Meteor Press The Incredible Hulk 2

Meteor Press reprinted Marvel Comics' The Incredible Hulk in 1995.

Issue 2 and Marvel Comics' original cover of The Incredible Hulk 373 (1990):

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Battleaxe Press Spawn 5

Battleaxe Press reprinted Image Comics' Spawn in 1995.

Issue 5 and Image Comics' original cover (1992):

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Meteor Press Wolverine 2

Meteor Press reprinted Marvel Comics' Wolverine in 1995.

Issue 2 and Marvel Comics' original cover of Wolverine 88 (1994):

 Meteor Issue 2 in Polybag:

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Battleaxe Press Superman 6

Battleaxe Press reprinted DC Comics' Superman in 1995.

Issue 6 and DC Comics' original cover of Man of Steel 6 (1986):

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Zebra Publications Mantelman Strokiesverhale 5

South African Comic Books is Seven Years Old!

Blog Post 700 today ... thanks to everyone who has contributed in the last 12 months ... to have made this blog such a success!

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 5 from 1955. 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: "Die Miljoen Dollar Klub!" = Batman & Robin: "The 1,000,000 Star Club" from World's Finest Comics 52 (1951)
Die Groen Pyl: "'n Swaard, 'n Geweer en 'n Pyl en Boog!" = Green Arrow: "A Sword, a Rifle and a Bow!"  from World's Finest Comics 52 (1951)

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


Cover of Mantelman 5 and original splash page used for the cover image:

 DC Comics' original cover of World's Finest Comics 52 (1951):

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