Collection à 8 Francs
(La) Collection à 8 Francs ("Franc" was the French currency before the euro) was a French comic books series, released - without any numbering – from 1944 to 1946 by Editions S.A.G.E, better known for its "Aventures et Mystère" series.
Issue overview
Regular series
60 issues were released (by groups of 4 issues), each in an oblong format of 26,5 × 17 cm, a so-called “Italian” presentation. The name of the main hero is sometimes not indicated on the covers. Their selling price was “8 Francs”, a rather inexpensive cost, but in return the pagination was rather poor (8 pages in black & white). The covers have a distinctive look, being illustrated with colored strips directly taken from the comics. It is noteworthy that the words "Collection à 8 Francs" are not necessary indicated on the front page but the short abbreviation "Prix: 8 F" (Price: 8 F) is always mentionned. As paper production was stricted after the World War II, the classical full image of the cover has been reduced as accompanied with the first panels of the story, that in order to reduce the paper used.
The series featured comics such as: "Les mystères de la jungle noire (I misteri della jungla nera)" by Emilio Salgari and Moroini Celsi (4 issues sold by exception 6 Francs), "Alain la Foudre (Dick Fulmine)" by Vincenzo Baggiol and Carlo Cossio (18 issues), "Le Bolide Fantôme " by Vittorio Cossio (1 issue), "Le Fantôme du Bengale (The Phantom)" (7 issues) by Lee Falk and Ray Moore (7 issues), "Jacky Détective (Dickie Dare)" by Coulton Waugh (4 issues), "Jim la Jungle (Jungle Jim)" (4 issues) by Don Moore and Alex Raymond (4 issues), "Le Roi de la prairie (The Lone Ranger)" by Charles Flanders and Fran Striker (4 issues), "Mandrake" by Lee Falk and Phil Davis (4 issues), "Raoul et Gaston" (Tim Tyler's Luck)" (9 issues) by Lyman Young (9 issues), "Risque Tout" by Rodaly (2 issues) and "X 9 (Secret Agent X-9)" by Robert Storm and Charles Flanders, or, Nicholas Afonsky(6 issues). In a total of 60 comic-books, only a few were devoted to Mandrake the Magician.
Issues with Mandrake
Albums
At least, two albums were made in 1945-1946 with ten previous issues being put together.
External links
- PhantomWiki: Collection à 8 Francs
- BD's on the WEB, la database BD du Loup: Petits S.A.G.E. à 8f.
- BD o vore: Série Collection à 8 francs
