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 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):
