Tinkle, children could read folktales from all over the world as well as stories revolving around the Tinkletoons. Many of these characters have evolved into icons such as Suppandi, Shikari Shambu, Tantri the Mantri, Kalia the Crow, etc. Over the years, newer characters have stepped into the Tinkle pages. These include the Defective Detectives, Butterfingers, Sea Diaries, etc. Apart from comics, the magazine also engages readers with several educative non-fiction pages including puzzles, do-it-yourself crafts, solve-it-yourself mysteries, knowledge features on a wide range of subjects and contests. Though intended as a magazine for children between the ages of 8 and 14, Tinkle’s reach goes far beyond. Families eagerly look forward to the magazine, every month, across the length and breadth of the country. It is probably not just the entertainment but the unexpected insights that the magazine gives their children that families value. Owing to Uncle Pai’s efforts, Tinkle is also welcomed by educators and school principals and thus holds a position as a recommended magazine for wholesome edutainment.