Blog Post 700 today ... thanks to everyone who has contributed in the last 12 months ... to have made this blog such a success!
Zebra Publications were the first to reprint DC Comics in 1954.
The English Titles were: Action Comics, Superman & World's Finest Comics
The Afrikaans translations were issued as " 'n Sebra Uitgawe ": Mantelman (Batman) and Kongo Koot (Congo Bill).
This is Mantelman 5 from 1955. The cover image is taken from the splash page of the first story. The alter ego names are changed to Afrikaans names:
Batman (Joos Storm)
Robbie die Wonderkind (Jan Tyssen)
Green Arrow (Jan Olivier)
Speedy (Gys Roux)
It reprints and translates the following stories:
Mantelman met Robbie Die Wonderkind: "Die Miljoen Dollar Klub!" = Batman & Robin: "The 1,000,000 Star Club" from World's Finest Comics 52 (1951)
Die Groen Pyl: "'n Swaard, 'n Geweer en 'n Pyl en Boog!" = Green Arrow: "A Sword, a Rifle and a Bow!" from World's Finest Comics 52 (1951)
Glossy colour cover, 24 pages black-and-white interior.
Cover of Mantelman 5 and original splash page used for the cover image:
Zebra Publications
