COLOR GIANT #2 [COLOUR COMICS] AUSTRALIAN *RARE* DC 1957

Series Title: Color Giant (Colour Comics Pty. Ltd.)

Issue #: 2

Story Title:

• Joe Palma (from Gang Busters #6, October-November 1948) — Spy Catcher!
• The Quest for the Two Dead Men! (Vigilante, from Action Comics #144, May 1950)
• The Crazy Costumes! (Superboy, from Superboy #33, June 1954)
• The Secret of Hill 141 (from House of Mystery #44, November 1955)
• Up in Smoke! (Blabber Mouse, from Leading Screen Comics #69, August 1954)
• Hercules Lives Again (Roy Raymond TV Detective, from Detective Comics #223, September 1955)
• The Boy Who Refused to Swim (Aquaman, from Adventure Comics #221, February 1956)
• The World's Greatest Magician (John Jones Manhunter from Mars, from Detective Comics #235, September 1956)
• Jungle King for a Day (Congo Bill, from Action Comics #213, February 1956)
• Three Secret Wishes! (Wonder Woman, from Wonder Woman #81, April 1956)
• The Ocean Pest! (Captain Compass, from Detective Comics #222, August 1955)
• Secret of the Scientific Doodads! (from Mystery in Space #31, April-May 1956)
• Four-Footed Circus Daredevil! (Rex the Wonder Dog, from The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #28, July-August 1956)
• The House Where Dreams Came True (from Tales of the Unexpected #4, August 1956)
• The Scarlet Bowmen (Green Arrow, from Adventure Comics #226, July 1956)
• Untitled (Casey The Cop, from Detective Comics #227, January 1956)

Date of Publication: 1957

Edition: Standard Edition (100 page anthology)

Publisher: Colour Comics Pty. Ltd. (K.G. Murray / Kenmure Press)

Country of Origin: Australia

Language: English

Cover Price: 2/6 (two shillings and sixpence)

Cover Artists: Peter Chapman

Artists: Dan Barry, Curt Swan, Sy Barry, Bill Ely, Rube Grossman, Ruben Moreira, Ramona Fradon, Joe Certa, Ed Smalle, Harry Peter, Carmine Infantino, Gil Kane, Bernard Sachs, John Prentice, George Papp, Henry Boltinoff

Writers: Gardner Fox, Bill Woolfolk, Sy Reit, Robert Kanigher, Otto Binder, Joe Samachson, Bob Haney, Henry Boltinoff

Characters: Superboy, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Green Arrow, Vigilante, Roy Raymond, Congo Bill, Captain Compass, John Jones / Martian Manhunter, Rex the Wonder Dog, Blabber Mouse, Casey the Cop

First Appearances: None notable (all reprints)

Key Facts:

• Classic Australian 100-page full colour anthology from the Colour Comics / K.G. Murray line.
• Packed with complete DC superhero, adventure, detective, and humour stories from the mid-1950s.
• Square-bound with glossy colour cover on newsprint interior.
• Features a strong mix of Superman-family, Justice League precursors, and other DC characters.
• Highly collectible mid-1950s Australian DC reprint giant.

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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