Major American comics syndicated by the magazine include Disney Comics and various super-heroes ( Spider-Man, Batman, the Phantom and Mandrake the Magician).īalarama is known for its decades-long partnership with Amar Chitra Katha/India Book House (thus publishing Shikari Shambu, Kapish, Kalia the Crow, Suppandi and Tantri the Mantri and the Malayalam Amar Chitra Katha). Malayala Manorama also publishes Balarama Amar Chitra Katha, Kalikkudukka, Balarama Digest (all in Malayalam), MagicPot, Manorama Tell Me Why, National Geographic Kids (English) and Akkad Bakkad (Hindi).
Publication history Early period (1972–1983): for teenage youngsters īalarama was started on 1 March 1972 as a monthly magazine by M.
