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'''The Overseas Weekly''' was a tabloid, published in English, exclusively destined to the American forces which were stationed outside the U.S.A. (mainly in Germany and others NATO treaty places in Europe). It was only sold in newsstands of the U.S. bases and was "A touch of Home - Away from Home", as subtitled on the front page.
'''The Overseas Weekly''' was a tabloid, published in English, exclusively destined to the American forces which were stationed outside the U.S.A. (mainly in Germany and others NATO treaty places in Europe). It was only sold in newsstands of the U.S. bases and was "A touch of Home - Away from Home", as subtitled on the front page.


==History==
From 1950 to 1975, it was at first printed in Frankfurt am Main then in Darmstadt, both at the time in West Germany. Written and edited by former GI's, the publication was destined to defend soldier's rights in delivering less official information than the ones given by the official publication “The Stars and Stripes”.
From 1950 to 1975, it was at first printed in Frankfurt am Main then in Darmstadt, both at the time in West Germany. Written and edited by former GI's, the publication was destined to defend soldier's rights in delivering less official information than the ones given by the official publication “The Stars and Stripes”.


Like the usual American newspapers, it included a comics supplement in color. Late 50's the supplement was reduced from 16 pages to 12 pages. In the seventies comics were however appearing, without any supplement and only into the black and white tabloid pages. Generally with a delay of three weeks on the original Sunday pages, it included [[Mandrake the Magician]] and others classical strips such as "[[The Phantom]]", "Flash Gordon", "The Lone Ranger", "Big Ben Bolt", "Beetle Bailey"...
Like the usual American newspapers, it included a comics supplement in color. Late 50's the supplement was reduced from 16 pages to 12 pages. In the seventies comics were however appearing, without any supplement and only into the black and white tabloid pages. Generally with a delay of three weeks on the original Sunday pages, it included [[Mandrake the Magician]] and others classical strips such as "[[The Phantom]]", "Flash Gordon", "The Lone Ranger", "Big Ben Bolt", "Beetle Bailey"...


It's worth to note that, especially for the Far East forces, another edition was printed in Saigon (then in South Vietnam), always with the same comics supplement.
It's worth to note that, especially for the Far East forces, another edition was printed in Saigon (then in South Vietnam), always with the same comics supplement.  


== Published stories ==
=== Published stories ===
=== Sunday stories ===
==== Sunday stories ====
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{{IncompList}}
{| {{table}}
!  # !! Original story title !!Start (in O.W.) !!End ( in O.W.) !! Comments
|-
|64 || "[[The Sleeping Forest]]" || January 9, 1955 || April 17,1955 ||
|-
|65 || "[[Isle of the Giant]]" || April 24,1955 || June 26,  1955 ||
|-
|66 || "[[Universal Love]]" || July 3,1955 || September 11,1955 ||
|-
|67 || "[[Magnetic Island]]" || September 18, 1955 || December 25, 1955 ||
|-
|68 || "[[The Castaway (1955 story)|The Castaway]]" || January 1, 1956 || March 18, 1956 ||
|-
|69 || "[[City in the Deep]]" || March 25, 1956 || July 8,1956 ||
|-
|70 || "[[Witchmen's Peak]]" || July 15, 1956 || December 16, 1956 ||
|-
|71 || "[[The Miss Galaxy Beauty Contest]]" || December 23,  1956 || July 14, 1957 ||
|-
|72 || "[[The Casino]]" || July 21, 1957 || September 8, 1957 ||
|-
|73 || "[[The Place Called X]]" || September 15, 1957 ||  February 2, 1958 ||
|-
|74 || "[[The Invaders]]" || February 9, 1958 || May 25, 1958 ||
|-
|75 || "[[The Mesa]]" || June 1, 1958 || August 10, 1958 ||
|-
|76 || "[[The Birthday Party]]" || August 17, 1958 || January 4, 1959 ||
|-
|77 || "[[The Invisible Thief]]" || January 11, 1959 || April 19, 1959 ||
|-
|78 || "[[The Watcher]]" || April 26, 1959 || August 9, 1959 ||
|-
|79 || "[[The Old West Revisited]]" || August 16, 1959 || October 4, 1959 ||
|-
|80 ||"[[The Horse Thief]]" || October 11, 1959 || December  20, 1959 ||
|-
|81 ||"[[The Abominable Snowman]]" || December  27, 1959 || June 5, 1960 ||
|-
|82 || "[[The Demon Photographer]]" || June 12, 1960 || August 28, 1960 ||
|-
|83 || "[[The Radio Telescope]]" || September 04, 1960 || September 11, 1960 ||
|-
|84 || "[[The Water Pirates]]" || September 18, 1960 || January 8, 1961 ||
|-
|85 || "[[Sky Raid]]" || January 15, 1961 || March 12, 1961 ||
|-
|86 || "[[The Summit Conference]]" || March 19, 1961 || July 2, 1961 ||
|-
|87 || "[[The Space Thing]]" || July 9, 1961 || October 29, 1961 ||
|-
|88 || "[[The Diversion]]" || November 5, 1961 || January 14, 1962 ||
|-
|89 ||"[[The Collector]]" || January 21, 1962 || June 3, 1962 ||
|-
|90 ||"[[Task Test]]" || June 10, 1962 || October 14, 1962 ||
|-
|91||"[[The Trade Commission (The Blue Planet)]]" || October 21, 1962 || April 14, 1963 ||
|-
|92 ||"[[The Ghost Lover]]" || April 21, 1963 || October 6, 1963 ||
|-
|93 ||"[[The Double]]" || October 13, 1963 || February 23, 1964 ||
|-
|94 ||"[[The Castaway (1964 story)|The Castaway]]" || March 1, 1964 || September 13, 1964 ||
|-
|95 ||"[[The Mole (story)|The Mole]]" || September 20, 1964 || March 28, 1965 ||
|-
|96 ||"[[The Traveller's Tale]]" || April 4, 1965 || September 26, 1965 ||
|-
|97 ||"[[The Cobra Returns]]" || October 3, 1965 || May 7, 1966 ||
|-
|}
 
=== December 16, 1974 issue ===
 
In the issue of December 16, 1974 the newspaper advertises that the Weekly in the next issue ''will be running five pages of vintage comics'' featuring: "[[The Phantom]]" 1937, "Flash Gordon" 1940, "Inspector Wade" 1935, "Secret Agent X-)" 1934, "Popeye" 1933, "The Ciso Kid" 1951, "Mandrake the Magician" 1934, "King of the Royal Mounted" 1938, "Red Ryder" 1949 and "Jungle Jim" 1935.
 
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[[Category:American newspapers|Overseas Weekly, The]]
[[Category:American newspapers|Overseas Weekly, The]]

Latest revision as of 18:06, 2 June 2019

The Overseas Weekly
World's Greatest Comics

sample from 1965
Country/language: Germany / English
Publishing company: (International Media Co./
(Overseas Media Corp. ?)
Publishing years: 1950-1975
Issues:
Format: 24 x 34 cms, then 22,5 x 31,5 cms


The Overseas Weekly was a tabloid, published in English, exclusively destined to the American forces which were stationed outside the U.S.A. (mainly in Germany and others NATO treaty places in Europe). It was only sold in newsstands of the U.S. bases and was "A touch of Home - Away from Home", as subtitled on the front page.

History

From 1950 to 1975, it was at first printed in Frankfurt am Main then in Darmstadt, both at the time in West Germany. Written and edited by former GI's, the publication was destined to defend soldier's rights in delivering less official information than the ones given by the official publication “The Stars and Stripes”.

Like the usual American newspapers, it included a comics supplement in color. Late 50's the supplement was reduced from 16 pages to 12 pages. In the seventies comics were however appearing, without any supplement and only into the black and white tabloid pages. Generally with a delay of three weeks on the original Sunday pages, it included Mandrake the Magician and others classical strips such as "The Phantom", "Flash Gordon", "The Lone Ranger", "Big Ben Bolt", "Beetle Bailey"...

It's worth to note that, especially for the Far East forces, another edition was printed in Saigon (then in South Vietnam), always with the same comics supplement.

Published stories

Sunday stories

This list is incomplete - you can help MandrakeWiki by expanding it.

# Original story title Start (in O.W.) End ( in O.W.) Comments
64 "The Sleeping Forest" January 9, 1955 April 17,1955
65 "Isle of the Giant" April 24,1955 June 26, 1955
66 "Universal Love" July 3,1955 September 11,1955
67 "Magnetic Island" September 18, 1955 December 25, 1955
68 "The Castaway" January 1, 1956 March 18, 1956
69 "City in the Deep" March 25, 1956 July 8,1956
70 "Witchmen's Peak" July 15, 1956 December 16, 1956
71 "The Miss Galaxy Beauty Contest" December 23, 1956 July 14, 1957
72 "The Casino" July 21, 1957 September 8, 1957
73 "The Place Called X" September 15, 1957 February 2, 1958
74 "The Invaders" February 9, 1958 May 25, 1958
75 "The Mesa" June 1, 1958 August 10, 1958
76 "The Birthday Party" August 17, 1958 January 4, 1959
77 "The Invisible Thief" January 11, 1959 April 19, 1959
78 "The Watcher" April 26, 1959 August 9, 1959
79 "The Old West Revisited" August 16, 1959 October 4, 1959
80 "The Horse Thief" October 11, 1959 December 20, 1959
81 "The Abominable Snowman" December 27, 1959 June 5, 1960
82 "The Demon Photographer" June 12, 1960 August 28, 1960
83 "The Radio Telescope" September 04, 1960 September 11, 1960
84 "The Water Pirates" September 18, 1960 January 8, 1961
85 "Sky Raid" January 15, 1961 March 12, 1961
86 "The Summit Conference" March 19, 1961 July 2, 1961
87 "The Space Thing" July 9, 1961 October 29, 1961
88 "The Diversion" November 5, 1961 January 14, 1962
89 "The Collector" January 21, 1962 June 3, 1962
90 "Task Test" June 10, 1962 October 14, 1962
91 "The Trade Commission (The Blue Planet)" October 21, 1962 April 14, 1963
92 "The Ghost Lover" April 21, 1963 October 6, 1963
93 "The Double" October 13, 1963 February 23, 1964
94 "The Castaway" March 1, 1964 September 13, 1964
95 "The Mole" September 20, 1964 March 28, 1965
96 "The Traveller's Tale" April 4, 1965 September 26, 1965
97 "The Cobra Returns" October 3, 1965 May 7, 1966

December 16, 1974 issue

In the issue of December 16, 1974 the newspaper advertises that the Weekly in the next issue will be running five pages of vintage comics featuring: "The Phantom" 1937, "Flash Gordon" 1940, "Inspector Wade" 1935, "Secret Agent X-)" 1934, "Popeye" 1933, "The Ciso Kid" 1951, "Mandrake the Magician" 1934, "King of the Royal Mounted" 1938, "Red Ryder" 1949 and "Jungle Jim" 1935.

Sunday story

Original story title Start date End date Comment
"The Hidden Kingdom of Murderers" May 13, 1935 May 25, 1935 Ending with the strip of April 7, 1935
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