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NotesTHE 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 in it. Smoky Dawson AM, MBE was an Australian singer-songwriter and musician in the western and folk music styles, and was an actor and presenter on TV and radio. One venture was a western adventure radio series, The Adventures of Smoky Dawson, which led to the creation of this comic book version.
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   By Downunder Dan
Who is Smoky Dawson? He was an Australian singer-songwriter and musician, who released his first single in 1941 and his album in 2005. He cultivated his image as a happy-go-lucky singing cowboy. He received many awards and titles over his long career, including being made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (OBE - under the British systems of honours) and later a Member of the Order of Australia (AM - under the Australian systems of honours created in 1975, after which awards under the British system ceased to be made to Australians generally although Smoky was awarded his OBE in 1982, recognising his importance in Britain). He also received many music and entertainment awards. He was a radio announcer, appeared in TV series and movies. His general ubiquity has lead to him being considered an Australian icon. And he had a fictional extra life, in the radio show and later comic, ‘The Adventures of Smoky Dawson’.
   By Downunder Dan
The Adventures of Smoky Dawson began as a radio adventure series in 1952, with episodes being broadcast until 1962. The show starred Smoke as himself, a sidekick called Jingles, Smoky’s horse Flash, and a young friend named Billy, who would often get into trouble. A regular villain named Grogan would often be thwarted. Smoky often enjoyed a bowl of Cornflakes (Kellogg’s was the sponsor of the show), and would sometimes sing a song. A comic, featuring Smoky, Flash and Jingles, soon followed, running 11 issues between 1957 and 1958. You can here an episode of the radio show at https:www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zpym5ixCUo
   By Downunder Dan
An oddity in the issue of Smoky Dawson in this issue is the villain, the Bat. This character look like a British supernatural superhero of the same name. This seems unlikely to be a coincidence. The Bat was created by George McQueen, but at least one story appears to be (clears throat) "adapted" from a Ghost Rider story by Dick Ayers (from Magazine Enterprises Ghost Rider #12), with the same dialogue and layouts very similar to the original. In this story, the Bat takes on Satan (just like Ghost Rider did!). I don’t know how this unofficial crossover occurred, or if the British creator of the Bat even knew about it. (Sadly, there are no Bat comics available on Comic Book Plus.)
  
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