Supercomix Popeye the Sailor 1

This is Supercomix Popeye the Sailor 1, published by Republican Press in 1978 - it reprints the cover and stories from Charlton Comics' Popeye the Sailor 100 from February 1970.

Cover and Charlton Comics original cover:

 House ads for Superman, Popeye, Richie Rich and Spiderman:

 Competition Page:

Bee Gees Poster:

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Mimosa Mystery in Space 2

This is Mystery in Space 2, published by Mimosa (SA Magazine Co) +/- 1959.
It reprints the cover and the following 2 stories from DC Comics' Mystery in Space 47 (1958):
"Interplanetary Tug of War"
"The Surprise Package Planet!"
24 pages, full-colour, newsprint stock cover and interior pages.

Here is the cover of issue 2 and DC Comics' original cover:

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Mimosa Comics 

Mimosa Mystery in Space Series 

Mimosa Mystery in Space 1

This is Mystery in Space 1, published by Mimosa (SA Magazine Co) +/- 1959.
It reprints the cover and the following 2 stories from DC Comics' Mystery in Space 46 (1958):
"Mystery of the Moon Sniper!"
"The Devil's island of Space!"
24 pages, full-colour, newsprint stock cover and interior pages.

Here is the cover of issue 1 and DC Comics' original cover:

Ad for "Silly Phrase" Competition and House ad featuring the 7 titles published by Mimosa in this series (Western Comics, Tales of the Unexpected, Falling in Love, Mystery in Space, Romances, Batman and All-Star Western):

Last page with subscription ad and ad for Humber Bicycles (each page of the comic has a similar size ad at the bottom) and Letters Page:

 Back cover retro ad for Chappies Bubble Gum:

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Mimosa Comics 

Mimosa Mystery in Space Series 

Len Sak

Len Sak is a famous South African cartoonist, who started drawing cartoons for publication in 1948.

He drew the comic strips "Vossie en Kieste" for Die Brandwag from 1956-1962 and "Mabel and Sagile" for Bantu World from 1956-1968 and "Tim Tuck" for The Cape Argus freom 1959-1960.

His most famous comic strip was "Jojo" which first appeared in Drum in February 1959. This strip ran for many years, reaching an end in 2003 in The Sowetan. In 1985 the SABC produced a TV series based on this comic strip which ran for 52 episodes.

Sample strip from JoJo:

 JoJo's World: Celebrating 33 years of a Township Cartoon Hero was published by Ace in 1991:

Heita JoJo! was published by Pan Macmillan in 2001:

From 1960-1962 he drew the comic strip "Pletz" for Zionist Record and SA Jewish Chronicle. In 1963 he published his own Jewish children's comic book "Gibor", which ran for four issues.  Gibor contained the strips "The Kaplans", "Kupi", "Dov" and "The Secret Tunnel" - the latter three strips were continued in Zionist Record in 1964.

Sample strip from The Secret Tunnel:

In 1964 he drew the comic strip "Honey" for Elethu Mirror, and from 1968 to 1980 drew the comic strip "Cherrie" for The World, Sunday Post and Weekend World.

Sample strip from Cherrie:

Atlas Publications Adventure Comics 3

This rare South African reprint was published in 1959 by Atlas Publications (S.A. Magazine Co.).
Cover and Interior pages are newsprint - so after being read and swopped a few times they would likely be falling apart and thrown away.
These titles were printed in a smaller size (241x166mm) compared to the original DC Comics title.
Cover and Interior printed in colour.
The printing reproduction from the original was very good quality. This issue is only 24 pages.


Cover of Adventure Comics 3 South African Edition and the Cover of DC Comics' Adventure Comics 263:

This South African edition contains two of the three stories from DC Comics' Adventure Comics 263:
Superboy: "The Great Superboy Doublecross!"
Aquaman: "The Great Ocean Election!"

House ads for Archie Comics & Betty and Veronica Comics:

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Atlas Publications

Van Riebeeck's Diary in Pictures - by Frank Purcell

From 1945 - 1954 Frank Purcell created various comic strips in South Africa:
In 1949 the comic strip "Did you know that?", dealing with South African natural history, appeared in The Cape Argus.
He and  his wife, Margaret, created "Van Riebeeck's Diary" which was published in 1951 in eighty daily instalments in The Cape Argus, Diamond Fields Advertiser, Natal Tribune, The Star.

This series was published in book form in 1951. Material from The Cape Archives was used to create a comic strip based on Van Riebeeck's life from 1651-1662. This book may have been used in School History lessons in 1951?

Cover and a few sample strips:

 

 

 

 

 From 1969 to 1970 he drew the comic strip "Uncle Rupert" for Farmer's Weekly.

Atlas Publications Action Comics 9

This rare South African reprint was published in 1959 by Atlas Publications (S.A. Magazine Co.).
Cover and Interior pages are newsprint - so after being read and swopped a few times they would likely be falling apart and thrown away.
These titles were printed in a smaller size (240x167mm) compared to the original DC Comics title.
Cover and Interior printed in colour.
The printing reproduction from the original was very good quality. This issue is only 24 pages.

Cover of Action Comics 9 South African Edition and the Cover of DC Comics' Action Comics 261:

 This South African Edition contains two of the three stories from DC Comics' Action Comics 261:
"Superman's Fortresses of Solitude!"
"Congorilla's Last Stand"

Subscription ad and Petrinovic ad for "NURAND" Coinage Converter (decimalisation to Rand took place in February 1961):

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Atlas Publications

Supercomix Superman 23

This is Supercomix Superman 23 from 1982 - It reprints the cover and story from DC Comics' Superman 322.

Cover and DC Comics' Original Cover of Superman 322 from April 1978:

 House ad for Melody Photo Story Magazine:

The Usuals Poster:

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Supercomix Superman