Chitra Bharti Kathamala was a popular Indian comic book publication during the early 1980s. 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 1980s due to an increasingly competitive market in India with Western comics publishers.
Head Office The head office of Chitra Bharti Kathamala was S.Chand and Company Ltd. Raamnagar, New Delhi, Pin 110055. The company still publishes educational books, and its head office remains the same. They, however, do not publish the comic series any more.
Frequency/ Language The Chitra Bharti Kathamala enjoyed moderate success. The company used to publish one comic 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 The following were the regular characters in the Chitra Bharti Kathamala Universe: Secret Agent 005 - Junior James Bond Space Star (Captain Gaurav) Private Detective Kapil Chandru Manasputra Bhabhi Ji Chocolate (Collection)
Apart from these regular characters, themes ranged from fairy and knight tales, general, social and comical stories to the biographies of historical personalities and details of historical monuments and events.
List of Chitra Bharti Kathamala Issue No. Title English Title Series 001 Jai Bharat Jai Bharat 002 Chandrahaas 003 Bahadurshah Jafar Bahadurshah Jafar 004 Dhruvtara Dhruv Tara 005 Shaitaan ka Shadyantra Devil's Web 006 Chauptanand Chaupatanand 007 Munshi Totaram ki Swargyatra Munshi Tota Ram In Heaven 008 Samudra ka Shaitaan The Sea Monster 009 Chittor ka Chiraag The Gallants of Chittor 010 Hatyaa ka Jaal (Secret Agent 005 - Junior James Bond: 1) 011 Bolta Ped The Talking Tree 012 Watan Ke Saudagar The Traitors (Secret Agent 005 - Junior James Bond: 2) 013 Rahasyamaya Grah The Mysterious Planet (Space Star: 1) 014 Kaali Billi Black Cat 015 Nawaab Latpat Nawab Latpat 016 Jail Ki Hawaa Back To The Jail (Secret Agent 005 - Junior James Bond: 3) 017 Dhurt Mantri The Wicked Minister 018 Jaadugar Chakram Wisdom Of A Prince 019 Naagkanya The Serpent Girl 020 Zahareeley Baune Space City XVII (Space Star: 2) 021 Chaandi Ka Pahaad The Silver Mountain 022 Swarg Ka Neta - Madari Lal Madari Laal The Leader Of The Heaven 023 Mister Champat Mr. Champat/Hunt For The Will 024 Uranium ke Chor Smuggling In Space (Space Star: 3) 025 Time Bomb (Secret Agent 005 - Junior James Bond: 4) 026 Veerdhwaj Veerdhwaj 027 Qaatil Mere Peechhe (Secret Agent 005 - Junior James Bond: 5) 028 Begam Samru 029 Swatantrata Ke Karnadhaar Motilal Nehru 030 Vinash Ke Putle Messengers Of Doom (Space Star: 4) 031 Peeli Kothi The Deserted House 032 Khoon Ke Baad Khoon (Secret Agent 005 - Junior James Bond: 6) 033 Rashtra Nayak Jawaharlal Nehru Leader of the Nation-Jawahar Lal Nehru 034 Videshi Qatil International Killer (Secret Agent 005 - Junior James Bond: 7) 035 Bam Bam Puran 036 Shalimar Ke Chor Thieves Of Shalimar (Private Detective Kapil: 1) 037 Nakli Goli Asli Maut The Invisible Killer (Private Detective Kapil: 2) 038 Mitti Ki Rajkumari Clay Princess 039 Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Isai, Ham Sab Hain Bhai Bhai (Secret Agent 005 - Junior James Bond: 8) 040 Chamatkari Singhasan The Miracle Throne 041 Maut Ka Farista Vengeance Is Mine (Private Detective Kapil: 3) 042 Anokha Chor - RamKishore Thief With A Difference (Secret Agent 005 - Junior James Bond: 9) 043 Bharat Ratna - Indira Gandhi 044 Amar Shaheed Veer Singh Veer Singh The Immortal Son Of India 045 Surya Ki Beti 046 Nikamma Nagar 047 Gappiram Aur Murkhanand 048 Dracula Aur Dragon (Chandru: 1) 049 Mahamaya Ki Talwaar The Sword Of Mahamaya (Manas Putra: 1) 050 Begum Hazrat Mahal 051 Do Badmash, Hua Sarvnash (Secret Agent 005 - Junior James Bond: 10) 052 Kakori Ke Shaheed The Martyrs of Kakori 053 Anokha Computer (Secret Agent 005 - Junior James Bond: 11) 054 Akkad Bakkad 055 Mahakali Ki Swarn Mudrayen The Gold Coins Of Mahakali 056 Jebkatra Natwarlal (Chandru: 2) 057 Mahabali Balram 058 Urvashi Urvashi 059 Suryamani The Sun-Jewel 060 Baaton Ka Badshah 061 Black Hole Black Hole (Manas Putra: 2) 062 Dhanwaan Bhikhari 063 Khatarnak Hatyare, Itne Sare (Secret Agent 005 - Junior James Bond: 12) 064 Rajkumari Swapna Ki Wapasi The Return Of Rajkumari Swapna (Manas Putra: 3) 065 Strange Judgement 066 Chor Kaun? To Catch A Thief 067 Aa Bala, Pakad Gala (Secret Agent 005 - Junior James Bond: 13) 068 Hawai Ghoda 069 Robo Cat Robo Cat 070 Jasoos Hue Fail, Mili Jail (Secret Agent 005 - Junior James Bond: 14) 071 Nayee Saree (Bhabhi Ji: 1) 072 Chamatkari Chhadi The Magic Wand 073 Luteron Ki Baraat A Band Of Robbers (Secret Agent 005 - Junior James Bond: 15) 074 Mahaan Khiladi (Bhabhi Ji: 2) 075 Sheru Badmash (Chandru: 3) 076 Adrashya Lutera The Mystery Man (Private Detective Kapil: 4) 077 Imaraton Ki Chori The Theft of Buildings 078 Diwali Ki Fuljhadiyan (Bhabhi Ji: 3) 079 Papa Kho Gaye 080 Buddhiman Tota 081 Aafat Singh Ki Aafat (Secret Agent 005 - Junior James Bond: 16) 082 Mahayudh (Bhabhi Ji: 4) 083 Chitralekha 084 085 086 Idhar Udhar Ki Baaten (Bhabhi Ji: 5)
List of Chocolate Comics
Issue No. Title Main Story 001 Maut Ka Naach (Private Detective Kapil: 5) 002 Roohon Ki Ghaati - 1 (Private Detective Kapil: 6) 003 Roohon Ki Ghaati - 2 (Private Detective Kapil: 6) 004 Roohon Ki Ghaati - 3 (Private Detective Kapil: 6) 005 Rahasyamaya Hatyara (Private Detective Kapil: 7) 006 Kanoon Ke Lambe Hath (Private Detective Kapil: 8) 007 Antriksh Ke Hamlawar - 1 (Manas Putra: 4) 008 Antriksh Ke Hamlawar - 2 (Manas Putra: 4) 009 Antriksh Ke Hamlawar - 3 (Manas Putra: 4) 010 Nashe Ke Saudagar - 1 (Private Detective Kapil: 9) 011 Nashe Ke Saudagar - 2 (Private Detective Kapil: 9) 012 Nashe Ke Saudagar - 3 (Private Detective Kapil: 9)
Sangam Series (Reprint Collection)
Issue No. Title English Title Series Bahadur Shah Zafar/Chittor Ka Chirag/Begum Samru Bahadur Shah Zafar/The Gallants of Chittor/Begum Samru Veer Gathayen 002 Jai Bharat/Chandrahas/Dhruvtara Jai Bharat/Chandrahas/Dhruv Tara Pauranik Kathayen 003 Rahasyamaya Grah/Zahareele Baune/Uranium Ke Chor The Mysterious Planet/Space City XVII/Smuggling In Space Space Star Motilal Nehru/Jawaharlal Nehru/Indira Gandhi Motilal Nehru/Jawaharlal Nehru/Indira Gandhi Vibhuti Sangam Bolta Ped/Dhoort Mantri/Jadugar Chakram The Talking Tree/The Wicked Minister/Wisdom Of A Prince
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