From the Golden Age to present, recording the history of Comic Book publishing and collecting in South Africa. Submissions Welcome! George van der Riet. e-mail: g.vdr26@gmail.com
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This is one of the earliest South African reprint comics. Zebra Publications were the first to reprint DC Comics in 1954.
This is Zebra Publications Action Comics 4 - the cover is taken from DC
Comics' Action Comics 164 (1951).
Colour cover, Black-and-White interior, 24 pages.
Smaller than the original comic size - dimensions 176mm x 244mm.
Here is the cover and DC Comics' original cover:
This rare South African reprint was published in 1963 by Mimosa (S.A. Magazine Co.).
These titles were printed in a smaller size (161x116mm) compared to the original DC Comics title.
Cover printed in colour, interior in black-and-white.
The printing reproduction from the original was very good quality. This issue is only 24 pages.
Cover of Confession Picture Library 24 and DC Comics' original cover of Girls' Love Stories 86 (1962):
This is one of the earliest South African reprint comics. Zebra Publications were the first to reprint DC Comics in 1954.
This is Zebra Publications Action Comics 3 - the cover is taken from DC
Comics' Action Comics 148 (1950).
Colour cover, Black-and-White interior, 24 pages.
Smaller than the original comic size - dimensions 176mm x 244mm.
Here is the cover and DC Comics' original cover:
This rare South African reprint was published in 1961 by Mimosa 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 (245x167mm) 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.
This is one of the seven first titles that Mimosa started reprinting in 1959 (Western Comics, Tales of
the Unexpected, Falling in Love, Mystery in Space, Romances, Batman and
All-Star Western).
Cover of Romances 17 South African Edition and the
Original Cover of DC Comics' Girls' Romances 72 from 1960:
This is one of the earliest South African reprint comics. Zebra Publications were the first to reprint DC Comics in 1954.
This is Zebra Publications Action Comics 2 - the cover is taken from DC
Comics' Action Comics 150 (1950).
Colour cover, Black-and-White interior, 24 pages.
Smaller than the original comic size - dimensions 176mm x 244mm.
Here is the cover and DC Comics' original cover:
This rare South African reprint was published in 1963 by Mimosa (S.A. Magazine Co.).
Glossy Colour Cover, Black-and-White Interior.
These titles were printed in a smaller size (161x116mm) compared to the original DC Comics title.
Cover printed in colour, interior in black-and-white.
The printing reproduction from the original was very good quality. This issue is only 24 pages.
Cover of Confession Picture Library 23 and DC Comics' original cover of Girls' Love Stories 85 (1962):
This is one of the earliest South African reprint comics. Zebra Publications were the first to reprint DC Comics in 1954.
This is Zebra Publications Action Comics 1 - the cover is taken from DC
Comics' Action Comics 165 (1952).
Colour cover, Black-and-White interior, 24 pages.
Smaller than the original comic size - dimensions 176mm x 244mm.
Here is the cover and DC Comics' original cover:
This rare South African reprint was published in 1962 by Mimosa (S.A. Magazine Co.).
Glossy Colour Cover, Black-and-White Interior.
These titles were printed in a smaller size (161x116mm) compared to the original DC Comics title.
Cover printed in colour, interior in black-and-white.
The printing reproduction from the original was very good quality. This issue is only 24 pages.
Cover of Romance Picture Library 17 and DC Comics' original cover of Girls Romances 79 (1961):
This is Wonder Woman 3, published by Mimosa (SA Magazine Co) +/- 1963-1964.
32 pages, glossy colour cover, black and white newsprint interior.
Here is the cover of issue 3 and DC Comics' original cover of Wonder Woman 141 (1963):
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This rare South African reprint was published in 1962 by Mimosa (S.A. Magazine Co.).
Glossy Colour Cover, Black-and-White Interior.
These titles were printed in a smaller size (161x116mm) compared to the original DC Comics title.
Cover printed in colour, interior in black-and-white.
The printing reproduction from the original was very good quality. This issue is only 24 pages.
Cover of Confession Picture Library 22 and DC Comics' original cover of Girls' Love Stories 84 (1961):
This rare South African reprint was published in 1962 by Mimosa (S.A. Magazine Co.).
Glossy Colour Cover, Black-and-White Interior.
These titles were printed in a smaller size (161x116mm) compared to the original DC Comics title.
Cover printed in colour, interior in black-and-white.
The printing reproduction from the original was very good quality. This issue is only 24 pages.
Cover of Romance Picture Library 16 and DC Comics' original cover of Girls Romances 78 (1961):
