Explosion comics
- Bib ID:
- 6377262
- Format:
- Book
- Description:
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- Waterloo, New South Wales : Offset Printing Coy., [1944?]
- 32 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Series:
- John Ryan Comic Collection.
- Full contents:
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- Ossie / by Geo. Little
- Bobby and Betty / [by Noel Cook]
- Krazy Kapers
- Jimmy Tayler catches a different kind of fish / [by J. Kilgour]
- Military movements at the zoo
- Peter / by Noel Cook.
- Biography/History:
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Noel Cook was born in New Zealand, but he moved to Australia. In 1924 his comic strip 'Roving Peter' appeared in the Sunday Times. In 1933, his 'Bobby and Betty', a text strip with the text underneath the pictures, was published in the Daily Telegraph. Cook worked for publisher K. G. Murray, where he produced many science-fiction titles such as 'Pirate Planet', 'Peril Planet' and 'The Blue Ray'.
Australian comic book artist J. Kilgour was responsible for 'The Judy O'Neil Comic', about a Sydney private detective, published by J.S. Wilkinson in 1948. He also drew 'Ronald Keene' in Action, 'John Carr' in Pep and 'Billy Baines' in Commando, all three published by Offset Printing Co. in 1944.
- Notes:
- Cover title.
- Cited In:
- Bonzer : Australian comics 1900s to 1990s, page 157.
- Subject:
- Australian
- Other authors/contributors:
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1944
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