Consolidated Press
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Consolidated Press was a Australian publisher.
History
Based on the "Telegraph" and the "Australian Women's Weekly" Frank Packer created Consolidated Press Ltd in January 1936, . The company was reformed as Consolidated Press Holdings Ltd in 1954 and then Australian Consolidated Press Ltd (ACP) in 1957. The company continues to operate as the magazine publishing division of Nine Entertainment Co, a major Australian media and entertainment company. ACP acquired K. G. Murray in 1974, although it continued to publish the comics under Murray-related branding.
Mandrake the Magician Comics by Consolidated Press
| Title | Year(s) | Issues |
|---|---|---|
| Mandrake the Magician | 1938-194? | |
| The Supercomic Series | 1948-195? | |
| Mandrake Annual | 1951-1958 | 8 |
| Mandrake Comic | 1953-1959 | 29 |
Publishing schedule - Mandrake Comic and Mandrake Annual
| Year\Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Annual 1951 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | Annual 1952 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | Annual 1953 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | Annual 1954 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | Annual 1955 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | Annual 1956 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | Annual 1957 | |||||||||||
| 1958 | Annual 1958 | |||||||||||
| 1959 |
Note
From Mandrake Annual 1954 Shakespeare Head Press became the publisher of both the Mandrake series.
