Old-fashioned Comics: January 2022

Monday, 31 January 2022

Konga's Revenge V1 # 02 -#03 / V2 # 01 (1963 / 1968) Complete Series [Charlton Comics Collection]

Konga's Revenge V1 # 02 -#03

Charlton, 1963 Series

Published in English (United States) United States

Publication Dates: Summer 1963 - Fall 1964

Number of Issues Published: 2 (#2 - #3)

Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US

Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior

Binding: Saddle-stitched

Publishing: Format: Was ongoing

Publication: Type: magazine

Pages: 52 Indicia Frequency: quarterly

Tracking:

numbering continues from The Return of Konga (Charlton, 1962 series)

Note: Based on the movie.

Authors:

Script:

Joe Gill ?

Pencils:

Steve Ditko, Dick Giordano,

Don Perlin (signed), Bill Montes,

Inks:

Steve Ditko, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio (signed),

Don Perlin (signed), Dick Giordano,

Konga's Revenge V2 # 01

Charlton, 1968 Series

Publication Dates: December 1968

Number of Issues Published: 1

Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US

Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior

Binding: Saddle-stitched

Publishing: Format: Was ongoing

Publication: Type: magazine

Pages: 36 Indicia Frequency: One-shot Issue

Authors:

Script:

Joe Gill ?

Pencils:

Bill Montes, Dick Giordano,

Inks:

Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Dick Giordano,

The Return of Konga - One shot (1962) Complete Series [Charlton Comics Collection]

Charlton, 1962 Series

Published in English (United States) United States

Dimensions: Standard Silver Age US

Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior

Binding: Saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: One-shot

Publication Type: magazine

Color: Color

One-shot Issue

Pages: 36 On-sale Date: 1962-08-08

Editing: Pat Masulli

Notes:

There is no month printed on the cover or in the indicia. The on sale date is from the date stamped on the cover scan. August 8th corresponds to an October cover date for Charlton comics of this period.

Tracking:

Numbering continues in Konga's Revenge V1 # 02 -#03 Charlton, 1963

Authors:

Script: Joe Gill

Pencils & Inks: Bill Molno, Dick Giordano

Captain Triumph Complete Collection by FraBig (3 volumes)

The complete collection of Captain Triumph, a character published by Quality Comics.

This collection contains: Crack Comics (1940) #27-#62.

570 pages

When Michael Gallant is killed, his brother Lance vows to fight evil. His brother's ghost

appears in order to hold him to that promise. When Lance rubs the birth mark on his arm,

his brother's ghost will combine with him into one super-powered individual.

Content:

Genre: Superhero

Characters:

Captain Triumph [Lance and Michael Gallant]; Kim Meredith (Michael's girlfriend);

Pop Mason (Michael's friend); Otto Ratter (villain); Baron von Bragg (villain)

Alfred Andriola was the creator of this character, obviously based on Fawcett's Captain Marvel.

Authors:

Alfred Andriola ---> Pencils & Inks ( and cover #28)

Ruben Moreira ---> Cover #27 & #29

Alex Kotzky ---> Cover #30 - #29 and following covers

Cover Crack Comics #27

This collection contains: Crack Comics (1940) #27-#44.(Jan 1943 - Sept 1946)

284 pages

Cover Crack Comics #45

This collection contains: Crack Comics (1940) #45-#53 (Nov 1946 - March 1948)

146 pages

Cover Crack Comics #54

This collection contains: Crack Comics (1940) #54-#62 (May 1948 - Sept 1949)

140 pages

Thanks to FraBig for this compilation

Enjoy!

Eagle Annual 010 (1961) Hulton Press

Published by : Longacre Press Ltd, London in 19601961's Eagle Annual cover now include photographs to brighten it compared to previous year's plain red covers. The edition also sees a new editor and new publishers but otherwise follows the same formula as previous years with its selection of stories and articles.

Edited by : Clifford Malkins

Dimensions : 21cm x 26cm with 176 pages.

Selected highlights:

Dan Dare's story is entitled : Moon Run
Make your own jet engine
Learn about Earth Movers
Jeff Arnold meets Old White

Tarzan Adventures Comics by Edgar Rice Burroughs - Burne Hogarth. Vol. 3 No. 1 - Scan : Puxasturies

Tarzan Adventures, originally titled Tarzan: The Grand Adventure Comic

but retitled from volume three, was published by Westworld from 1951-1959,

a total of 342 issues, initially published fortnightly

but later (from volume three) weekly.
It began as a British edition of a French magazine which reprinted American Tarzan newspaper strips, though later issues contained some new filler material,

including some stories by Michael Moorcock (who also edited the magazine).

Notes

Tarzan reprints from various sources. Some original British material.