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.[1] The stories are set in and around Delhi circa seventies and eighties.

Billoo
Illustration by Pran Kumar Sharma
Publication information
PublisherDiamond Comics
Created byPran Kumar Sharma

Character and appearance

Billoo is describable as a fun-loving and charismatic teenager[2] with a passion for cricket and TV. He is a prankster whose pranks tend to backfire on him, but manages to resolve them all at the end of the day with his wit.[3][4][5] Billoo's eyes always remain obscured by his hair, with the exception of the issue Billoo's Valentine's Day, story "Ek din" (lit trsl. " One day " ).

Early stories showed Billoo as a child rather than a teenager.

Supporting cast
  • Moti. Billoo's pet dog.
  • Jozi. A neighborhood girl who is a childhood friend and eventual love interest to Billoo.
  • Gabdu. One of Billoo's friends.
  • Monu. One of Billoo's friends.
  • Bishamber. One of Billoo's friends.
  • Bajarangi. A local wrestler, who has a rivalry with Billoo.
  • Dhakkan. Bajarangi's sidekick.
  • Colonel Three Nought Three. Jozi's father, who has an immense dislike for Billoo, threatening to shoot him whenever they encounter each other.

References
  1. PTI (2014-08-06). "Consumer". www.livemint.com/. Archived from the original on 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  2. "7 Comics you need to re-read and revisit your childhood this Children's Day!". India.com. 2015-11-14. Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  3. Seervai, Shanoor (2014-08-06). "Creator of Chacha Chaudhary Comics, Pran Sharma, Dies". WSJ. Archived from the original on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  4. "Pran, the creator of India's aam aadmi superheroes, no more". Firstpost. 2014-08-06. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  5. Offensive, Marking Them (2014-08-10). "The man whose brain worked faster than Chacha Chaudhary". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
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