Diamond Comics is an Indian comic books publisher and distribution company, headquartered in

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. It is the largest

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distributor and publisher in India. Diamond Comics created several original Indian comic characters like

Chacha Chaudhary Chacha Chaudhary is an Indian comic book A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panel (comic ...

Billoo Billoo ( Hindi: बिल्लू) is an Indian comic character created by Pran Kumar Sharma and first appeared in print in 1973 in his self-titled series, published by Diamond Comics. The stories are set in and around Delhi circa seventies and ...

, Pinki and

Motu Patlu ''Motu Patlu'' is an Indian animated sitcom created by Harvinder Mankkar and written by Niraj Vikram that premiered on Nickelodeon in India on 16 October 2012. The series is produced by Cosmos-Maya Studios and Viacom 18. It is adapted from the ...

Major characters of Diamond Comics

Cartoonist Pran's characters

, main characters: Chacha Chaudhary (Chachaji), Sabu (Chachaji's faithful assistant who has come from Jupiter), Bini (Chachaji's wife) Raaket (Chachaji's dog), Raakaa (a villain who drank an 'immortality' potion), Gobar Singh (a bandit), Dhamaka Singh (Gobar's aide) *

, main characters: Billoo, Joji, Gabdu, Bajrangi Pahalwan * Pinki, main characters: Pinki, Grandma, Grandpa, Champu, Jhapatji * Raman - a middle class office-worker, main characters: Raman, Kamli, Khalifa, Moga Singh, Office Boss * Shrimati Ji - a mid-class simple housewife * Daabu * Channi Chachi * Soni-Sampat - a mid-class young couple

Teamed-up characters

* Chacha-Bhatija * Sunny Gill & the Agents of Sniff (based on

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film) (co-operation with

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's Trinity Pictures) * Agniputra-Abhay * Tau Ji (with Rumjhum) * Motu-Patlu * Motu-Chhotu * Chhotu-Lamboo * Lamboo-Motu * Anderam-Danderam * Alturam-Falturam * Manglu Madari - Bander Bihari * Mama-Bhanja * Raajan-Iqbal * Fauladi Singh (with Lamboo, Dr. John) * Chacha Chaudhry (With Sabu)

Fun/family characters

* Ankur * Chimpoo * Paltoo * Meeku

Action figures

* Mahabali Shaka * Jasoos Chakram * Dynamite * Jimmy Hendricks

Foreign characters (licensed)

* Phantom *

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* Spider-Man * Superman *

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* Archibald Andrews *

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Advertisements/endorsement/TV series

Shaktimaan Shaktimaan is an Indian Hindi-language superhero television show, created by Mukesh Khanna that aired on DD National from 13 September 1997 to 27 March 2005. Producer Mukesh Khanna played the role of Shaktimaan and his alter ego "Pandit G ...

(Based on the popular TV serial for children, Shaktimaan starring

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, an Indian Superhero.) * Rasna Genie ( Rasna is one of the biggest drinks in India.) *

Kapil Dev Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj (Pronunciation: əpiːl deːʋ born 6 January 1959) is an Indian former cricketer. He was a fast-medium bowler and a hard-hitting middle-order batsman, and was named by ''Wisden'' as the Indian Cricketer of the Cent ...

(Prithvi Ke Rakshak - Action Grahvasi) (Comic produce as an ad campaign for Action Shoes) * Big Babool Children (Distributed free with Perfetti's popular Big Babool Bubble Gum) *

Captain Vyom ''Captain Vyom'' is an Indian television series aired on DD National in 1998. It was directed by Ketan Mehta and starred Milind Soman. Plot By 2123, humans have conquered the solar system and established space stations on several planets. The ...

(Comic version of a space adventure TV series of the same name starring

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in the title role)

3D comics

* ''Diamond Comics 3D Series''

List of Diamond Comics

References

External links

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