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[[Consolidated Press]] Pty. Ltd. launched '''''The Supercomic Series''''' in June 1948. From #69, [[Shakespeare Head Press]] Pty. Ltd. – a subsidiary company of the former - became the publisher of this series without any numbering stop.
{{Series
|Title=The Supercomic Series
|image= [[super-comics-series-01.jpg|200 px]]
|Sample= First issue
|Country= [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia / English
|Publisher= [[Consolidated Press]]<br>[[Shakespeare Head Press]]
|Date= 1948-1957
|Issues= 134
|Format= vari cm, bw
|}}


The whole ran for 134 issues and ended in December 1959.
== Issues overview==
Some of the issues were dedicated to "[[Mandrake the Magician]]".
[[Consolidated Press]] Pty. Ltd. launched '''The Supercomic Series''' in June 1948. The title of series changed to '''Supercomic Series''', first time on the cover of #5 and permanent from issue 7. [[Shakespeare Head Press]] became the publisher from #69 before the series ended with issue 134 in December 1959.  
=== Issue overview===
 
<gallery perrow="6">
The series printed various adventure characters like: "Joe Palooka", "Mandrake" by [[Lee Falk]] and [[Phil Davis]], "Speed Gordon ''(Flash Gordon)''" by Alex Raymond, "Wanda" by Kathleen O'Brien. The series also printed various Western and War stories in addition to various "Funny Animals" like "Bugs Bunny", "Woody Woodpecker", "Andy Panda", "Porky Pig" and on.
===Issues with Mandrake===
<gallery>
Image:super-comics-series-03.jpg|[[The Supercomic Series 3|''The Supercomic Series'' #3]]
Image:super-comics-series-03.jpg|[[The Supercomic Series 3|''The Supercomic Series'' #3]]
Image:super-comics-series-06.jpg|[[The Supercomic Series 6|''The Supercomic Series'' #6]]
Image:super-comics-series-06.jpg|[[The Supercomic Series 6|''The Supercomic Series'' #6]]
Image:super-comics-series-10.jpg|[[The Supercomic Series 10|''The Supercomic Series'' #10]]
Image:super-comics-series-10.jpg|[[The Supercomic Series 10|''Supercomic Series'' #10]]
Image:super-comics-series-16.jpg|[[The Supercomic Series 16|''The Supercomic Series'' #16]]
Image:super-comics-series-16.jpg|[[The Supercomic Series 16|''Supercomic Series'' #16]]
Image:super-comics-series-20.jpg|[[The Supercomic Series 20|''The Supercomic Series'' #20]]
Image:super-comics-series-20.jpg|[[The Supercomic Series 20|''Supercomic Series'' #20]]
Image:super-comics-series-24.jpg|[[The Supercomic Series 24|''The Supercomic Series'' #24]]
Image:super-comics-series-24.jpg|[[The Supercomic Series 24|''Supercomic Series'' #24]]
Image:super-comics-series-27.jpg|[[The Supercomic Series 27|''The Supercomic Series'' #27]]
Image:super-comics-series-27.jpg|[[The Supercomic Series 27|''Supercomic Series'' #27]]
Image:super-comics-series-30.jpg|[[The Supercomic Series 30|''The Supercomic Series'' #30]]
Image:super-comics-series-30.jpg|[[The Supercomic Series 30|''Supercomic Series'' #30]]
Image:super-comics-series-34.jpg|[[The Supercomic Series 34|''The Supercomic Series'' #34]]
Image:super-comics-series-34.jpg|[[The Supercomic Series 34|''Supercomic Series'' #34]]
</gallery>
</gallery>



Revision as of 18:20, 18 November 2016

The Supercomic Series
200 px
First issue
Country/language: Mini australia.gif Australia / English
Publishing company: Consolidated Press
Shakespeare Head Press
Publishing years: 1948-1957
Issues: 134
Format: vari cm, bw


Issues overview

Consolidated Press Pty. Ltd. launched The Supercomic Series in June 1948. The title of series changed to Supercomic Series, first time on the cover of #5 and permanent from issue 7. Shakespeare Head Press became the publisher from #69 before the series ended with issue 134 in December 1959.

The series printed various adventure characters like: "Joe Palooka", "Mandrake" by Lee Falk and Phil Davis, "Speed Gordon (Flash Gordon)" by Alex Raymond, "Wanda" by Kathleen O'Brien. The series also printed various Western and War stories in addition to various "Funny Animals" like "Bugs Bunny", "Woody Woodpecker", "Andy Panda", "Porky Pig" and on.

Issues with Mandrake