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| Ned Kelly is a figure that haunts the Australian psyche - and that haunts comics around the world. As a bushranger, the concept of Kelly and his gang in armour protecting them from bullets is easily adopted. If you look for Dead-Eye Western #11, for example, you'll fing a story of the Iron Men who are obvious Kelly look-a-likes (and I see that the Australian Panther noted this in comments on that issue). Monte Hale #58 has an armour-clad opponent called 'the Human Fort', while Straight Arrow #14's Bullet-proof Bandits wear knights' armour. Have a look, you'll find plenty! |
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| One great comics adaptation of the Ned Kelly story was published in the 1970s as a newspaper strip. It's written and drawn by the late Monty Wedd, creator of Captain Justice (a bushranger-type character) and the Scorpion (where the villain is the dominant and successful character of the story). It was collected and published as a weighty hardcover in 2014 by Comicoz, and if you're lucky you might still find a copy for sale (it was priced at AUD $60). I see Paperscape Press claim to still have it https:paperscapepress.com.au/shop/ned-kelly-narrated-and-illustrated-by-monty-wedd And yes, I do have a copy! |
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| “Sunbeams to Sunset” says this book was released circa 1944 whereas “Bonzer” and “AusReprints.net” say 1945. |
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| I can't recall where, but I saw a date of c.1940. Having a quick look at sources I recall checking, Trove dates this comic as 1945 and the IronOutlaw website (for all your Ned Kelly needs) also gives that date. [Trove is a national Australian database of the collections of Australian libraries, universities, museums, galleries and archives, so Australian libraries are dating this comic as from 1945.] |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | Price: 6d [0-0-6 AUP] | Pages: 1 |
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| Content | Genre: History | Characters: Ned Kelly |
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| Comic Story | The Kelly Gang Rides (32 pages) |
| Synopsis | How the Kelly gang started, operated, and ended. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; History | Characters: Ned Kelly; Kate Kelly; Dan Kelly; Mrs. Kelly; Joe Byrne; Steve Hart; Fitzpatrick; Kennedy; Lonigan; Scanlan; McIntyre; Joe Sherrit; Mrs. Byrne; Wicks |
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| Comic Story | Thunder (12 pages) |
| Synopsis | Thunder, king of the gorilla empire, leads the gorillas to a new home. |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Thunder; Falla; Nappa; Whatta |
| Notes | A Tarzan-like character. |
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| Comic Story | Blitzie Bessie the Cow (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Blitzie Bessie attacks cars. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Blitzie Bessie; Myrtle |
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| Comic Story | Dicky Lee the Flea (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dickey Lea drives around biting dogs. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Dicky Lea |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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| The data in the additional content section is courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a
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