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 rare South African reprint was published in 1964 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 30 and DC Comics' original cover of Young Romance 126 (1963):
Meteor Press reprinted Harvey Comics' titles in 1995. Other Harvey titles in the range were Beetle Bailey.
Issue 4 and Harvey Comics' original cover of Summer Special 1 (1993):
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This rare South African reprint was published in 1961 by Mimosa (S.A. Magazine Co.).
Glossy Colour Cover, Black-and-White Interior.
These titles were printed in a smaller size (185x130mm) 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 32 pages.
The cover image used for the Mimosa Edition is of unsure origin.
It contains this story from DC Comics' Girls' Romances 44 (1957):
"So Close to Heartbreak"
Cover of Romance Library 54 and DC Comics' original cover of Girls' Romances 44 (1957):
This rare South African reprint was published in 1964 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 29 and DC Comics' original cover of Secret Hearts 88 (1963):
This rare South African reprint was published in 1964 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 64 pages.
Cover of Confession Picture Library 42 and DC Comics' original cover of Girls' Love Stories 100 (1963):
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This rare South African reprint was published in 1961 by Mimosa (S.A. Magazine Co.).
Glossy Colour Cover, Black-and-White Interior.
These titles were printed in a smaller size (185x130mm) 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 32 pages.
The cover image used for the Mimosa Edition is of unsure origin.
It contains this story from DC Comics' Girls' Love Stories 42 (1956):
"Only a Dream Bride"
Cover of Romance Library 53 and DC Comics' original cover of Girls' Love Stories 42 (1956):
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South African Comic Books is Thirteen Years Old!
Blog Post 1000 today ... thanks to everyone who has contributed in the last 12 months ... to have made this blog such a success!
Unlimited Comics (based in Braamfontein, Johannesburg) published a few Marvel reprint titles in 1983.
Cover of Unlimited Comics The Spider-Woman 3 and Marvel Comics' Original Cover of The Spider-Woman 3 from 1978:
This rare South African reprint was published in 1964 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 28 and DC Comics' original cover of Girls' Romances 93 (1963):
Issue 11 of Afri-Comics Tiger Ingwe, published by Xanap in 1976.
Tiger Ingwe battles Thembiso in "The Executioner".
2 further stories:
Jack 'Wonder Boy' Masala: "A Battle Royal"
African Folk Story: "Why the Crab has no head"
No Creator credits listed in the magazine.
Cover of Issue 11:
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This rare South African reprint was published in 1964 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 64 pages.
Cover of Confession Picture Library 41 and DC Comics' original cover of Girls' Love Stories 98 (1963):
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Kellogg's Promotional Mini-Comic, included in Cereal Boxes circa 1984.
Published by Com-Com Promotions. These were published in association
with Americom, who produced a series of 10 titles (see below). The art
and text boxes match the Americom edition, although the story is
abridged, as this edition is only 16 pages.
16 pages, Newsprint stock cover and pages, Full Colour. 139x96mm size.
Front Cover:
Americom Original Cover and DC Comics' Original cover of Rima The Jungle Girl 1 (1974):
This rare South African reprint was published in 1959 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 (240x170mm) 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 Falling in Love 2 South African Edition and the Original Cover of DC Comics' Falling in Love 21 from 1958:
The fifth issue of Afri-Comics Tiger Ingwe, published by Xanap in 1976.
Tiger Ingwe battles The Vulture Brothers in "The Death Birds!".
Jack 'Wonder Boy' Masala: "One Must Fall!"
A Report on Pele, The Millionaire Soccer Star!
2 page African Folklore Proverbs.
No Creator credits listed in the magazine.
Cover of Issue 5:
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This rare South African reprint was published in 1961 by Mimosa (S.A. Magazine Co.).
Glossy Colour Cover, Black-and-White Interior.
These titles were printed in a smaller size (185x130mm) 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 32 pages.
Cover of Romance Library 52 and DC Comics' original cover of Girls' Love Stories 65 (1959):
