Mimosa Secret Love Giant 3

This is Giant Secret Love 3, published by Mimosa (SA Magazine Co) in 1963.

48pages,  glossy colour cover, black and white newsprint interior.

Here is the cover of issue 3 and DC Comics' original cover of Secret Hearts 76 (1961):

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Mimosa Comics

Supercomix Superman 29

This is Supercomix Superman 29, published by Republican Press in 1983.

Cover of issue 29 and DC Comics' original cover of Superman 338 from 1979:

 Dallas Poster:

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Supercomix Superman

Mimosa Superman 5 Giant Edition in Afrikaans

Mimosa Comics produced numerous reprints of DC Comics' Action Comics and Superman titles in the late 1950's and early 1960's. Some were translated into Afrikaans. The Afrikaans translation was excellent.

This is Mimosa Comics' Superman 5 Giant Edition. Colour Cover, black-and-white interior pages, 48 pages.

Cover of Issue 5 from 1962 and DC Comics' original cover of Action Comics 280 (1961):

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Mimosa Comics

Supercomix Spiderman 21 (Second Series 1978)

This is Supercomix Spiderman 21, published by Republican Press in 1981.

Cover of issue 21 and Marvel Comics' original cover of The Amazing Spider-Man 166 from 1977:

Le Metro Trois Poster:

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Zebra Publications Mantelman Strokiesverhale 4

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Zebra Publications were the first to reprint DC Comics in 1954.
The English Titles were: Action Comics, Superman & World's Finest Comics
The Afrikaans translations were issued as " 'n Sebra Uitgawe ":  Mantelman (Batman) and Kongo Koot (Congo Bill).

This is Mantelman 4 from 1954. The cover image is taken from the splash page of the first story. The alter ego names are changed to Afrikaans names:
Batman (Joos Storm)
Robbie die Wonderkind (Jan Tyssen)
Green Arrow (Jan Olivier)
Speedy (Gys Roux)

It reprints and translates the following stories:
Mantelman met Robbie Die Wonderkind: "Misdaad bo die Wolke!" = Batman & Robin: "Crime above the Clouds" from World's Finest Comics 47 (1950)
Die Groen Pyl: "Die Geval van die Eerlike Boewe!" = Green Arrow: "The Case of the Innocent Crooks"  from World's Finest Comics 47 (1950)

Glossy colour cover, 24 pages black-and-white interior.



Cover of Mantelman 4 and original splash page used for the cover image:

 DC Comics' original cover of World's Finest Comics 47 (1950):

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Zebra Publications

Mimosa Giant Superman 15

This is Giant Superman 15, published by Mimosa (SA Magazine Co) +/- 1963-1964.
It reprints the cover and all three stories from DC Comics' Adventure Comics 277 (1960):
"The Duel for Earth"
Aquaman: "The Underwater Olympics"
Congo Bill: "The Man-Ape's Mercy Mission"
Also reprinted is this story  from DC Comics' Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen 30 (1958):
"The Cub who cried Wolf"
Also reprinted is thsi story from DC Comics' Action Comics 280 (1961):
Supergirl: "Trapped in Kandor"
48pages,  glossy colour cover, black and white newsprint interior.

Here is the cover of issue 15 and DC Comics' original cover:

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Mimosa Comics

Supercomix Superman 28

This is Supercomix Superman 28, published by Republican Press in 1983.

Cover of issue 28 and DC Comics' original cover of Superman 335 from 1979:

 Tanya Tucker Poster:

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Supercomix Superman