Peter James Australia

Born
1927? in Australia?
Died
? in Australia?
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Peter James (1954)

Peter James: portrait of WT Arthur, Esq (1957)

Biography

James studied at East Sydney Technical College and provided cartoons for the World's News in the 1940s. He had his first newspaper strip 'The Life of Les Darcy' published in Sydney's Daily Mirror from 13 May 1946 until January 1947.

From 1948, James created comics for Pyramid Publications, including features such as 'The Panther Man' for Pyramid Comics and other stories for Black X.

In 1950, he took over the 'Captain Power' newspaper strip in The Sun-Herald from Stanley Pitt, until it was cancelled in 1952.

In the early 1950s, he provided stories for KG Murray's Romantic Adventures and Approved Publications' Cobbers Adventure Comic.

With Ivan Southall, he created 'Mike Manly—Miracle Man', a scientist exposed to a radio-active ore that gave him unusual powers including invisibility and the ability to transport himself through time and space. The strip was published in Women's Day from 25 January 1954. After a year, Vernon Hayles took over drawing the strip until 1956.

James was exhibited in the Archibald Prize portrait competition three times, in 1954 (Hon WE Dickson), 1956 (Jack Dunleavy) and 1957 (WT Arthur, Esq).

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World's News (ANL, 1936 series) #2245 (31 March 1945)
Set Down in Fun
Magazine: Text story
A Pyramid Comic (Pyramid, 1946 series) #PC16 (August 1948)
Untitled (Panther Man)
Comic: Cover
A Pyramid Comic (Pyramid, 1946 series) #PC16 (August 1948)
[Unknown] (Panther Man)
Comic: Comic story
A Pyramid Comic (Pyramid, 1946 series) #PC17 (September 1948)
Panther Man and the Black Idol
Comic: Cover
A Pyramid Comic (Pyramid, 1946 series) #PC17 (September 1948)
The Black Idol (Panther Man)
Comic: Comic story
A Pyramid Comic (Pyramid, 1946 series) #PC20 (December 1948)
The Amateur Gangster (Panther Man!)
Comic: Cover
A Pyramid Comic (Pyramid, 1946 series) #PC20 (December 1948)
The Amateur Gangster (Panther Man!)
Comic: Comic story
A Pyramid Comic (Pyramid, 1946 series) #PC 24 (April 1949)
The Secret of the Jungle
Comic: Cover
A Pyramid Comic (Pyramid, 1946 series) #PC 24 (April 1949)
The Secret of the Jungle (Panther Man)
Comic: Comic story
A Pyramid Comic (Pyramid, 1946 series) #PC27 (July 1949)
[Unknown] (Panther Man)
Comic: Comic story

Status

Created

  • 24 Apr 2021

Last updated

  • 26 Oct 2024