Ausreprints

...covering Australian comics

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AusReprints documents Australian comics, focusing on the neglected reprints from the 1940s to the 1980s.

The site has been developed with generous contributions of scans and information from many collectors. Click here for information on how you can help.

Welcome

AusReprints documents Australian comics, focusing on the neglected reprints from the 1940s to the 1980s.

The site has been developed with generous contributions of scans and information from many collectors. Click here for information on how you can help.

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Cyril Samuels (1895-1982)

Oozy Woozy and the Kids was Australian cartoonist Cyril Samuels' longest running newspaper strip.

26 Apr 2025

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Head over to our Facebook group

More information and discussion about AusReprints at the Australian reprint comic book appreciation group.

27 Dec 2022

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Do you have Hodge's 'Mesa Gold' pulp?

Hodge contributed to a wartime cartoon collection. Hill End history group is looking for his 'Mesa Gold' pulp (click and read comments).

22 Feb 2020

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Do you know more? Zip Comics

The usual references don't mention 'The Oil Seekers' by Tony Rafty, which seems to predate his 'first' comic for NSW Bookstall.

16 Jul 2018

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Who is Hottie Lahm?

Most known for iconic dog Snifter during a long career at KG Murray, Lahm created Snowy McGann to fill the 1951 Ginger Meggs gap at The Sun.

14 Jul 2018

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Censorship 2: Straight Arrow #17

Was a provocative pose during poker too much for Aus editors? Or were there late changes to the original art for ‘Uproar’ in the US?

11 Jul 2018

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Johnny Galaxy and the Space Patrol

by James Zee

Johnny Galaxy and the Space Patrol

Johnny Galaxy and the Space Patrol was among the earliest work from Spanish agency Selecciones Ilustradas (SI) to be printed by KG Murray.

The feature was first published in Australia in its own title (1967-1968) composed almost entirely of Johnny Galaxy stories. When that series ended with four issues, the feature moved to Climax Adventure Comic (1968–1973) and finally Super Giant (1973), anthologies that hosted work from a wide array of sources.