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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.

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The Phantom (Frew, 1971 series) #540 ([November 1974?])

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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27 Dec 2022

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

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

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

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

Censorship by colour: Battle! #24

This cover lacks intensity without Stan Goldberg's colours. With a dead soldier also deleted, it seems a deliberate censorship choice.

8 Jul 2018

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Vintage Spinner Rack

Melbourne Newsagent 1978

An image sourced from the National Archives of Australia shows a woman in an unidentified Melbourne newsagent. Next to her is a rack with comics on sale.

Based on the available issues, this was probably April 1978.

Here's what's been identified on the racks.