Chitra Bharti Kathamala
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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110055 (The company is still publishing educational books, and its head office remain the same as above, though they do not publish the comic series anymore)
[edit] 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.
[edit] Characters and Themes
There were only two regular characters in the Chitra Bharti Kathamala Universe -
- Secret Agent 005 - Junior James Bond
- Space Star
- 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.
[edit] 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 |
