Round-Up #A212
Offset Printing Coy. Pty. Ltd.
Australia.
Issue contents
Cover
Untitled
Cover, 1 page
Credits
- Art
- T. H. Rayner , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
Artist identity by Graeme Cliffe, based on earlier OPC covers in a similar style that credit 'THR'. There is an almost identical story on page 4 or the "Bud" Hawkins story, also signed "TR".
1"Witch-Hunters: During Queen Elizabeth's reign….in England…witch hunting became a profession…"
Featuring
- Genre
- Non-Fiction
Credits
- Writing
- Gene Wilson, scripter [signed as Gene]
- Art
- Gene Wilson, line art [signed as Gene]
- Text
- Gene Wilson , letterer
Notes
This feature begins on the inside front cover and ends on the inside back cover.
2"Tex & Bing have just escaped from a strange race of bird-like men with the aid of Tex's flying belt."
Featuring
- Feature
- Tex Lawrence Inventor
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Tex Lawrence; Bing; Pat
Credits
Synopsis
Tex, Bing and Pat are capture by the birdmen and taken to their homeworld. Tex is forced to develop a ray intended to transform the birdmen into a super race capable of dominating all creation. Tex converts the device to a hypnotic ray and secures his friend's return to Earth.
3"Bud Hawkins was only a kid, an orphan, working in the livery stables to make a bare living…"
Featuring
- Genre
- Western-Frontier
- Characters
- Bud Hawkins; Brady; Connor; Hodges; Sheriff
Credits
- Writing
- T. H. Rayner, scripter [as TR]
- Art
- T. H. Rayner, line art [as TR]
- Text
- , letterer
Synopsis
Orphan Bud Hawkins is forced out of town for the crimes of his father. Six years later, he returns to Red Butte to clear his father's name.
4"An Indian legend of how the 'Orchid' began."
Featuring
- Genre
- Fantasy-Supernatural
- Characters
- Kahn (Crows chief); Kat-a-We (Chekoni chief); Koe; Brooni
Credits
- Writing
- Gene Wilson, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Gene Wilson, line art [signed]
- Text
- Gene Wilson , letterer
Synopsis
The son and daughter of the chiefs of two warring tribes fall in love, their actions punishable by death. Their forbidden love brings battle and ultimately their deaths, with the first orchid growing fom the spot where they die.
5"To 'Foo' eh! I'd sure like to know what it was!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Teddy
- Genre
- Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals
- Characters
- Teddy
Credits
- Writing
- Gene Wilson, scripter [signed as Gene]
- Art
- Gene Wilson, line art [signed as Gene]
- Text
- Gene Wilson , letterer
Synopsis
Teddy opens a package that isn't for him.
Notes
The unclear title on the book seems to read'Mind Your Own Business'.
6"Demon Drake has been comissioned by army intelligence to investigate mysterious plan sabotage…"
Featuring
- Feature
- Demon Drake Amateur Detective
- Genre
- Detective-Mystery
- Characters
- Demon Drake; Jim Reade; Commander Birch; Randa West; Bill Royal; Evans
Credits
- Writing
- J. Butler, scripter [signed as J.B.]
- Art
- J. Butler, line art [signed as J.B.]
- Text
- J. Butler , letterer
Synopsis
Drake investigates the sabotage of planes in New Guinea.
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Notes
The large black dot on the front cover obscures a 6d price.
The small format and use of dull grey paper revlect post-war newsprint shortages and rationing in Australia. The comic has a single staple in the middle of the spine.