The Adventures de Biggles #05 - # 09 W. E. Johns & A. De Vine

THE ADVENTURES OF BIGGLES

THERE WAS AN AUSTRALIAN COMIC IN THE 1950’S THAT RAN TO AT 

LEAST 78 ISSUES AND CONTAINED A MIXTURE OF

“W.E. Johns” biggles stories and stories written by others especially for the comic.

However there was an attempt to publish stories from this Australian comic in the UK.

It was apparently unsuccessful as only nine issues of the “British edition” of the comic 

were ever published.

This web page displays those nine issues and gives guide to the contents.

Published by “strato publications ltd., London.  W.1” – drawings are credited to

 “albert de vine” Each magazine was 9.5 inches by 7 inches or 24.5 cm x 18 cm.

More information HERE

 

Link: #05 - # 09⇲⇲

Sun #169 - #180 Amalgamated Press, 1949 Series

 The Sun (originally simply Sun) was comic launched on 11 November 1947 

by publisher J. B. Allen, changing from weekly to fortnightly during its run. 

It had previously been a health magazine called Fitness and Sun. 

More information about this collection, here 

Links: Sun  #169 -  #180  ⇲⇲

Big Town #01 - #50 (1951 - 1958) DC - Comic books [Complete Series]

DC's Big Town comic book ran 50 issues, from January 1951 to March–April 1958. 

The comic book was edited by Whitney Ellsworth, and the contributing artists included Dan Barry, Carmine Infantino, Gil Kane, John Lehti, Manny Stallman and Alex Toth, with most of the later scripts written by John Broome.

Based on a popular radio program in which Edgar G. Robinson gave voice to Steve Wilson, the crusading editor of a major newspaper in an unnamed town it eventually also became a film, a television series (but without Robinson) and a comic book series at DC.

This would be about as close as DC would come to the then very popular and very disreputable “Crime Comic” genre, most examples of which did not really last all that long.

Big Town however, being based on a popular radio & TV series, and coming from the home of Superman, lasted far longer than average.

During it’s publication in 50’s it served as an outlet for many of the talents 
of the coming Silver-Age.    

Based on the TV and radio show of the same name. This installment includes the following:
"Deadly Nightmare!" ("fighting editor" Steve Wilson, making his DC debut, solves a food poisoning mystery); "Forgotten Men of Skid Row!"; "I Fight Crime with My Camera!"; and "The Flag of Doom!" Scripts by Dave Wood and France E. Herron, pencils by Dan Barry, inks by Sy Barry. Cover by Carmine Infantino and Frank Giacoia. Cover price $0.10.

Big Town
DC, 1951 Series

 Publication Dates:
January 1951 - March-April 1958
Number of Issues Published:  50 (#1 - #50)
Color: Color
Dimensions:  Standard Golden Age U. S.; Later Standard Silver Age U. S.
Paper Stock:  Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding:  Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format:  Was Ongoing Series
Publication Type:  magazine
Pages.: 52          Indicia Frequency: monthly

Notes
- Licensed title based on the radio and television shows.

- Actual editors: Jack Schiff (#1-2); Julius Schwartz (#3-50). Script and art credits confirmed by copies of DC editorial records received by Gene Reed from E. Nelson Bridwell in 1986. Changes in the handwriting on the editorial records indicate that Schwartz started keeping the records with one story in issue #3 and all records thereafter. This would indicate that Schwartz took over and finished work on issue #3 and assumed full assignment of script and art and editorial with issue #4.

Authors:

Script:  
Dave Wood, Ed Herron, John Broome, H. T. Elmo, 

Pencils: 
Dan Barry, Henry Boltinoff (signed), Win Mortimer, H. T. Elmo, 
Manny Stallman, Gil Kane, 

Inks: 
Sy Barry,Henry Boltinoff (signed), Win Mortimer, John Giunta, Joe Giella, 
H. T. Elmo, 

https://www.comics.org/series/790/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Town

Cover #08

Cover #50

Links:  Big Town #01 - #50 ⇲⇲

Tom Cat #04 - #08 (1956 - 1957) Complete Series [Charlton Comics Collection]

Publication Dates: April 1956 - July 1957

Number of Issues Published: 5 (#04 - #08)

Color:Color  Dimensions:Standard Silver Age US

Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior

Binding: Saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: Was ongoing

Publication Type: magazine

 Pages 36     Indicia Frequency Bimonthly

Authors:

Script:  Clem Colbert,  Al Fago

Credits Job #: S-1204

 Pencils: Al Fago (signed),  Frank Johnson? 

Inks: Al Fago,  Frank Johnson?

Letters: Jon D'Agostino 

Tracking:

numbering continues from Bo (Charlton, 1955 series) #1 - #3

numbering continues with Atom the Cat (Charlton, 1957 series)#09 - #17

2 - Gun Tony - UK Comics Archive Compilation

2 - Gun Tony

 The King Street Cowboy

“2 Gun Tony ” was a strip that ran in Beano,  Beano Book and Beano Summer Special.

Content:

70 pages with stories from Beano 1818 - 1891,  years 1977-1978

3 pages from Beano Book

1 page  from Beano Summer Special 1978

Gathered and compiled by Boutje Fedankt. 

Total pages 77, incluing the front and backpage.

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Jack the Giant Killer - Pictured by H.M. Brock - Scan: A. Wallace

"Jack the Giant Killer" is an English fairy tale and legend about a young adult who slays a number of giants during King Arthur's reign. The tale is characterised by violence, gore and blood-letting. Giants are prominent in Cornish folklore, Breton mythology and Welsh Bardic lore. 

Some parallels to elements and incidents in Norse mythology have been detected in the tale, and the trappings of Jack's last adventure with the Giant Galigantus suggest parallels with French and Breton fairy tales such as Bluebeard. Jack's belt is similar to the belt in "The Valiant Little Tailor", and his magical sword, shoes, cap, and cloak are similar to those owned by Tom Thumb or those found in Welsh and Norse mythology.

Neither Jack nor his tale are referenced in English literature prior to the eighteenth century, and his story did not appear in print until 1711. It is probable an enterprising publisher assembled a number of anecdotes about giants to form the 1711 tale. One scholar speculates the public had grown weary of King Arthur – the greatest of all giant killers – and Jack was created to fill his shoes. Henry Fielding, John Newbery, Samuel Johnson, Boswell, and William Cowper were familiar with the tale.

 Jack the Giant Slayer

In 1962, a feature-length film based on the tale was released starring Kerwin Mathews. 

The film made extensive use of stop motion in the manner of Ray Harryhausen.

/Wikipedia/

Jack the Giant Killer formed part of the pentalogia The Old Fairy Tales.

   Pictured By H. M. Brock.

 5 Vols.

 [Vol. 1]; Valentine & Orson.

 [Vol. 2]: Jack and the Bean Stalk. 

[Vol. 3]: Jack the Giant Killer.

 [Vol. 4]: Puss in Books. 

[Vol,. 5]: Beauty and the Beast

Published by London & New York: F Warne & Cº 1914 

25 pages

Scan: A. Wallace

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Yang #01 - #13 (1973 - 1976) Yang #15 - #17 (1985 - 1986) Complete Series [Charlton Comics Collection 39]

Yang

Charlton, 1973 Series

Published in English (United States)  United States

Publication Dates:

November 1973 - May 1976

Number of Issues Published: #01 - #13

Color: Color

Dimensions: Standard Modern Age US

Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior

Binding: Saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: Was ongoing

Publication Type: magazine

Indicia Publishers:

Charlton Publications, Inc. (9 issues)

without indicia publisher information (4 issues)
Pages 36          Indicia Frequency ?

Author:

Script: Joe Gill (signed)
Pencils: Warren Sattler (signed)
Inks:  Warren Sattler (signed) 
Colors:  ?
Letters: Warren Sattler

Tracking

Numbering continues in Yang (Charlton, 1985 - 1986 series).

Notes

Yang is a Chinese martial arts expert in the American West of 1890.

Publishing hiatus between #13 (1976) and #15 (1986). There is no #14.

Yang

Charlton, 1985 Series

Published in English (United States)  United States

Publication Dates:   September 1985 - January 1986

Number of Issues Published:  #15 - #17

Color:   Color

Dimensions:   Standard Modern Age US

Paper Stock:  Glossy cover; Newsprint interior

Binding:  Saddle-stitched

Publishing Format:  Was ongoing

Publication Type:  magazine  

Pages 36       Indicia Frequency bimonthly
Indicia Publishers: 
Charlton Publications, Inc. (1 issue)

without indicia publisher information (2 issues)

Authors:

Script: Joe Gill (signed)
Pencils: Warren Sattler (signed)
Inks:  Warren Sattler (signed)
Colors:  Wendy Fiore (signed)
Letters: Warren Sattler

Tracking

Numbering continues from Yang (Charlton, 1973 series), skipping #14.

Notes

Consists of reprints ( #01= #15, #02= #16, #03= #17) from Yang (Charlton, 1973 series).

Link: Yang  #01 - #13 / skipping #14 / Yang  #15 - #17⇲⇲