SUPERMAN #111 [COLOUR COMICS] AUSTRALIAN PRE-DECIMAL *SCARCE* 1956

Series Title: Superman (or Superman (Colour Comics Pty. Ltd.))

Story Title: Mr. Mxyztplk, Mayor of Metropolis! (Superman) (cover and main feature); The Six Jimmy Olsens (Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen) (backup); Superman, Super-Destroyer (Superman) (backup); Untitled (Little Pete) (filler)

Issue #: 111

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: Al Plastino

Artists: Al Plastino, Curt Swan, Ray Burnley, Henry Boltinoff

Writers: Otto Binder, Henry Boltinoff

Characters: Superman, Mr. Mxyztplk, Jimmy Olsen, the six Jimmy Olsens, Little Pete, Mrs. Brown, various supporting figures

Key Facts: This is an issue in the ongoing Australian Superman reprint series by Colour Comics Pty. Ltd. (produced by The K. G. Murray Publishing Company Pty. Ltd.), reprinting early Silver Age Superman stories from DC Comics in full colour (consistent with the transition starting in #109). Cover (1 page) and main 10-page story "Mr. Mxyztplk, Mayor of Metropolis!" (Mr. Mxyztplk wears his new Silver Age costume, Superman #96); 8-page backup "The Six Jimmy Olsens" (Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #13; 12-page backup "Superman, Super-Destroyer" (Action Comics #214, concludes on back cover, preceded by Boltinoff filler on inside back cover); 1-page filler "Untitled (Little Pete)" (Superboy #51, gag: Pete asked to check on Mrs. Brown). Features matte colour cover stock, standard comic size (185mm x 257mm), saddle-stitched binding. Part of Australia's 1950s "golden age" reprints of DC superhero comics. No editor named for Australian production.

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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