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Tuesday 29 January 2013

Supercomix The Incredible Hulk 8 (Second Series 1978)

Thanks to Supercomix Collector Ravi for these great scans of The Incredible Hulk 8 (Second Series 1978) of the South African reprint series.
Contact Me or Ravi if you have any Supercomix for sale:
NaidooRavie@elec.durban.gov.za

Cover of Issue 8 and Marvel Comics' original cover of The Incredible Hulk 182 from 1974:
 House ads for Superman and Tom & Jerry:
 House ads for Thor, Tom & Jerry and Spider-man, and competition winners page:
Grizzly Adams Poster:
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Supercomix The Incredible Hulk

Zebra Publications Walt Disney se Sewe Dwergies

This is one of the earliest South African reprint comics. Zebra Publications were the first to reprint American Comics in 1954.

This is Zebra Publications "Walt Disney se Sewe Dwergies" - an Afrikaans translation (Sebra Uitgewers in Afrikaans). It reprints Dell Comics' Four Color Comics (Second Series) #227 from 1949. This South African reprint was published in 1955.
Colour cover, Black-and-White interior, 36 pages.
Smaller than the original comic size - dimensions 176mm x 244mm

Cover and Dell's original cover:
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Zebra Publications

Tuesday 22 January 2013

Supercomix Blondie 20

Thanks to Supercomix Collector Ravi for these great scans of the interior of Blondie 20 of the South African reprint series.
Contact Me or Ravi if you have any Supercomix for sale:
NaidooRavie@elec.durban.gov.za

Cover of Issue 20 and Tessa Pin-up:
 Marie Osmond Poster:
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Supercomix Humour Titles

Mimosa Superman 3 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 3 Giant Edition. Colour Cover, black-and-white interior pages, 48 pages. Many thanks to Cal van Winkel for the pictures.

Cover of Issue 3 from 1962 and DC Comics' original cover of Action Comics 267 from June 1960:
 Splash pages from Superman & Jimmy Olsen stories:
 Lois Lane splash page and Back cover:
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Mimosa Superman 4 Giant Edition in Afrikaans
Mimosa Comics

Tuesday 15 January 2013

Unlimited Comics The Amazing Spider-Man 5

Thanks to Supercomix & Unlimited Comics Collector Ravi for these scans of the Unlimited Comics The Amazing Spider-Man 5 from 1983.
Contact Me or Ravi if you have any similar titles for sale:
NaidooRavie@elec.durban.gov.za

Cover of issue 5 and Marvel Comics' Original Cover of The Amazing Spider-Man 214:
 Ads for Playmobil and Cliff Hangers:
 Ads for Western Flyer BMX:
 Western Flyer Kamikaze competition:
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Unlimited Comics
Supercomix Spiderman

 

Photo Story Magazines 7

Many thanks to Lisa Wyrick for these scans of rare South African Photo Story Magazine covers.

Supermask 30; Chunkie 96; She 107:

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Photo Story Magazines

Mimosa All-Star Western Series

These are a series of covers reprinted by Mimosa in 1959-1960. DC Comics' original issue number in brackets:

This is one of the first seven 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).

1 (104); 2 (103); 3 (105); 4 (106); 5 (107); 6 (102); 7 (108); 8 (111); 9 (109); 10 (110) ; 11 (112); 12; 13 (102); 14 (113); 15 (115); 16 (116):

 
 
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Mimosa Comics

Tuesday 8 January 2013

The Melrose South African Sporting Heroes of Yesterday & Today Album

Comics fans and Fans of Collectible cards from the early 1980s will remember this album and set of 151 cards from 1984 published by Colin Penn. Prior to this album, Colin Penn Promotions had produced the successful The Superheroes Swop Sensation    and It's Disney '83.

Cover and sample page of cards:
 My album is incomplete ... if anyone reading this can help, contact me at:
g.vdr@virgin.net

Supercomix Superman 41

Thanks to Supercomix Collector Ravi for these great scans of Superman 41 of the South African reprint series.
Contact Me or Ravi if you have any Supercomix for sale:
NaidooRavie@elec.durban.gov.za

Cover of Issue 41 and DC Comics' original cover of Superman 356 from 1981:
 Johnny Clegg Poster:
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Supercomix Superman

Mimosa Bonanza 1

This is Mimosa Bonanza 1, a South African reprint from 1962, which reprints Dell Four Color Comics #1221 from 1961.

Bonanza was a famous US Western TV series, which aired from 1959 to 1973.

Dell and Gold key produced 42 issues (with photo covers) in the 1960s.

32 Pages, colour cover, black-and-white interior. 

Cover of issue 1 and Dell Comics' original cover:
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Mimosa Comics