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Friday 27 December 2013

Mimosa World's Finest Comics 1

This is World's Finest Comics 1, published by Mimosa (SA Magazine Co) +/- 1963-1964.
It reprints the cover and all three stories from DC Comics' World's Finest Comics 131 (1963):
"The Mystery of the Crimson Avenger"
Aquaman: "The Man who controlled Water"
Green Arrow: "A Cure for Billy Jones"
Also reprinted is this story from DC Comics' Batman 113 (1958):
  "Batman meets Fatman"

32 pages,  glossy colour cover, black and white newsprint interior.

Here is the cover of issue 1 and DC Comics' original cover:
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Thursday 26 December 2013

Supercomix Superboy 4

Many thanks to Careen for this picture of the cover of Supercomix Superboy 4 from 1984 - It reprints the cover and story from DC Comics' The New Adventures of Superboy 26.

Cover and DC Comics' Original Cover of The New Adventures of Superboy 26 from 1982:
Rob Lowe Poster:
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Supercomix Superboy Series

Atlas Publications Zane Grey's Stories of the West 3

Atlas Publications reprinted various Western Comics in the 1960s.

32 Pages, colour cover, black-and-white interior.

Issue 3 of Zane Grey's Stories of the West  (1963) and Dell Comics original issue number 36 from 1958:
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BP Donald Duck 89

BP Service Stations distributed a line of Walt Disney reprint comics in South Africa in the early 1960s. This was around the same time as Mimosa Comics and Atlas Publications were producing reprints.

It was printed by SA Litho Co (the same company printing Mimosa Comics) in Cape Town, in 1963. As with the early Mimosa Newsprint stock titles, these titles were printed in smaller size (166x241mm) compared with the original title.

32 Pages, full colour, glossy cover, excellent print quality.

Cover and Gold Key's original cover of Donald Duck 89 from 1963:
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BP Disney Comics
Mimosa Comics
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Supercomix Superman 35

Many thanks to Careen for this picture of the cover of Superman 35 of the South African reprint series.

Cover and DC Comics original cover of Action Comics 524 from 1981:
Brooke Shields Poster:
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Supercomix Superman

Tuesday 3 December 2013

Photo Story Magazines 10

Thanks to Koos Papenfus for these great scans of rare Photo Story Magazines from his collection.

Bowman 16 & 20:
Bowman 21 and Tessa Roux 13:


 The Eye 5 & 12:
 Dokter Len Beyers 6 and Vice Squad 3:
Vice Squad 6 & 7:
 Manhunter 13 & 16:
 Moulin Rouge 4 & 5:
 Moulin Rouge 6:
Zarba 15 & 16:
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Photo Story Magazines

Americom Rima The Jungle Girl 1

This is Rima The Jungle Girl 1, published by Americom in 1984.

It contains the lead story from DC Comics' Rima The Jungle Girl 1 (1974):
"Spirit of the Woods". The English edition features the original art and original lettering.
Also reprinted is this story from DC Comics' Action Comics 224 (1956):
"The Golden Gorilla"

Americom only produced single issues of each reprint series (published in English, Afrikaans, Zulu & Sotho languages).

Americom English cover (using the Splash Page image), and DC Comics' original cover:
Afrikaans cover and Gyrobot ad:
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Americom