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| The interesting contributor to this issue is Moira Bertram, who sometimes worked under the pen-name 'Bert'. Moira was born in 1929 and studied portraiture while growing up. Her first comic, 'Jo and Her Magic Cloak', was published in the newspaper The Daily Mirror in January 1945 while she was still a teenager. Her art was bold and dynamic reflecting her more pure art background compared to the commercial art skills of many of her male colleagues. She worked with her sister, Kathleen, who assisted with the layouts and lettered the finished pages. After a period working for Frank Johnson, she started self-publishing as well as freelancing with a range of other comics publishers. She finished with comics in the 1950s. She also designed paperback covers. I can't see any information as to whether she is still alive. |
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| Hello Downunder Dan.
AusReprints.net mentions that Moira passed away in 1993. |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | 1946 | Price: 6d [0-0-6 GBP] | Pages: 1 |
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| Featuring | Jo; The Raven; Captain Jerry Winters |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Dutchy; Wolowakka; The Raven |
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| Comic Story | Dinny Pails (1 page) |
| Featuring | Sporting Life |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Sports | Characters: Dinny Pails |
| Notes | On inside front cover. |
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| Synopsis | The Raven's plane is brought down to the island with Karnis' lair. |
| Featuring | The Raven |
| Content | Genre: Aviation; Superhero | Characters: The Raven; Blackbeard; Karnis; Dr. Mason |
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| Synopsis | Prendergast is given an opponent to box. |
| Featuring | Prendergast and Midshipman Breezy |
| Credits | Script: Neil Martin Sherlock [as Lock] (signed) | Pencils: Neil Martin Sherlock [as Lock] (signed) | Inks: Neil Martin Sherlock [as Lock] (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Prendergast; Breezy |
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| Synopsis | Prendergast beats his opponent. |
| Featuring | Prendergast and Midshipman Breezy |
| Credits | Script: Neil Martin Sherlock [as Lock] (signed) | Pencils: Neil Martin Sherlock [as Lock] (signed) | Inks: Neil Martin Sherlock [as Lock] (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Prendergast; Breezy |
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| Synopsis | Jo and Serge are pulled by the current known as "the terror of the airways" to a tribe of headhunters. |
| Featuring | Jo |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Jungle | Characters: Jo; Wolowakka; Serge Shawn; King Kung; Saraka; Terrible Gertie |
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| Synopsis | The twins help a bum looking for clothes. |
| Featuring | The Terrible Twins |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Mr. Galoofus |
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| Synopsis | Jerry has to wrestle a 400 lb. monster to gain Dutchy's confidence. |
| Featuring | Captain Jerry Winters |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Captain Jerry Winters; Karan; Dutchy; Dr. Kutse |
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| Synopsis | Breezy loses the weather report and makes do with other sources. |
| Featuring | Prendergast and Midshipman Breezy |
| Credits | Script: Neil Martin Sherlock [as Lock] (signed) | Pencils: Neil Martin Sherlock [as Lock] (signed) | Inks: Neil Martin Sherlock [as Lock] (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Prendergast; Breezy |
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| Comic Story | Elizabeth Wife of Governor MacQuarie (1 page) |
| Featuring | Australian Background |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Elizabeth MacQuarrie |
| Notes | On back cover. |
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