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[[Consolidated Press]] | {{Series | ||
|Title=The Supercomic Series | |||
|image= [[Image:super-comics-series-01.jpg|200 px]] | |||
|Sample= First issue | |||
|Country= [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia / English | |||
|Publisher= [[Consolidated Press]]<br>[[Shakespeare Head Press]] | |||
|Date= 1948-1957 | |||
|Issues= 134 | |||
|Format= vari cm, bw | |||
|}} | |||
The | == Issues overview== | ||
[[Consolidated Press]] Pty. Ltd. launched '''The Supercomic Series''' in June 1948. The title of series changed to '''Supercomic Series''', first time on the cover of #5 and permanent from issue 7. [[Shakespeare Head Press]] became the publisher from #69 before the series ended with issue 134 in December 1959. | |||
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<gallery | The series printed various adventure characters like: "Joe Palooka", "Mandrake" by [[Lee Falk]] and [[Phil Davis]], "Speed Gordon ''(Flash Gordon)''" by Alex Raymond, "Wanda" by Kathleen O'Brien. The series also printed various Western and War stories in addition to various "Funny Animals" like "Bugs Bunny", "Woody Woodpecker", "Andy Panda", "Porky Pig" and on. | ||
===Issues with Mandrake=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image:super-comics-series-03.jpg|[[The Supercomic Series 3|''The Supercomic Series'' #3]] | Image:super-comics-series-03.jpg|[[The Supercomic Series 3|''The Supercomic Series'' #3]] | ||
Image:super-comics-series-06.jpg|[[The Supercomic Series 6|''The Supercomic Series'' #6]] | Image:super-comics-series-06.jpg|[[The Supercomic Series 6|''The Supercomic Series'' #6]] | ||
Image:super-comics-series-10.jpg|[[The Supercomic Series 10|'' | Image:super-comics-series-10.jpg|[[The Supercomic Series 10|''Supercomic Series'' #10]] | ||
Image:super-comics-series-16.jpg|[[The Supercomic Series 16|'' | Image:super-comics-series-16.jpg|[[The Supercomic Series 16|''Supercomic Series'' #16]] | ||
Image:super-comics-series-20.jpg|[[The Supercomic Series 20|'' | Image:super-comics-series-20.jpg|[[The Supercomic Series 20|''Supercomic Series'' #20]] | ||
Image:super-comics-series-24.jpg|[[The Supercomic Series 24|'' | Image:super-comics-series-24.jpg|[[The Supercomic Series 24|''Supercomic Series'' #24]] | ||
Image:super-comics-series-27.jpg|[[The Supercomic Series 27|'' | Image:super-comics-series-27.jpg|[[The Supercomic Series 27|''Supercomic Series'' #27]] | ||
Image:super-comics-series-30.jpg|[[The Supercomic Series 30|'' | Image:super-comics-series-30.jpg|[[The Supercomic Series 30|''Supercomic Series'' #30]] | ||
Image:super-comics-series-34.jpg|[[The Supercomic Series 34|'' | Image:super-comics-series-34.jpg|[[The Supercomic Series 34|''Supercomic Series'' #34]] | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Latest revision as of 19:33, 19 November 2016
| The Supercomic Series | |
 First issue | |
| Country/language: |  Australia / English
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|---|---|
| Publishing company: | Consolidated Press Shakespeare Head Press |
| Publishing years: | 1948-1957 |
| Issues: | 134 |
| Format: | vari cm, bw |
Issues overview
Consolidated Press Pty. Ltd. launched The Supercomic Series in June 1948. The title of series changed to Supercomic Series, first time on the cover of #5 and permanent from issue 7. Shakespeare Head Press became the publisher from #69 before the series ended with issue 134 in December 1959.
The series printed various adventure characters like: "Joe Palooka", "Mandrake" by Lee Falk and Phil Davis, "Speed Gordon (Flash Gordon)" by Alex Raymond, "Wanda" by Kathleen O'Brien. The series also printed various Western and War stories in addition to various "Funny Animals" like "Bugs Bunny", "Woody Woodpecker", "Andy Panda", "Porky Pig" and on.
Issues with Mandrake
