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Comics From Around the World

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mr_goldenage

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Australia: Comics From Around the World
« Reply #200 on: November 06, 2013, 01:23:00 AM »

(much of this is directly lifted from International Superheroes UK which by the way is/was heavily contributed by myself and my website partner Darrin Wiltshire the rest is mine found on the net or elsewhere or assembled by me)

Part II

*Dr. Nikola - As well as an astounding intellect, Nikola was incredibly strong and a master of disguise. A potent mesmerist, he is capable of hypnotising the strongest mind, and can fool people into seeing anything he wants. He has created a variety of mutant creatures which do his bidding. He is also a skilled chemist, having manufactured a drug which can extend life indefinitely. Dr Nikola was a master criminal, described as being slightly above average height, with broad shoulders, "perfectly shaped" muscular limbs, but very slim, with small hands and feet. He had glossy black hair and was clean shaven (his face "was destitute of beard or mustache"). He was handsome, with skin of a dark olive hue, and had piercing black eyes and pearly teeth. Impeccably dressed, his neatness "bordered on the puritanical". His age was difficult to deduce from his appearance, and he could have been anything between twenty-eight to forty; in reality he was thirty-three. His pet/companion was an enormous black cat with a literally unnatural intelligence. Charming and genial in person, Nikola was gifted with great intelligence, and despite his world-conquering aims was relatively reluctant to kill, sparing his nemesis Hatteras a number of times. When he kidnapped Hatteras' fianc
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narfstar

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Re: Comics From Around the World
« Reply #201 on: November 06, 2013, 02:10:56 AM »

cool lots of neat info
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paw broon

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Re: Comics From Around the World
« Reply #202 on: November 06, 2013, 02:54:56 PM »

Once again, an excellent piece of work.  If I wasn't so old and lazy, I'd like to have had a go at some of this myself.
A couple of points off the top of my head; Garth is based on the British newspaper strip of the same name. Very popular here for decades. Info and strips here:-
http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/cartoons/garth/
There is currently a wee company in the U.K. reprinting classic strips of Garth and many other U.K. newspaper strips and if anyone wants the address, let me know.
Tim Valor is an ace pilot - as opposed to a costumed hero and was graced by nice work from John Dixon:-
http://www.lambiek.net/artists/d/dixon_john.htm
There seems to have been a slight tendency in Aus. comics to recall The Phantom in some titles, The Phantom being hugely popular an Australia.  Phantom Ranger had his back story adapted from that of The Phantom and Char Chapman is called, The Phantom of The East.  Just to be clear, Phantom Ranger wasn't only in Giant Size Western but had his own title. Info on the creator here:-
http://comicsdownunder.blogspot.co.uk/2006/12/jeff-wilkinson-phantoms-and-shadows.html
and covers etc. here:-
http://www.ausreprints.com/content/main/?group=16261
There is another character with that idea of going back generations but memory fails me.
Silver Starr is a S.F. spaceman type, with rocket pack and ray guns and is a curious mix of Flash Gordon (whose adventures were reprinted in Australia) and Adam Strange, although SS pre-dates him.
Captain Havoc was the partner of The Phantom Knight in their eponymously titled comic.
Lots I didn't know in your researches so ta  ;D
If you dig deeply enough in International Superheroes site, you'll find some of my submissions also ;)
Amending this to add that the art on Silver Starr is by Stanley Pit and is very good indeed.
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mr_goldenage

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Re: Comics From Around the World
« Reply #203 on: November 06, 2013, 06:37:29 PM »

Hi Paw, again thanks for the links, except for the first one the rest are all old favorites, and some I should be using. You're not lazy and perhaps old (and I'm both), but truth be told this wasn't a finished product but more of a simple start for a friend (Hi Ozman!) and yes I have seen your name all over Internationsuperheroes UK along with Dennis Ray (another helper of great info!) and of course a few of our friends from here as well.

I am preparing for a large update to ISH UK starting (obviously) with Italy and then moving around the world. I will be doing this in bits and pieces so anyone who wants to help out with this project is free to help out and I will be posting other such things like this as time goes by right here. So any bad info (like Garth) or additional info is greatly appreciated.

Here is the missive I had with Loki....

Hi Richard

Yes, it's been a while since our last chat. I'd definitely be interested in any info you have on characters from around the world. The format you send is up to you - I can take it piecemeal, or you could send entire entries if you like. Whatever suits you. Looking forward to hearing more.

Regards

Stuart

On 16/10/2013 17:53, Boucher, Richard wrote:

Hello long time since we
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paw broon

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Re: Comics From Around the World
« Reply #204 on: November 06, 2013, 07:41:05 PM »

I sort of fell out of contact with Stuart and it concerns me, so, if I can help him again, and you, I'd be glad to. 
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mr_goldenage

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InternationalSuperHeroesUK
« Reply #205 on: November 06, 2013, 08:11:50 PM »

Hello Paw,

That's great! I'd certainly would appreciate the help. If you'd like how about a UK list of sorts, maybe like a starter list for me to work off of, ISH UK obviously is a good template to work off of (as I am using it as a starting point for the updates) or perhaps you would like Spain? Anyways whatever tickles your fancy is fine by me. I will be posting these lists as I get them started and/or done for critique and corrections or additions/deletions.

If anyone else here wants to help I feel that the ISH UK has been a great resourse for all of us and keeping it going and up-to-date is an important function I feel to feed the info as to inform and to receive information back as well. I'm sure Loki will tell you he has received a lot of info from people who have stumbled across his site over the years who have donated info and/or images and characters not known to some of us. Please help if you can.

RB @ Work.

Attachment: Gem # 33 a missing cover not seen on AUreprint site I think
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Re: Comics From Around the World
« Reply #206 on: November 13, 2013, 02:51:49 AM »

Here is some info on Polish superheroes shared by a Polish GCDer.

Taking superhero genre more loosely I can give you some other series
and comics from Poland to look at:

http://www.komiks.gildia.pl/komiksy/wilq - the most popular from all
series I present here.
http://www.komiks.gildia.pl/komiksy/klasyka_polskiego_komiksu/5 - I
think this was the only "superhero" created during communism time in
Poland.
http://www.komiks.gildia.pl/komiksy/liga_obroncow_planety_ziemia - for
me it's rather a parody, but they do have powers and masks.
http://www.komiks.gildia.pl/komiksy/ratboy - this is also a border case for me.
http://www.komiks.gildia.pl/komiksy/ratman - just as this one.

And that's really it. There was also one character called Milkymen who
only appeared in newspaper strips, some of them were reprinted later
in magazine Krakers.

And about communism time - it wasn't that all was owned by everyone.
People had their properties (however there were areas like production,
where were many different restrictions) and there was some kind of
copyright law. And certainly there is such law now, and after
communism has ended anyone can protect and do protect his rights to
anything that was created back then. And since there were so few
comics then, and they are usually still very popular, all creators and
their families are very sensitive about publication of their works.
But I'll try to check somehow if there is anything I could publish at
CB+.
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mr_goldenage

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Re: Comics From Around the World
« Reply #207 on: November 13, 2013, 10:39:20 PM »

Thank you Narfstar, that was very helpful. I liked those links a lot. :-)

RB @ Work
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mr_goldenage

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Re: Comics From Around the World - Italy
« Reply #208 on: November 15, 2013, 05:25:12 AM »

All Italy books have arrived now. Time to get scanning.

RB @ home

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narfstar

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Re: Comics From Around the World
« Reply #209 on: November 15, 2013, 11:44:46 AM »

Kit-Boy is pretty cool. Would love to have complete story arc and know Spanish
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mr_goldenage

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Re: Comics From Around the World
« Reply #210 on: November 15, 2013, 04:27:55 PM »

Narf,
Looks like you got part of your wish anyways. Good going Mr. Broon!

RB @ Work

Attachment: El Fantasma Vengador (bidding on this on Ebay)
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mr_goldenage

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Re: Comics From Around the World
« Reply #211 on: December 06, 2013, 12:12:20 AM »

Hello All....
Anyone know who this winged character is? See attachment.

RB @ Work.
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International Crimefighters From Around the World movies.
« Reply #212 on: January 15, 2014, 12:47:20 AM »

I am currently working on Volume # 4 and 5 of International Crimefighters From Around the World, which are live action movies from different countries typically pre-1980's (more likely than not the 1960's or 1970's are the main years) from countries like the UK, Italy, Japan, Hong Kong, and Turkey just to name a few countries out there. The first 3 people who got the first three volumes can at least attest to the fact that they were fun to watch even if the language barrier (where no subtitles existed) may have proven to be a barrier.

So..........who's interested in Vol # 4 & 5? I only make one original of each. So let me know.

RB @ Work.
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narfstar

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Re: Comics From Around the World
« Reply #213 on: January 15, 2014, 02:19:54 AM »

Yes I agree they were fun to watch. I will promote you sharing the joy with others who should speak up.
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paw broon

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« Reply #214 on: January 15, 2014, 04:34:31 PM »

Fun to watch? An understatement, perhaps? And the lack of subtitles in some doesn't spoil that fun. The ones that are terrible are still worth watching.  But I'm sure we all have different opinions of what was bad or good.  I discovered characters I didn't know existed in films.
Which British films have you found?  I'm struggling to think of any superhero/ MMM movies from here. Don't keep me in suspense.
As I have benefited from your largesse, maybe other folk would like this lot.  Speak up you lot, you know it makes sense.
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mr_goldenage

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« Reply #215 on: January 16, 2014, 04:39:46 PM »

How about the Big Zapper 1973? and Condorman ok this one is crap I can admit. Other than that most of the Brit ones are TV fair. Sorry not too much from the UK that I know of.

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mr_goldenage

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« Reply #216 on: April 04, 2014, 10:43:32 PM »

Hello all.

How are you all doing? I know I have been absent of late. But I hope to return soon. Thank you for being patient in my absence.

Richard
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narfstar

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Re: Comics From Around the World
« Reply #217 on: April 05, 2014, 02:24:59 AM »

Noticed your absence. Glad to have you back.
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mr_goldenage

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Re: Comics From Around the World
« Reply #218 on: August 16, 2014, 11:49:13 PM »

Bought me an A3 scanner toady. NowI can start scanning those oversized books!

RB
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« Reply #219 on: August 17, 2014, 12:03:37 PM »

awsome
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« Reply #220 on: November 09, 2014, 02:48:14 AM »

Do any of you fans of Australian comics know of somewhere I can find examples of Stan Pitt's "Silver Starr"? Outside of a few tantalizing panels in a fanzine many years ago, I've never seen anything of this (apparently) famous comic.
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« Reply #221 on: November 09, 2014, 03:38:08 PM »

As it happens, my pal Russell had a photcopied, colour on glossy paper, squinty pages version of #1, "Operation Space Disc" originally published 1952?  and he was prepared to do a trade for it.  It's been in my scan pile for a while, mainly as it looked really difficult to get all the staples out.  However, it's now done and scanned and uploaded to the Australian section, but, some pages have been badly photocopied and my best, amateurish efforts only improve it a wee bit.  Sorry.
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« Reply #222 on: November 10, 2014, 02:07:52 AM »

That's what I call service! What a treat to see Silver Starr at last. I had no idea the strip was printed in color; I thought it'd be black and white like most Australian comics. Beautiful Raymond-style artwork.Thanks for posting.
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« Reply #223 on: August 10, 2015, 01:49:25 AM »

Since all the characters but La Reyna Negra came from CB+ I wanted to share this here. Besides the fact I am pretty proud of it. See who can identify the characters. They all come from covers in the Spanish section here. BTW: we have no Latina superheroes here.
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« Reply #224 on: February 28, 2016, 05:47:16 PM »

In the early 1970s I bought my brother some reprints of British story papers that were originally published during the First World War.
One of them had a few chapters of a character called Batsowl.
I cannot remember the name of the publication he appeared in, and am not absolutely sure he was called "Batsowl".
Remember that they were my brother's property, not mine.
I think he was a wealthy man who lived in a mansion and dressed as a bat, but was created more than twenty years before Bob Kane created that other guy who dressed as a bat. What was his name?
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