Consolidated Press

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Consolidated Press was a Australian publisher.

History

Based on the "Telegraph" and the "Australian Women's Weekly" Frank Packer created Consolidated Press Ltd in January 1936, . The company was reformed as Consolidated Press Holdings Ltd in 1954 and then Australian Consolidated Press Ltd (ACP) in 1957. The company continues to operate as the magazine publishing division of Nine Entertainment Co, a major Australian media and entertainment company. ACP acquired K. G. Murray in 1974, although it continued to publish the comics under Murray-related branding.

Mandrake the Magician Comics by Consolidated Press

Title Year(s) Issues
Mandrake the Magician 1938-194?
The Supercomic Series 1948-195?
Mandrake Annual 1951-195?
Mandrake Comics 1953-195?

Note

Sometime in 1953/1954 Shakespeare Head Press become the publisher of the Mandrake series.