Question on foreign comics: Are comic books stictly American?

[Senormac]

What I mean is.......do they all originate in the US? I have seen auctions for books sometimes that have been Canadian editions and wasn't sure what that meant? In particular was a GA Plastic Man book from about 1946.....which, from the cover, looks exactly the same as the regular american version. Was it? The back cover had a different ad than the american one, but other than that......I could'nt tell. Are they serparate and distinct with completely different printing dates and places.....or are they the same books, printed during the same print run ?

How about other countries in the world? Are all the old back issue comics sold in England and Austrailia just books that were made here......and then found their way over the seas to collectors ?

 

I know other countries have their own heros......Judge Dredd (Britain) Herge's Tin Tin.. Moebius etc. But am I correct in asuming that a Batman #50 for sale in Canada or some other country.......is the one and only "American Batman #50" ?

Any comments would be appreciated

[towards2112]

We'll wait while our comic book brethern around the world wake up, giggle and

snicker, and then respond poinantly.

[thehumantorch]

Oh dude, dude, dude.

 

Check out this amazing thread on Canadian Whites.

[Bronty]

Senor, this should be kinda obvious but there are

 

- all-new foreign comics with original content (like cdn whites or Italian disneys) not distributed into the US

- comics where they just print a single edition with different prices for different points of distribution (say USD, Cdn $, and UK, like many 80s marvels)

- (later) foreign reprints of American comics

- contemporaneous foreign editions of American comics (like golden age canadian editions of timelys, etc., which are generally the same book w/same or similar content just printed a little differently)

[Comicopolis]

Senor, this should be kinda obvious but there are

 

- all-new foreign comics with original content (like cdn whites or Italian disneys) not distributed into the US

- comics where they just print a single edition with different prices for different points of distribution (say USD, Cdn $, and UK, like many 80s marvels)

- (later) foreign reprints of American comics

- contemporaneous foreign editions of American comics (like golden age canadian editions of timelys, etc., which are generally the same book w/same or similar content just printed a little differently)

 

What he said!

[szelim]

Wasn't the first American comic book a reprint of a British book?

 

[Senormac]

Wait a minute now. I'm not talking about new c-r-a-p. I'm talking about old books. Golden Age books. I have seen Canadian edition books before.......and the seller stated, "This is a Canadian Edition".......

 

So how does he know ....unless it says so in the inside front cover somewhere.

[Senormac]

Look at this ebay auction

[hesdeadjim]

Ummm... it says Can. Ed. on the cover

[thehumantorch]

Look at this ebay auction

 

Sorry forgot to post the thread. Check out these Canadian Whites and tell me they aren't beautiful and rare.

 

http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1894839

 

The Can. Edition Plastic Man was published at the same time as the US copy. Probably has white interior front and back covers, sans ads, but otherwise I would imagine it is the same.

 

 

 

 

 

[Lazyboy]

Ummm... it says Can. Ed. on the cover

 

That is a pretty good clue.

 

This one is even more obvious.

[Senormac]

Look at this ebay auction

 

Sorry forgot to post the thread. Check out these Canadian Whites and tell me they aren't beautiful and rare.

 

http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1894839

 

The Can. Edition Plastic Man was published at the same time as the US copy. Probably has white interior front and back covers, sans ads, but otherwise I would imagine it is the same.

 

Thanks Dave. Wow that Canadian thread was a whopper !! Thats one awesome collection!! What a fantastic bunch of books. And I guess the Plas #16 I was looking at is NOT a Canadian white.......just a Quality Plastic Man book printed "FOR" sales in Canada. Hmmmmmm???

 

[Beau]

Wasn't the first American comic book a reprint of a British book?

 

....please, not another Obadiah Oldbuck thread.

[CAP Freak]

Look at this ebay auction

 

Sorry forgot to post the thread. Check out these Canadian Whites and tell me they aren't beautiful and rare.

 

http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1894839

 

The Can. Edition Plastic Man was published at the same time as the US copy. Probably has white interior front and back covers, sans ads, but otherwise I would imagine it is the same.

 

Thanks Dave. Wow that Canadian thread was a whopper !! Thats one awesome collection!! What a fantastic bunch of books. And I guess the Plas #16 I was looking at is NOT a Canadian white.......just a Quality Plastic Man book printed "FOR" sales in Canada. Hmmmmmm???

Still a cool book and harder to find in grade than American version.

[Senormac]

Yea.......I suppose. I don't think I'd start a Canadian Edition collection on purpose.......but if all the stories and artwork are the same........might be a good score for my Plas run. (thumbs u

[thehumantorch]

Look at this ebay auction

 

Sorry forgot to post the thread. Check out these Canadian Whites and tell me they aren't beautiful and rare.

 

http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1894839

 

The Can. Edition Plastic Man was published at the same time as the US copy. Probably has white interior front and back covers, sans ads, but otherwise I would imagine it is the same.

 

Thanks Dave. Wow that Canadian thread was a whopper !! Thats one awesome collection!! What a fantastic bunch of books. And I guess the Plas #16 I was looking at is NOT a Canadian white.......just a Quality Plastic Man book printed "FOR" sales in Canada. Hmmmmmm???

 

Those Canadian Whites are absolutely amazing. Rarer then hens teeth. The Plas would indeed by a Quality Plastic Man printed at the same time for Canadian markets. They aren't worth as much as US editions even tho there are rarer. A cool book.