🔑 HUNDRED COMIC MONTHLY #12 [COLOUR COMICS] AUSTRALIAN DC 1957

Series Title: The Hundred Comic Monthly

Issue #: 12

Story Title:

• The Show-Off of Horseshoe Gap! (The Wyoming Kid) (reprint from Western Comics #63, May-June 1957)
• My Beat is in the Sky (reprint from Gang Busters #58, June-July 1957)
• Planet of the Giants! (Wonder Woman) (reprint from Wonder Woman #90, May 1957)
• The Four Stunts of Doom (John Jones Manhunter from Mars) (reprint from Detective Comics #244, June 1957)
• Untitled (Varsity Vic) (reprint from Action Comics #228, May 1957)
• The Bad Luck Charms (reprint from House of Secrets #3, March-April 1957)
• Roy Raymond--Super Athlete (Roy Raymond TV Detective) (reprint from Detective Comics #226, December 1955)
• Untitled (Lionel and his Lions) (reprint from Adventure Comics #236, May 1957)
• Invasion from the World Below (reprint from Strange Adventures #38, November 1953)
• The Doomed Safaris! (Congo Bill) (reprint from Action Comics #225, February 1957)
• Untitled (Binky) (reprint from Leave it to Binky #56, September-October 1956)
• The Error-Car (Green Arrow) (reprint from World's Finest Comics #83, July-August 1956)
• The Unlucky Chain Letters (reprint from House of Mystery #39, June 1955)
• The Strange Thinking-Cap of Willie Jones (reprint from Strange Adventures #61, October 1955)
• Untitled (Professor Eureka) (reprint from My Greatest Adventure #14, March-April 1957)
• The Problem Pet from Space (Tommy Tomorrow) (reprint from Action Comics #178, March 1953)
• The Phantom Mariner (reprint from Tales of the Unexpected #10, February 1957)
• Untitled (Buzzy) (reprint from Buzzy #65, July 1955)
• [This Free Booklet] (Australian Technical Schools) (advertisement)

Date of Publication: September 1957

Edition: Standard / Regular Edition (Australian 100-page giant)

Publisher: Colour Comics Pty. Ltd.

Country of Origin: Australia

Language: English

Cover Price: 2/- (two shillings)

Cover Artists: Peter Chapman

Artists: Peter Chapman (cover), Howard Sherman, Sheldon Moldoff, Harry Peter, Joe Certa, Henry Boltinoff, Bernard Baily, Ruben Moreira, Jim Mooney, Sy Barry, George Papp, Bob Oksner and others

Writers: Gardner Fox, Jack Miller, Robert Kanigher (as Charles Moulton), David Wood (as Dave Wood), Ed Herron (as France Herron), Otto Binder, Henry Boltinoff and various uncredited writers

Characters: The Wyoming Kid, Wonder Woman, John Jones (Manhunter from Mars), Varsity Vic, Roy Raymond, Binky, Green Arrow, Professor Eureka, Tommy Tomorrow, Buzzy, Lionel and his Lions and many supporting characters from each story

First Appearances: None notable (all stories are reprints from earlier DC issues; no new character debuts in any of the original source comics).

Key Facts:

• Classic Australian 100-page giant anthology comic published by Colour Comics (K.G. Murray group).
• Features a rich mix of DC reprints including western, superhero, detective, sci-fi, and humour stories.
• Typical mid-1950s Australian format: black and white interiors, glossy colour cover, square bound, newsprint paper.
• Highly collectible as one of the thick “100-page” comics popular in Australia during the pre-decimal era.

Page Count: 100 pages

Condition: Please refer to the accompanying photos for condition, we are amateur graders, all best efforts are taken when indicating a likely grade. Should you require further photos, please contact us. Includes archival bag and board.

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