Billoo
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| publisher= Diamond Comics
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| creators= Pran Kumar Sharma
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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.{{cite web | author=PTI | title=Consumer | website=www.livemint.com/ | date=2014-08-06 | url=http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/FHLAfkdDKb4cgQ6w5KdQmM/Cartoonist-Pran-creator-of-iconic-Chacha-Chowdhury-dead.html | accessdate=2016-03-03 | archive-date=2018-01-15 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115185609/http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/FHLAfkdDKb4cgQ6w5KdQmM/Cartoonist-Pran-creator-of-iconic-Chacha-Chowdhury-dead.html | url-status=live }} The stories are set in and around Delhi circa seventies and eighties.
Character and appearance
Billoo is describable as a fun-loving and charismatic teenager{{cite web | title=7 Comics you need to re-read and revisit your childhood this Children’s Day! | website=India.com | date=2015-11-14 | url=http://www.india.com/top-n/7-comics-you-need-to-re-read-and-revisit-your-childhood-this-childrens-day-702463/ | accessdate=2016-03-03 | archive-date=2016-08-14 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814164243/http://www.india.com/top-n/7-comics-you-need-to-re-read-and-revisit-your-childhood-this-childrens-day-702463/ | url-status=live }} 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.{{cite web | last=Seervai | first=Shanoor | title=Creator of Chacha Chaudhary Comics, Pran Sharma, Dies | website=WSJ | date=2014-08-06 | url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2014/08/06/creator-of-chacha-chaudhury-comics-pran-sharma-dies/ | accessdate=2016-03-03 | archive-date=2016-03-11 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311233046/http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2014/08/06/creator-of-chacha-chaudhury-comics-pran-sharma-dies/ | url-status=live }}{{cite web | title=Pran, the creator of India's aam aadmi superheroes, no more | website=Firstpost | date=2014-08-06 | url=http://www.firstpost.com/living/pran-the-creator-of-indias-aam-aadmi-superheroes-no-more-1651881.html | accessdate=2016-03-03 | archive-date=2016-11-01 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101000843/http://www.firstpost.com/living/pran-the-creator-of-indias-aam-aadmi-superheroes-no-more-1651881.html | url-status=live }}{{cite web | last=Offensive | first=Marking Them | title=The man whose brain worked faster than Chacha Chaudhary | website=The Times of India | date=2014-08-10 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/deep-focus/The-man-whose-brain-worked-faster-than-Chacha-Chaudhary/articleshow/39979330.cms | accessdate=2016-03-03 | archive-date=2017-02-14 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214194851/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/deep-focus/The-man-whose-brain-worked-faster-than-Chacha-Chaudhary/articleshow/39979330.cms | url-status=live }} 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.
- Mona. Billoo's mother.
- Gabru. One of Billoo's friends.
- Monu. One of Billoo's friends.
- Bishamber. One of Billoo's friends.
- Bajrangi. A local wrestler, who has a rivalry with Billoo.
- Dhakkan. Bajrangi's sidekick.
- Nattu. Bajrangi's son who considers Billoo as his enemy.
- Colonel Three Nought Three. Jozi's father, who has an immense dislike for Billoo, threatening to shoot him whenever they encounter each other.