HOPALONG CASSIDY #88 [COLOUR COMICS] AUSTRALIAN PRE-DECIMAL *SCARCE* 1956

Series Title: Hopalong Cassidy (1956 Series)

Story Title: Shadow of the Toy Soldier!, Arapaho War Signals

Issue #: 88

Date of Publication: October 1956

Edition: Standard / Regular Edition

Publisher: Colour Comics Pty. Ltd.

Country of Origin: Australia

Language: English

Cover Price: 1/-

Cover Artists: Gene Colan, Joe Giella

Artists: Gene Colan, Joe Giella, Henry Boltinoff

Writers: Gardner Fox, Henry Boltinoff

Characters: Hopalong Cassidy, Buck Skinner, Arapaho

Key Facts: This is an issue in the ongoing Australian Hopalong Cassidy reprint series by Colour Comics Pty. Ltd. (produced by The K. G. Murray Publishing Company Pty. Ltd.), reprinting Western adventures from US DC Comics in black-and-white interiors with matte colour cover. Stories include: Cover (1 page, Untitled featuring Hopalong Cassidy, penciller Gene Colan, inker Joe Giella, from Hopalong Cassidy (DC, 1954 series) #113 (May 1956) – Shadow of the Toy Soldier!); main 8-page "Shadow of the Toy Soldier! (Hopalong Cassidy)" (scripter Gardner Fox, penciller Gene Colan, inker Joe Giella); 1-page "No title recorded (Buck Skinner)" (featuring Buck Skinner, humour, ends "Half full yet!"); 1-page "Arapaho War Signals" (non-fiction on warning signals by Arapaho scouts, from Western Comics (DC, 1948 series) #56 (March-April 1956)). Features matte colour cover stock, standard comic size, saddle-stitched binding, black and white interiors. Part of Australia's 1950s reprints of US licensed Western comics during the Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd TV/film) popularity era.

Page Count: 32 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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