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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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! # !! Original story title !!Start (in O.W.) !!End ( in O.W.) !! Comments | |||
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|64 || "[[The Sleeping Forest]]" || 9 Jan 1955 || 17 Apr 1955 || | |||
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|65 || "[[Isle of the Giant]]" || 24 Apr 1955 || 26 Jun 1955 || | |||
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|66 || "[[Universal Love]]" || 3 Jul 1955 || 11 Sep 1955 || | |||
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|67 || "[[Magnetic Island]]" || 18 Sep 1955 || 25 Dec 1955 || | |||
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|68 || "[[The Castaway (1955 story)|The Castaway]]" || 01 Jan 1956 || 18 Mar 1956 || | |||
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|69 || "[[City in the Deep]]" || 25 Mar 1956 || 8 Jul 1956 || | |||
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|70 || "[[Witchmen's Peak]]" || 15 Jul 1956 || 16 Dec 1956 || | |||
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|71 || "[[The Miss Galaxy Beauty Contest]]" || 23 Dec 1956 || 14 Jul 1957 || | |||
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|72 || "[[The Casino]]" || 21 Jul 1957 || 8 Sep 1957 || | |||
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|73 || "[[The Place Called X]]" || 15 Sep 1957 || 2 Feb 1958 || | |||
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|74 || "[[The Invaders]]" || 9 Feb 1958 || 25 May 1958 || | |||
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|75 || "[[The Mesa]]" || 1 Jun 1958 || 17 Aug 1958 || | |||
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=== 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. | 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]] | ||
Revision as of 11:42, 24 August 2016
| The Overseas Weekly World's Greatest Comics | |
 sample from 1965 | |
| Country/language: |  Germany / English
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| Publishing company: | (International Media Co./ (Overseas Media Corp. ?) |
| Publishing years: | 1950-1975 |
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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.
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
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| # | Original story title | Start (in O.W.) | End ( in O.W.) | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | "The Sleeping Forest" | 9 Jan 1955 | 17 Apr 1955 | |
| 65 | "Isle of the Giant" | 24 Apr 1955 | 26 Jun 1955 | |
| 66 | "Universal Love" | 3 Jul 1955 | 11 Sep 1955 | |
| 67 | "Magnetic Island" | 18 Sep 1955 | 25 Dec 1955 | |
| 68 | "The Castaway" | 01 Jan 1956 | 18 Mar 1956 | |
| 69 | "City in the Deep" | 25 Mar 1956 | 8 Jul 1956 | |
| 70 | "Witchmen's Peak" | 15 Jul 1956 | 16 Dec 1956 | |
| 71 | "The Miss Galaxy Beauty Contest" | 23 Dec 1956 | 14 Jul 1957 | |
| 72 | "The Casino" | 21 Jul 1957 | 8 Sep 1957 | |
| 73 | "The Place Called X" | 15 Sep 1957 | 2 Feb 1958 | |
| 74 | "The Invaders" | 9 Feb 1958 | 25 May 1958 | |
| 75 | "The Mesa" | 1 Jun 1958 | 17 Aug 1958 |
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 |