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Tuesday, 22 April 2014

Beroemde Verhale 6: Dr. Jekyll en Mnr. Hyde

Sixth issue in a short series of reprints of the Classics Illustrated Comics. This issue was published by Sebra Uitgewers (Zebra)/Nasionale Boekhandel in 1950.

Newsprint stock cover and interior pages, full colour.

Cover of Issue 6 (Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, translated into Afrikaans) and Classics Illustrated #13 (1943) Original Cover:
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Tuesday, 15 April 2014

Supercomix Wonder Woman 6

This is Wonder Woman 6, published by Republican Press, under the Supercomix banner in 1984.

Cover and DC Comics' original cover of Wonder Woman 253 (1978):
 This issue reprints the story from Wonder Woman 264 (1979):
"A Bomb in the Bird is worth two in the band"
 Also reprinted is this story from Wonder Woman 299 (1983):
Huntress: "Stranglehold!"

George van Dyk Poster:

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Supercomix Wonder Woman

Afri-Comics Mighty Man 12

The twelfth issue of Afri-Comics Mighty Man, published by Xanap in 1976.

Mighty Man battles a gang involved in counterfeiting South African Rand notes. Gang Leader Jan "The Etcher" Kekana sends out one of his cronies, Ex-Convict Poto Mboweni, dressed in a Mighty Man costume to distribute counterfeit notes. Might Man smashes this plot to implicate him in illegal activity.

2 further stories:
Lessons in Judo.
"Tortoise and the Lizard" - 3 page African Folk Tale.

No Creator credits listed in the magazine. 

Cover of Issue 12 and Title Page shows "Editor Simon Sabela":
 
 Splash Page:
Ad for Ceylon Tea and House ad for Tiger Ingwe:
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Soweto's Superman Mighty Man
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Tiger Ingwe

Tuesday, 8 April 2014

Mimosa Giant Batman 3

This is Giant Batman 3, published by Mimosa (SA Magazine Co) +/- 1963-1964.
It reprints the cover and all three stories from DC Comics' Batman 139 (1961):
"The Blue Bowman"
"The Island of 1000 Traps"
"Bat-Girl!"
 Also reprinted are these two stories from DC Comics' Batman 101 (1956):
"The Vanished Batman"
"The Great Bat-Cape Hunt!"
Also reprinted is this story from DC Comics' Batman 102 (1956):
  "The Caveman At Large"

48pages,  glossy colour cover, black and white newsprint interior.

Here is the cover of issue 3 and DC Comics' original cover:
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Mimosa Comics

Supercomix Wonder Woman 4

This is Wonder Woman 4, published by Republican Press, under the Supercomix banner in 1984.

Cover and DC Comics' original cover of Wonder Woman 262 (1979):
 "Street Kids" Poster:
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Supercomix Wonder Woman

Tuesday, 1 April 2014

Mimosa Tomahawk 1

This is Tomahawk 1, published by Mimosa (SA Magazine Co) +/- 1963-1964.
It reprints the cover and two stories from DC Comics' Tomahawk 78 (1962):
"The Menace of the Mask!"
 "Legend of the Green Beast"
Also reprinted is this story from DC Comics' Tomahawk 51 (1957):
"The Indian Sea Raiders"

32 pages,  glossy colour cover, black and white newsprint interior.

Here is the cover of issue 1 and DC Comics' original cover:
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Mimosa Comics

Americom Luke Cage - Hero for Hire 1

This is Luke Cage - Hero for Hire 1, published by Americom in 1984. Americom's Subscription page listed it as "Powerman"

It contains the story from Marvel Comics' Hero for Hire 1 (1972):
"Out of Hell -- A Hero!". The English edition features the original art and new typed lettering.

Americom only produced single issues of each reprint series (published in English, Afrikaans, Zulu & Sotho languages).

Americom English cover, and Marvel Comics' original cover:
 
Afrikaans Language Edition Cover and Marvel Comics' Splash Page image (Americom used this image for their cover):
 Subscription Ad:
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Americom