Kemal Özcan
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There is a Kemal Özcan who is mentioned twice in the newspaper "Son Posta" in 1936, then as one of the winners of competitions that have been in the newspaper. In both March 28 and April 19, Kemal Özcan is named as the son of the customs officer in Ortaköy, a neighbourhood in Istanbul.
In 1938 there are two short stories written by Kemal Özcan in the newspaper "Son Telgraf": September 4, "Sevdim diye zalim beni beyhude avuttun" and September 9 "Sus o duymasın". In the following years, the name Kemal Özcan appears as the author of many Pulp magazines, many of them later known as cinema novels - inspired or written after well-known films that had been shown in cinemas in Istanbul. Some known titles are "Lorel Hardi Acemi Aşıklar" (1941) and "Salâhaddin Eyyubi ve Boz Aslan" (1941). His name also appears as a translator in 1942, as an example "Ormanlar Hakimi" (Tarzan) and "Namus Borcu" (The Four Feathers ).
By 1943 he had established himself as a publisher under the company Kemal Özcan Kitabevi in Ankara Cad 59, and started publishing the magazine 1001 Macera. The magazine was a mixture of short stories, some illustrations, newly drawn comics and re-inked copies of comics from previously stories published magazines and newspapers. Most of the issues had a mix of these with some issues containing only comics and some only short stories. In order to increase sales, most of the issues also had a competition with simple prizes, and there could be coupons in some issues that gave a discount on cinema tickets. 1001 Macera was published at the end of each month, for a period at the beginning also in the middle of each month. The first issue was released in the end of July 1943 and the last issue about summer 1946.
Kemal Özcan also published other cinema novels in this period, like "Balıkçı Osman Bağdatta" (1944) in addition to other comics. Known comic are four "Mickey Mouse" issues sold for 125 kuruş: "Miki Jokey" (January 1945), "Miki Kampta" (June 1945), "Miki Tayyareci" (December 1945) and "Miki Boksör" (1946), In addition there was a similar "Flash Gordon" issue released about spring 1946: "ve Bay Tekin".
Kemal Özcan continued to publish various books like: in February 1946 the short story /novel "Capkın Subay", in June 1947 "Su Güzeli" poems by Refet Ali Kocabeki.