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FATTY FINN’S COMIC volume 3 #7 was an anthology comic magazine published by Fatty Finn Publications in November 1945 (estimated). This comic is similar to British comics, with a mix of comics and prose stories and articles. The comics in this issue are CAPTAIN ...
THE GREEN SKELETON 4 by Peter Chapman, published by Frew Publishing in December 1953 (estimated). This is a reconstructed version of the comic: the story is from a British reprint collection called GRAND COMIC ANNUAL, which contains reprints of Australian, ...
THE SECRET FORMULA was published by the Offset Printing Company in May 1945 (estimated). It contains two separate recurring features: RED STEELE by Hal English and SHADO McGRAW by Will Donald. (These two features often appeared together.) Under World War II printing ...
SKY HAWK 12 was published by Southdown Press under its Tip-Top Comics brand in November 1955 (estimated). It was the last regular issue of this title (there was a special that came later). This title focussed on airplanes and the pilots that flew them (aeronaut ...
PHANTOM COMMANDO 3 by John Dixon was published by Horwitz Publications in (estimated) July 1959. Dixon created the character, writing and drawing the first three issues, before leaving the title to focus on his Air Hawk newspaper comic strip. Dixon was succeeded ...
TWILIGHT RANGER 4 by Michael Noonan and Keith Chatto was published by Apache Comics in February 1956 (estimated). Apache Comics was an associated company of Cleland Publications, set up to feature comics and books in the Wild West genre. Keith Chatto was the artist ...
SILVER FLASH 20 by Virgil Reilly, published by the Invincible Press in February 1952 (estimated). Silver Flash and his crew versus Bat-Face in this nautical adventure with submarines and whirlpools. This comic plays to one of Reilly’s strengths, ships ...
EXCITING ‘magpie’ COMICS is a anthology comic published by Frank Johnson in 1943. It includes MILT GRAY by Carl Lyons, BOWYANG BILL by Emile Mercier, STEVE CONRAD by Peter and Ross Chapman, PIGGY GRUNTER by Noreen and Ralph Shelley, KIM HALE by Noel ...
CLANCY OF THE OVERFLOW 1 by Hal English (loosely based on the poem by AB ‘Banjo’ Patterson) was published by Apache Comics in November 1956 (estimated). Patterson [1864-1941] started out as a lawyer, before turning to journalism with poetry on the side. ...
COLE STEELE ADVENTURE COMIC 5 by Royce Bradford was published by Wollumbin Press in 1950. Cole Steele is the underworld identity of an undercover agent, infiltrating the criminal underworld. His mission is secret, his true identity known only to the Police ...
THE PANTHER 44 by Paul Wheelahan was published by Young's Merchandising in December 1960 (estimated). Wheelahan was a prolific Australian comics creator (this tile ran for 73 issues), including Yarmak, Space Hawk, Davy Crockett, Rex Strong and the Raven. ...
THE CLOAK TELLS TALES OF MYSTERY 9 is an anthology comic published by Horwitz Publications in June 1956 (estimated). It included three stories, two by Royce Bradford and the third a reprint of a short American comics story published by Marvel Comics (which ...
TRUE PIRATE COMICS 1 is an anthology comic published by Frank Johnson in December 1947 (estimated). This comic had stories about a number of different pirates, some one-of and others having a number of stories, and had an initial regular group of creators consisting ...
THE ADVENTURES OF SMOKY DAWSON 7 features two stories drawn by Andrea Bresciani and published by Colour Comics in December 1957 (estimated). The authorship is unknown – Smoky Dawson was very protective of his public image, and certainly would have had a hand ...
HURRICANE COMIC 1 is an anthology comic published by the Offset Printing Co in November 1946 (estimated). It features a STEEL BARR story by Lloyd Piper, a JIM GREY story by Theo Keilly, and a non-fiction page on the History of Ships by “TK” (probably ...
THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF MIDDY MALONE by Syd Nicholls is one of a number of special editions in full colour, printed on heavy paper stock and at a larger size than normal (240mm x 350mm – about 9.45” x 13.75”). It sold for three times the price ...
TEX MORTON’S WILD WEST COMIC volume 2 #4 is an anthology comic based on the New Zealand and Australian country and western musician, vaudevillian, actor, television host, and circus performer, Tex Morton. It was published by Allied Authors and Artists ...
KOKEY KOALA AND HIS MAGIC BUTTON 36 by Noel Cook was published by Elmsdale Publications in June 1951 (estimated). Kit contains three stories, each separate from each other, and generally aimed at a younger audience. KOKEY KOALA is a funny animal/superhero hybrid, ...
TRIG MATSON 2 is an anthology comic published by Calvert Publishing in March 1951 (estimated). It continues the three features and one page humour strip from last issue: TRIG MATSON by Kevan Hardacre, ACE GREMLIN AND NUTKEY by Terry Brand, CRIME-BUSTERS INC by Michael ...
ALL COLOUR COMIC SPECIAL is a one-off anthology featuring the popular characters of Elmsdale Publishing. It was printed in colour in 1957. Elmsdale popular characters, each with their own comics, were FELIX THE CAT by Otto Messmer, KOKEY KOALA by Noel Cook, ...
COMICS LIBRARY was a title that swaps between four different features. This issue is number 15, featuring NAVY COMBAT by Virgil Reilly, and was published in December 1953 by Red Circle Publications. This issue tells the story of the last battle of the HMS Glowworm ...
ACTION COMICS 35 (series 2) features two Lone Avenger stories by Les Such, and was published by Action Comics in(estimated) September 1956. The Lone Avenger was created by the odious Len Lawson*, but he was not permitted to continue producing comics while imprisoned, ...
This comic collects a serial from The Australian Boy Fortnightly retelling the history of the Kelly Gang. It's written by James Jerome Keneally (JJ Keneally) and drawn by Stan Ballard. The serial started in the September 1954, with this collection published ...
THE PINK ELEPHANT RING by Will Donald was published in 1944 by the Offset Printing Company. It includes 3 pages of humourous comics, mostly by Royce Bradford (and one page of uncertain authorship).
MAGICAT 2 is an anthology comic published by KG Murray in 1948. The lead story features Magicat, and is written and drawn by Hart Amos. The comic also includes a Professor Pry the Wise Guy one-pager by Lloyd Piper. There are three stories originally published ...
DEVIL DOONE 29 by R Carson Gould and Hart Amos was published by Colour Comics in July 1957 (estimated). It features five Devil Doone stories reprinted from Man Junior, a pocket-sized magazine for men which includes a small amount of picture strip adventure ...
THE BRONZE VULTURE by Will Donald was published by the Offset Printing Company in 1946. A father and son are ship wrecked on a hostile jungle island, where they become embroiled in a conflict between parties seeking a brass statuette of a vulture. The cover ...
CRIMSON COMET 53 by John Dixon, published by Action Comics in October 1953 (estimated). This is from the later period of this title, when Dixon had taken it back over. This issue contains two Crimson Comet stories, one in which he is taken to Ampedia (that’s ...
THE LONE WOLF 5 by Keith Chatto, published by Atlas Publication in June 1951 (estimated). You could be excused for thinking Keith Chatto only created western comics – his single-feature comics are The Lone Wolf (1950-1956), The Twilight Ranger (1955-1956) ...
FROGMAN 1 (third series) is an anthology comic featuring stories by Maurice Bramley and published by Page Publications in 1968 (estimated). The preceding two series of Frogman were primarily Australian reprints of American comics, but a few Australian original ...
ACTION COMIC 17 is an anthology comic published by Leisure Industries in early 1948 (estimated). The first feature in the Lone Avenger by Len Lawson. Lawson’s later crimes are discussed under other issues of this comic, and need not be repeated here. ...
THE BOSUN AND CHOCLIT FUNNIES 38 by George Needham, published by Elmsdale Publications in 1949. Some modern readers might find the depiction of Choclit in this comic offensive, but it is a style of portrayal of black characters common at the time of publication ...
TIM VALOUR 24 (second series) by John Dixon was published by Action Comics in August 1952 (estimated). This issue contains three stories, two Tim Valour stories by Dixon and a short standalone story by Len Lawson. The Tim Valour stories are quite different: ...
THE PURPLE PEOPLE EATER by Terry Trowell, was published by Modern Magazines in 1958. It was inspired by the novelty song written and performed by Sheb Wooley, released in June 1958. The basic idea is the same: a one-eyed, one-horned, flying purple people eater ...
SUPREME FEATURE-COMIC 4 is an anthology comic, published by J Yock & Co in October 1944 (estimated) in New Zealand. There is no credits on any of the comics, but it is understood most were drawn by Harry Bennett, an Australian cartoonist who had emigrated ...
DAUNTLESS ‘magpie’ COMICS is a anthology comic published by Frank Johnson in 1946. It includes BOWYANG BILL by Emile Mercier, CRASH McKANE by Rhys Williams, MILT GRAY by Carl Lyons, KIM HALE by Noel Cook, BUNYA THE BUNYIP by Noreen and Ralph Shelley, ...
THE PANTHER 45 by Paul Wheelahan was published by Young’s Merchandising in January 1961 (estimated). Like many Australian superhero (and super-villain) comics, there is a remarkable flexibility with the setting and sub-genre from issue to issue. A very ...
As World War II was starting, the Australian government decided to open Australia to European refugees. This was not universally supported by Australians. This pamphlet argues in favour welcoming such refugees to Australia. Issued by the Victorian International ...
ARMY 4 is an anthology comic by Moira Bertram, and published by Calvert Publishing in September 1956 (estimated). Bertram is best known for adventure and romance comics, so this four-issue series seems out of character, especially given the focus on real-world ...
By Keith Chatto, published by Apache Comics in June 1958 (estimated). This comic is considered Chatto’s best work, and has proven well-received here at Comic Book Plus. Perhaps his most obscure uncollected work, preceding El Lobo by around 10 years, was a comic ...
DEATH IN THE DESERT was published by the Offset Printing Company in 1945. It contains two features: RED STEELE in ‘Death in the Desert’ by Hal English, and SHADO McGRAW in ‘The Green-Eyed Dwarf’ by Will Donald, as well as two single-page ...
SUPER FUN COMICS is an anthology title, published by HE Hoffman in 1947. The comic is mostly by Doug Maxted, with stories featuring DICK WESTON, BIG RICK ROLAND, PIRATE PETE and UNCLE SI, with Leonard Starr contributing RED MASK and HERBIE. (Note: this isn’t ...
YARMAK 41 by Stanley Pitt and Frank Ashley was published March 1953 (estimated) by Young’s Merchandising. It’s a reprint of Yarmak 21 from the same publisher in July 1951. (Due to declining profitability of comics in Australia, Yarmak became a reprint ...
BEN BARBARY BUSHRANGER COMICS 3 was an anthology-published by HE Hoffman in 1947. It contained the following features: BEN BARBARY BUSHRANGER, KLUCKY KLUTTERBUCK, VESTA THE VESUVIAN, CAPTAIN CARVER OF THE CARIBBEAN, and LITTLE BOSCO, as well as a couple of educational ...
CRIMSON COMET 17 (2nd series) by John Dixon was published by Action Comics in 1956. This issues features two Crimson Comet stories. By this time, Dixon has updated the Crimson Comet’s costume, so that it has a black headpiece rather than the earlier crimson ...
HOODED RIDER 28 was published by Action Comics in April 1954 (estimated). It contained two features: THE HOODED RIDER by Len Lawson, and ROGER FARR by Cliff Barr. Lawson’s earlier creation, the Lone Avenger, had proven very popular, and he was asked to create ...
BRENDA 25 by Yaroslav Horak (using the penname Larry Horak) was published by Atlas Publications in November 1953 (estimated). This issue contains two stories featuring Brenda. Brenda, the comic, began as Brenda Starr, reprinting stories using the newspaper ...
DEVIL DOONE 30 by R Carson Gold and Hart Amos, published by Colour Comics in January 1958 (estimated). This issue contains two Devil Doone stories, which were originally published in Australian men’s magazine, Man Junior. This issue also contained a third ...
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