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 character, created by cartoonist Pran Kumar Sharma. The comic comes in ten Indian languages including Hindi and English and has sold over ten million copies. It has also been made into a television serie ...

, Billoo, 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) * Billoo, 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 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 ...

* Motu-Chhotu * Chhotu-Lamboo * Lamboo-Motu * Anderam-Danderam * Alturam-Falturam * Manglu Madari - Bander Bihari * Mama-Bhanja * Raajan-Iqbal *

Fauladi Singh Fauladi Singh is science fiction comic character in India in the decades of seventies and eighties, known as the protector of mankind. The comic was ahead of its times, at least, considering the cartoon/comic scene in India in the early eighties. ...

(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)

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* He-Man *

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* Archibald Andrews *

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Advertisements/endorsement/TV series

Shaktimaan Shaktimaan is an Indian Hindi-language Superhero fiction, 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 alt ...

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

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, an Indian Superhero.) * Rasna Genie (

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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 Cen ...

(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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