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On 5/8/2023 at 7:54 PM, 1950's war comics said:

never heard of him but like the cover art !

Then you'll probably like these too, from another Silver Starr book.

On 5/3/2023 at 11:04 PM, Get Marwood & I said:

Count the ACTUAL full colour pages? What other types of full colour pages are there Andy? Are some pretending?

At the time the majority of Australian comics were still B&W but some had "colour pages" that were black, white and red, like some pommy UK books.

On 3/13/2023 at 6:34 AM, FoggyNelson said:

That is what it looks like outdoors here right now ❄️ ⛄️ 

Certainly not the case around here!

On 12/15/2022 at 1:42 AM, FoggyNelson said:

That is as big as a encyclopedia 👀🥴👏

Though slightly less educational.

On 12/14/2022 at 10:55 AM, 1950's war comics said:

looks like these comics were made with newsprint?

Yep. Most 1940s and 50s Australian comics were printed without specialised cover stock. The paper stock on this one is particularly poor. The same printer did the Australian issues of Piracy, and I'm yet to see one of those that hasn't aged badly.

On 11/29/2022 at 10:44 PM, Get Marwood & I said:

I love a nice bondage cover 

CGC designate WDC&S #24 as a bondage cover!

A nice a$s there!

On 10/22/2022 at 11:20 AM, Axe Elf said:

"Each page contains 2 complete pages of comics."

So is that why it looks extra wide--because there are literally two pages printed side by side on each page, so four pages across when you open the book?

That's right. And the book is large so the double pages aren't too small. It measures 22 x 30 cm (8.75 x 12 inches).

On 8/24/2022 at 12:26 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

If I ask another question, will you promise to come back in 2026 with an answer Andy?

I can't promise 2026, but probably this millennium.

On 9/23/2022 at 2:09 AM, Yorick said:

Is this an original AUS story?

No, like all the Jane comics, it's a collection of comic strips originally published in the UK. Contents are black and white. For background on the source material see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_(comic_strip)

On 9/20/2022 at 4:37 PM, Get Marwood & I said:

I'll take the dog's view, please 

Don't make me get out the tut tut emoticon again.

On 9/20/2022 at 4:15 PM, Get Marwood & I said:

That's a thing of beauty. Is there a 'proper' issue 34 as well, in the regular issue run? Or is this one of those weirdy 'starts at #33' numbering scenarios?

Ha. As I posted this I was thinking it was the kind of obscure variant stuff Marwood would like.

There was a change of publisher after #32. The publisher of this one was responsible for the other 'multiple price variant' titles.

On 9/14/2022 at 5:38 PM, Get Marwood & I said:

Is the 'Earth Gender Neutral' chamber out of shot?

On 9/3/2022 at 8:46 AM, 1950's war comics said:

looks more like a book than a comic but i like the artwork either way !

The US edition had a photo cover. This cover is adapted from an interior panel, so the whole comic is drawn in that style.

On 8/25/2022 at 9:39 PM, Get Marwood & I said:

Careful, this is me you're talking to! 

I was thinking of you when I tossed that off. Err...

On 8/25/2022 at 7:57 PM, Get Marwood & I said:

Brilliant covers on some of these Andy

I love this series. The interior art is pretty sketchy, but in a way I really don't mind. The artist is Virgil Reilly, who was very accomplished - his comic work is the only thing he didn't sign, and I think he tossed it off pretty casually.

On 1/14/2019 at 12:55 PM, 1950's war comics said:

what is picto fiction ?

Large blocks of text with illustrations - a bit like story books for kids, but very much not for kids. It was an attempt to avoid the comics code.

On 6/25/2022 at 10:18 PM, 1950's war comics said:

never heard of it

I think it was a Mickey Mouse Club spin-off TV show. There are a bunch of these in the Dell Four Color series too. They aren't great reading!

On 6/14/2022 at 11:31 PM, Get Marwood & I said:

That rhino's got a massive horn there, hasn't he. 

Great, now I have the Moonlight Sonata going through my head, with a Dudley Moore and Peter Cooke voice over. Thanks Steve.

I had a few Harveys from around that vintage when I was a kid, all bought in Australia. I tired of them pretty quickly and they are long gone, but I now wonder which price variants they were. I know I wouldn't have been paying 20c for Wendy or Casper when Uncle Scrooge or WDC could be had for 15c!

Yep, that's a really nice copy!

Oh, that artwork is atrocious. There are also Australian romance comics up (or down!) to that level.

So what was the secret? Was it that the back of her hand had a weird cross hatching tattoo that was actually a tong sign?

The title for this one has me scratching my head. Just what is going to happen "for Mother's sake"?