Diamond Comics

Parent company	Bhartiya Bhandar Pustakalaya
Status	Active
Founded	1978; 46 years ago (1978)[1]
Founder	Gulshan Rai Verma
Country of origin	India
Headquarters location	Delhi, India
Key people	Aanshul Verma (Director)
Publication types	Comics Books
Fiction genres	Humour Satire
Official website	www.diamondcomicsindia.in

Diamond Comics is an Indian comic book publisher and distribution company, headquartered in Delhi, India. It is the largest comic book distributor and publisher in India. Diamond Comics created several original Indian comic characters like Chacha Chaudhary, Billoo, Pinki and Motu Patlu.

Major characters of Diamond Comics

Cartoonist Pran's characters

• Chacha Chaudhary, 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 Sniff film) (co-operation with Eros'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
• Paltu the mouse
• Picklu the teenage rabbit
• Meeku the pup

Action figures

• Mahabali Shaka
• Jasoos Chakram
• Dynamite
• Jimmy Hendricks

Foreign characters (licensed)

• Phantom
• Flash Gordon
• Mandrake
• James Bond
• He-Man
• Tarzan
• Spider-Man
• Superman
• Batman
• Archie Andrews
• Jughead Jones
• Garfield

Advertisements/endorsement/TV series

• Shaktimaan (Based on the popular TV serial for children, Shaktimaan starring Mukesh Khanna, an Indian Superhero.)
• Rasna Genie (Rasna is one of the biggest drinks in India.)
• Kapil Dev (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 (Comic version of a space adventure TV series of the same name starring Milind Soman in the title role)

3D comics

• Diamond Comics 3D Series

List of Diamond Comics