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(The company is still publishing educational books, and its head office remain the same as above, though they do not publish the comic series anymore)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