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Tuesday, 28 January 2020

Kellogg's Mini-Comic - The Untold Legend of the Batman

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 and Back Covers:
Americom Original Cover and DC Comics' Original cover of The Untold Legend of the Batman 3 (1980):
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Americom Untold Legend of the Batman

Tuesday, 21 January 2020

Meteor Press Popeye 7

Meteor Press reprinted Harvey Comics' titles in 1995. Other Harvey titles in the range were Beetle Bailey.

Issue 7 and Harvey Comics' original cover (1994):
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Meteor Press

Tuesday, 14 January 2020

Americom Looney Tunes Series

Americom reprinted numerous Humour titles in the 1980s-1990s.

A range of covers from the Looney Tunes series (originally published by DC Comics) from 1995.

Issues 1; 2; 3; 4; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11:

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Americom

Tuesday, 10 December 2019

Zebra Publications World's Finest Comics 7

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 World's Finest Comics 7 - the cover is taken from DC Comics' World's Finest Comics 56 (1951).

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:
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Zebra Publications

Tuesday, 26 November 2019

Meteor Press Simpsons Comics 8

Meteor Press reprinted Bongo Comics' Simpsons Comics in 1995.

Issue 8 and Bongo Comics' original cover of Simpsons Comics 9 (1995):
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Meteor Press

Mimosa Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane 4

This is Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane 4, published by Mimosa (SA Magazine Co) +/- 1963-1964.

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

Here is the cover of issue 4 and DC Comics' original cover of Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane 39 (1963):
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Tuesday, 19 November 2019

Meteor Press Simpsons Comics 7

Meteor Press reprinted Bongo Comics' Simpsons Comics in 1995.

Issue 7 and Bongo Comics' original cover of Simpsons Comics 8 (1995):
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Meteor Press