🔑 CENTURY THE 100 PAGE COMIC MONTHLY #10 [COLOUR COMICS] AUSTRALIAN DC 1957

Series Title: Century the 100 Page Comic Monthly

Issue #: 10

Story Title:

• Congo Bill… Witch Doctor (reprint from Action Comics #221, October 1956)
• Superboy and the Apes (reprint from Adventure Comics #200, May 1954)
• Buzzy (humour strip)
• A Gaol Bird for Bobo / Detective Chimp (reprint from The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #30, November-December 1956)
• The Day That Was Five Years Long / Johnny Quick (reprint from Adventure Comics #144, September 1949)
• The Secret of the Strongbox / Hopalong Cassidy (reprint from Hopalong Cassidy #114, June 1956)
• Casey the Cop (humour strip)
• The Man with the X-Ray Eyes / Impossible-But True (reprint from Tales of the Unexpected #3, June-July 1956)
• Rex, Honorary Fire Chief (reprint from The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #30, November-December 1956)
• Cameras in the Cloud / Superman (reprint from Action Comics #111, August 1947)
• I Lost My Past (reprint from Tales of the Unexpected #3, June-July 1956)
• The Make-Believe Archer / Green Arrow (reprint from Adventure Comics #182, November 1952)
• TV Tantrums / Peter Porkchops (humour strip)

Date of Publication: March 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: Hart Amos

Artists: Hart Amos (cover), Howard Sherman, John Sikela, Carmine Infantino, Gene Colan, Ray Burnley, Dan Barry, Mort Drucker, Gil Kane, Bernard Sachs, George Papp, Ruben Moreira and others

Writers: John Broome, Otto Binder, Robert Kanigher and various uncredited writers

Characters: Congo Bill, Janu the Jungle Boy, Superboy, Buzzy, Detective Chimp (Bobo), Johnny Quick, Hopalong Cassidy, Casey the Cop, Superman, Rex the Wonder Dog, Green Arrow, Peter Porkchops and many supporting characters

First Appearances: None notable (standard anthology reprint issue)

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 jungle, superhero, western, humour, and mystery stories.
• Iconic Congo Bill cover by Hart Amos.
• Typical mid-1950s Australian format: black and white interiors, matte colour cover, saddle-stitched, 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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