Thrilling Tale of Dev: From Fugitive to Unlikely Hero in the World of Baaz Comics

Dev is a notorious criminal who has escaped from jail by breaking it, and the police force is issuing a warning to apprehend him. While fleeing through the jungle, Dev is captured by soldiers who mistake him for a ghostly prince named Rajkumar Baaz. They take him to their world, where Dev discovers a resemblance between him and Rajkumar Baaz. The gurus in that realm provide him with the miraculous attire of Baaz, initiating his training. Rajkumar Baaz, having left the mystical world, is now living among humans, leaving Dev in charge.

In this new world, Dev continues his training, deceiving everyone and learning to harness the powers of various entities within the costume. Soon, both the gurus and Dev realize that he is not the real Baaz. Dev escapes and returns to the human world, unleashing terror. He makes a deal with a terrorist organization called the Black Tigers, which had a global reign of terror. Dev discovers his true identity as the genuine Baaz and decides to eliminate the terrorists.

In the ghost world, a cunning Dev is sent to kill Guru Dev to bring him into the human world. However, Dev strikes a deal with Guru Dev, agreeing to help him capture the real Baaz. In return, Dev demands payment and information about the terrorists from Baaz. The story of Baaz and Dev is presented in the early comics ‘Baaz,’ ‘Baaz ka Aantak,’ and ‘Baaz Hi Baaz.’

Baaz, from the Tulsi Comics, is a superhero created by Parshuram Sharma, who also created Nagaraj. The artwork is done by Chitrakann Vikas Pankaj, with lettering by Aradhana Sharma. Similar to the Yoga and Yosho comics, Baaz also appeared in larger-sized comics. Regarding Baaz’s powers, he possesses a magical costume that deflects any weapon attack towards the attacker with ten times the force. His belt contains a wheel capable of cutting down large trees in an instant, and after wearing the costume, he can leap great distances. Speaking of the Baaz’s story, there are several uncertainties. Firstly, despite being magical beings, the ghosts and spirits, in their cunningness, manage to mislead Dev into believing he is Baaz, which goes beyond logical understanding. It seems as if the author was determined to convey to readers that a superhero is in the making. However, it cannot be denied that where superheroes were acquiring powers in some incident outside the country in comics, something new was happening in India. If we remove the resemblance of Baaz’s costume to Batman, Baaz’s story stands out.