- Chitra Bharti Kathamala
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Brief history
Chitra Bharti Kathamala was a popular Indian Comic publication during the early 80s. It was the comic publication line of one of the India's biggest publishers of Engineering and technical books - S.Chand and Company Ltd, New Delhi. They finally ended publishing comics in the late 80s.
Head Office
The head office of Chitra Bharti Kathamala was S.Chand and Company Ltd. Raamnagar, New Delhi Pin 110055 (The company is still publishing educational books, and its head office remain the same as above, though they do not publish the comic series anymore)
Frequency/ Language
The Chitra Bharti Kathamala enjoyed moderate success. The company used to publish one comics every fortnight making it a total of 24 issues in a year. The comics were published both in Hindi and English languages.
Characters and Themes
Following were the regular characters in the Chitra Bharti Kathamala Universe -
- Secret Agent 005 - Junior James Bond
- Space Star
- Private Detective Kapil
- Manasputra
- Chandru
- Bhabhi Ji
- Apart from these regular characters, the theme ranged from fairy and knight tales, general/social/comical stories to the biographies of the historical personalities and details of the historical monuments and events.
Known Issues of Chitra Bharti Kathamala
Issue No. Title 001 Jay Bharat 002 Chandrahaas 003 Bahadurshah Jafar 004 Dhruvtara 005 Shaitaan ka Shadyantra 006 Chauptanand 007 Munshi Totaram ki Swargyatra 008 Samudra ka Shaitaan 009 Chittor ka Chiraag 010 Hatyaa ka Jaal (Secret Agent 005 - Junior James Bond) 011 Bolra Pedh 012 Watan Ke Saudagar (Secret Agent 005 - Junior James Bond) 013 Rahasyamaya Grah (Space Star) 014 Kaali Billi 015 Nawaab Latpat 016 Jail Ki Hawaa (Secret Agent 005 - Junior James Bond) 017 Dhurt Mantri 018 Jaadugar Chakram 019 Naag Kanya 020 Jahreeley Baune (Space Star) 021 Chaandi Ka Pahaad 022 Swarg Ka Neta - Madaari Laal 023 Mister Champat 024 Uranium ke Chor (Space Star) 025 Time Bomb (Secret Agent 005 - Junior James Bond) 026 Veerdhwaj 027 Qaatil Mere Peechhe (Secret Agent 005 - Junior James Bond) 028 Begam Samaru 030 Vinash Ke Putle (Space Star) 034 International Killer (Secret Agent 005 - Junior James Bond) 036 Shalimar Ke Chor (Private Detective Kapil) 037 Nakli Goli Asli Maut (Private Detective Kapil) 042 Anokha Chor - RamKishore (Secret Agent 005 - Junior James Bond) 049 Mahamaya Ki Talwaar (Manasputra) 074 Mahan Khiladi (Bhabhi Ji) 076 Papa Kho Gaye Categories:- Indian comics
- Comic book publishing companies of India
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