Chitra Bharti Kathamala
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Brief history

Chitra Bharti Kathamala was a popular Indian Comic
Indian comics
Indian comics are comic books and graphic novels associated with the culture of India. India has a long tradition of comic readership, characters from centuries-old myths and folktales have adorned the covers of children's comic books in India for decades...

 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(The company is still publishing educational books, and its head office remain the same as above, though they do not publish the comic series anymore)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
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