[paw broon]

Thanks to DownunderDan, we have information and now a scan of a Kirby comic that, despite a lot of research by Kirby experts, Atlas experts and my staying up late attempts, is seriously obscure and does not appear to have been published in N. America.  It could be an English language translation of an Italian comic for the Australian market.  Or perhaps the other way round, but Italian first is favourite right now.  I need our members to start trying to check all this, pretty please!
DownunderDan found and passed on the information on the book, for which many thanks. I looked at all his work and checked on "certain" sites, finally finding a scan. 
Hope you enjoy it:-
https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=88060

[paw broon]

Having remembered how to use mass upload, and with many thanks to Mr Tweedy, we now have  a number of issues of the Pearson pocket library, Picture Romance Library from1956
Nice wee comics.
https://comicbookplus.com/?cid=3711
Also, again many thanks to Mr Tweedy, there are new issues of Emergency Ward 10, Highway Patrol, Dixon of Dock Green and 1 issue of the rarer Film Picture Stories, all Pearson pocket libraries.
https://comicbookplus.com/?cid=3472
https://comicbookplus.com/?cid=3470
https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=88218
As the numbering on Pearson pocket libraries is weird and wonderful - some titles are a part of TV Picture Stories and also under their own listing - I've kept Emergency Ward 10 together, for instance.  At some point there will need to be a Pearson's section with all the titles under one roof, but right now for me it's a lot of work which I don't fancy.  If anyone fancies a go, please do

[MarkWarner]

Ok I will

[paw broon]

Thanks Mark.  Order now reigns.
Just to mess with your work, thanks to Mr Tweedy reminding me that there were 2 other issues of Film Picture Library, I created a new section, uploaded the 2 I'd missed and moved the 3rd to the new section.  You'll find them here:-
https://comicbookplus.com/?cid=3713
This short run is also known as Film Picture series.  The info in the indicia changes from FPL to FPS. Another wrinkle in Pearson's i/ds
Also, #1 of Super Detective Library, The Saint:-
https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=88225

[paw broon]

On our Buck Ryan page, here:-
https://comicbookplus.com/?cid=3358
and courtesy of Chimp Twist, I'm uploading alternative compilations of the early stories.  First 5 up now.  These are all single tier per page files and very nice too.
The original, upright files I scanned a few years ago were from photocopied multi-tier pages which I bought from ADCCC, and that's not the best way to present newspaper strips, imo.  So these Chimp Twist files are just the ticket.

[paw broon]

Thanks to Mr Tweedy, we now have Super Detective Library # 43 and 162 - Meet Captain Dack with art by James Holdaway and Buck Ryan with art by Jack Monk.
https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=88237
https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=88240
Plus more of Chimp Twist's alternative Buck Ryan comps.
https://comicbookplus.com/?cid=3358

[crashryan]

The first two links are the same.

EDIT: Sorry, hit send before finishing the message. The proper link for Captain Dack is

https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=88237

Thanks for posting this. Interesting to see early Holdaway. For those (like me) who wonder just who Captain Dack is, I found a "bio" at the link below. It seems Dack was created in 1933 by Peter Meriton, writing as John Hunter, for the Thriller story papers. Later he was a repeating guest star in Sexton Blake stories. Holdaway has given Dack extensive corrective surgery. He's described in the papers as "a  huge man, tall and broad, with 'a heavy square face lit up by eyes in which saturnine laughter and considerable cunning shared the honours.' He has giant hands attached to monstrous wrists, and a voice that has shouted down hurricanes."



http://www.mark-hodder.com/blakiana/dack.html

[paw broon]

Thanks crash.  Should be ok now.

[paw broon]

Seems to me there is some resemblance to Tug Transom. But a couple of other adventurers could fit versions of that description - Bulldog Drummond and Patrick Dawlish (John Creasey writing as Gordon Ashe)
Dawlish is described as:-
"Dawlish was shown as a huge man with a group of hearty, hard-hitting friends, based on the 'Bulldog Drummond' tradition. Drawn by chance into a vicious series of crimes, he decided to solve them himself"

[paw broon]

Thanks to Dave for scanning and editing this 100 pager, we now have Grand Comic Album available.
The mix of strips include The Green Skeleton; Kid Champion; Kid Eternity amongst others. 
Downunder Dan is, in a way, responsible for this one as he tracked down an Australian Green Skeleton comic.  After reading it, I began to realise it was familiar and, after a couple of days digging through my collection, I found this album which had a Green Skeleton story.
It's quite a rare thing and isn't listed in the British guide with only a mention on GCD.  If anyone would care to pass the info on to GCD, that would be good.  You'll find the album here:-
https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=90434

[paw broon]

I've amalgamated Cowboy Comics with Cowboy Picture Library as they are treated in the official guide as the same title.  The numbering continued with the name change happening between #204 & #205.
You will find the section here:-
https://comicbookplus.com/?cid=3475
And, courtesy of Mr Tweedy, we now have 8 new issues available.
Plus, thanks again to Mr Tweedy, 2 new issues of Love Story Picture Library, #45, #51
You can find them here:-
https://comicbookplus.com/?cid=3471
There are other issues on B's site but I'll need time to figure out which ones we need. Unless some kind soul fancies having a go? (An ad for the "Double Knitting Woollies" book in early issues is worth it itself.  I used to wear cardies like that)

[MarkWarner]

Paw, I had to move  the books back as it was causing a problem. I'll PM later

[The Australian Panther]

Paw,

There are other issues on B's site but I'll need time to figure out which ones we need. Unless some kind soul fancies having a go? 

It has occured to me that it might be an opportunity to increase CB+'s other languages sections.

Are any of the Indian 'INDRAJAL' comics PD?
Also, 
Then there is the Dutch Language section. Surely some of those could be 'ported' to CB+?

Then there is both a Spanish and a Portuguese section.
'Captain Jupiter' looks interesting.

Cheers! 

[paw broon]

Captain Jupiter is too recent I think but I'll check again. A lot of the Dutch comics are reprints of newspaper strips and I believe the copyright still resides with the newspaper publishers.  There are many official reprints of some of these strips on sale.
Martin Toonder material, while excellent,  is too risky for us.
I'll dive into the section when I get a chance. There are some gorgeous strips and they are available on certain sites.
Indrajal and other Indian publishers confuse me.  A lot of titles are KFS reprints but there are a number of home grown titles and characters, mostly relatively recent, ie, post 1960.
Also, while I read French, Italian, a bit of Spanish, and can sort of get the gist of Dutch as long as there are pictures, Indian languages completely defeat me. And as many comics are not in English, I'm  stuffed.

If anyone wants a bit more info, send me a pm.

[Robb_K]

Captain Jupiter is too recent I think but I'll check again. A lot of the Dutch comics are reprints of newspaper strips and I believe the copyright still resides with the newspaper publishers.  There are many official reprints of some of these strips on sale.
Martin Toonder material, while excellent,  is too risky for us.
I'll dive into the section when I get a chance. There are some gorgeous strips and they are available on certain sites.
Indrajal and other Indian publishers confuse me.  A lot of titles are KFS reprints but there are a number of home grown titles and characters, mostly relatively recent, ie, post 1960.
Also, while I read French, Italian, a bit of Spanish, and can sort of get the gist of Dutch as long as there are pictures, Indian languages completely defeat me. And as many comics are not in English, I'm  stuffed.

If anyone wants a bit more info, send me a pm.

Yes, best to stay away from Marten Toonder publications.  I've recently found several Dutch books we don't have here on CB+, including a few Akim(Jungle Adventures), a Bob Crack, De Moker, and Fulgor.  Ive also seen a few French Fulgors on Internet Archive.  I intend to translate all the 1940s and possibly early 1950s Dutch comics we have now, plus those we add.  I'm halfway through translating the 8 Beeldromansen (episodes) of "De Tweede Pimpernel", which I plan to combine into a compilation book, for which I will make new front covers for both the Dutch originals and my new English Scanlation of it. I'll need help with the cover graphics and dialogue/narrative scanlation transfers from Crash Ryan and/or Super Scrounge, and anyone else that can help.

[paw broon]

It took a while but we finally got Tales That Astonished finished.  A new fanzine that's completely free.  Download it, read it, like it or dislike it, send it to friends (and enemies, I suppose)
This issue has contributions from editor/publisher Chris Smillie, and me.  As we move along, other contributors will hop on board.
You'll find it here:-
https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=95999
We hope you find something to enjoy.