Bantul the Great
| Bantul the Great | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Author | Narayan Debnath |
| Illustrator | Narayan Debnath |
| Publisher | Deb Sahityo Kutir |
| Magazine | Shuktara |
| Handa Bhonda, Nonte Phonte, Bahadur Beral | |
Batul, Bantul, Batul the Great, or Bantul the Great (Bengali: বাঁটুল দি গ্রেট) is a popular Bengali comic strip character created by Narayan Debnath. Bantul the great is originally India's first untelevised superhero. It first appeared and still appears in a children's magazine called Shuktara and is widely read, not only by children but by adults as well. It has since appeared in a comic book format and as an animation series.