A Climax Color Comic #8

Published
1948
Page count
36
Cover price
6d [0-0-6 AUP]
Colour
Some colour
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Matte colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
Branding
None
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/824699

Credits

Editing
, editor

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover Hurricane Hardy Meets the Brainmaster (Hurricane Hardy) Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Hurricane Hardy
Genre
Adventure

Credits

Art
Hart Amos, line art [signed]
Colours
, colourist
Text
Hart Amos , letterer
Show/hide 1. Attention Kids! [Climax, Triumph and Superman Color] Promo (ad from the publisher), 1 page

"Attention Kids! Here are three thrilling color comics that really hit the bull's-eye in entertainment! No other comics give you all this for sixpence-- * Brilliant COLOR. * The world's most famous comic characters. * Fast-moving, clean adventure and rib-tickling humor. * Story material with the longest reading value. Ask your newsagent regularly for these famous comic titles. 36 Exciting Pages of Color Comics for 6d"

Details

Printed
1947
Genre
Superhero; Adventure
More...
Attention Kids! [Climax, Triumph and Superman Color]

Notes

Note that the word "Color" was "All-Color" in an earlier version of this advertisement, with some other minor changes.

Show/hide 2. Hurricane Hardy Meets the Brainmaster (Hurricane Hardy) Comic story, 12 pages

Featuring

Feature
Hurricane Hardy
Genre
Adventure (action)

Credits

Writing
Hart Amos, scripter
Art
Hart Amos, line art [signed]
Text
Hart Amos, letterer

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Climax Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #1 ([June 1962?])
Hurricane Hardy Meets the Brainmaster
Show/hide 3. Twin Magic! (Zatara) Comic story, 7 pages

Featuring

Feature
Zatara
Genre
Occult
Characters
Zatara; Ned Payne; Ted Payne

Credits

Writing
Joe Samachson, scripter
Art
W. F. White, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #111 (August 1947)
Twin Magic
Show/hide 4. Untitled [The Mystery of the Vantry Murder] (Pen Miller) Comic story, 5 pages

"We'll print these, Miller, but I tell you we won't print any more unless you quit playing up the mystery of the Vantry murder!"

Featuring

Feature
Pen Miller
Genre
Detective-Mystery
Characters
Pen Miller; Bugs Blomel (first appearance); Mona Vantry (first appearance; villain); Tony Crews (first appearance; villain)

Credits

Writing
Klaus Nordling, scripter
Art
Klaus Nordling, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
George Brenner, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Crack Comics (Quality, 1940 series) #50 (September 1947)
Untitled [The Mystery of the Vantry Murder]
Show/hide 5. Untitled [Air Mail] (Slap Happy Pappy) Comic story, 1 page

"Why yuh paintin' yure name up thar, pappy?"

Featuring

Feature
Slap Happy Pappy
Genre
Humour

Credits

Writing
Jack Cole, scripter
Art
Jack Cole, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
George Brenner, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Crack Comics (Quality, 1940 series) #48 (May 1947)
Untitled [Air Mail]

Notes

This story is in black and white. This story is called "Air Mail" in the original issue index in GCD.

Show/hide 6. Untitled [Stamps on His Pants] (Beezy) Comic story, 7 pages

"Loitering too long over tea and hamburgers after a movie causes Beezy to excort his new girl friend to her home at a much later hour than they had both expected!"

Featuring

Feature
Beezy
Genre
Humour
Characters
Beezy Bumble

Credits

Writing
Bernard Dibble, scripter
Art
Bernard Dibble, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
George Brenner, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Crack Comics (Quality, 1940 series) #46 (January 1947)
Stamps On His Pants

Notes

This story is in black and white. This story is called "Stamps On His Pants" in the original index in GCD.

Show/hide 7. Untitled (Molly the Model) Comic story, 1 page

"C'mon, Molly... I insist you take a ride in my new car!"

Featuring

Feature
Molly the Model
Genre
Humour
Characters
Molly the Model

Credits

Writing
Bernard Dibble, scripter
Art
Bernard Dibble, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
George Brenner, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Crack Comics (Quality, 1940 series) #47 (March 1947)
Untitled

Notes

This story is in blue ink.

Show/hide 8. Untitled (Atomical Tom, The Boy Inventor) Comic story, 1 page

"Jumpin' dogfish--the car!! What have you done to it -? Answer me!!"

Featuring

Feature
Atomical Tom, The Boy Inventor
Genre
Humour

Credits

Writing
Jim Borella Swan, scripter
Art
Jim Borella Swan, line art
Text
Jim Borella Swan, letterer

Reprint history

Also printed
United Kingdom
Superman (KGM, 1950 series) #5 (August 1950)
Untitled

Notes

This story is in blue ink.


Status

AusReprints ID

  • 2339

Entry created

  • 20/03/2005

Cover added

  • 29/04/2011

Index completed

  • 23/02/2008

Last updated

  • 29/12/2022