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*"Rip Kirby" by Fred Dickenson and John Prentice | *"Rip Kirby" by Fred Dickenson and John Prentice | ||
*"Tim Tyler's Luck" by Lyman Young | *"Tim Tyler's Luck" by Lyman Young | ||
*"Topolino (Mickey Mouse)" by various | *"Topolino (Mickey Mouse)" by various<br> | ||
In the early years, Comic Art also distinguished a sub series named "Magic Moments", with new versiones of previous printed stories and first editions or reprints from other series. | |||
What may appear confusing with this series is the fact that the publication dates do not follow the numbering order. Furthermore, some issues were sold out and then reprinted with a new publishing date. | |||
In addition, eight issues were never printed: issue 38 - Grandi Firme, issue 281 - Dick Tracy and the Topolino ''(Mickey Mouse)''issues 390-395. | |||
==== Mandrake issues ==== | ==== Mandrake issues ==== | ||
Revision as of 14:11, 23 December 2025
| New Comics Now | |
 First issue | |
| Country/language: |  Italy / Italian
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| Publishing company: | Comic Art |
| Publishing years: | 1978-1998 (?) |
| Issues: | 406 |
| Format: | 24×32 cm, b/w and color |
Issues 38, 281 and 390-395 were never printed.
Issue overview
Regular series
The series featured reprints of daily and Sundays strips of American comics. Althought the series is numbered for the "New Comics Now" title it is split into several sub series:
- "Clown" by Doré and Attalo
- "Dick Tracy" by Chester Gould, Collins and Locher
- "Flash Gordon" by Briggs, Dan Barry (and Fujitanti)
- "Grandi Firme" by Wallace Wood, Berni Wrightson, Moebius, Dubos and Pichard, Lob and Pichard, Bonvi
- "Mandrake" by Lee Falk, Phil Davis and Fred Fredericks
- "The Phantom" by Lee Falk, Ray Moore, Wilson McCoy, Sy Barry
- "Phil Corrigan" by Lubbers, Goodwin and Williamson, Evans
- "Popeye" by Segar
- "Rip Kirby" by Fred Dickenson and John Prentice
- "Tim Tyler's Luck" by Lyman Young
- "Topolino (Mickey Mouse)" by various
In the early years, Comic Art also distinguished a sub series named "Magic Moments", with new versiones of previous printed stories and first editions or reprints from other series.
What may appear confusing with this series is the fact that the publication dates do not follow the numbering order. Furthermore, some issues were sold out and then reprinted with a new publishing date.
In addition, eight issues were never printed: issue 38 - Grandi Firme, issue 281 - Dick Tracy and the Topolino (Mickey Mouse)issues 390-395.
Mandrake issues
Magic Moments
- "Magic Moments" is a sub series of "New Comics Now" with new versiones of previous printed stories and first editions or reprints from other series:
- 18 "Brick Bradford", Il viaggio nella moneta by W. Ritt and C. Gray (reprint).
- 43 "Brick Bradford", La fortezza di Alamoot by W. Ritt and C. Gray (reprint).
- 44 "Brick Bradford", Il mostro d’acciaio by W. Ritt and C. Gray (reprint).
- 36 "Cino e Franco", Sotto la bandiera del Re della Giungla, La misteriosa fiamma della Regina Loana and La pattuglia dell’avorio by L. Young (first print).
- 121 "Dickie Dare", daily strips 1933/34 by Milton Caniff (first print).
- 265 "Mandrake", Il mondo sconosciuto and Il castello di Telba by Falk and Davis (reprint).
Mandrake issues