Century Plus Comic #53
Color Comics Pty. Ltd.
Australia
- Published
- October 1960
- Page count
- 116
- Cover price
- 2/- [0-2-0 AUP]
- Colour
- Black & white
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- Branding
-
Colour Comics Pty Ltd
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- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/577695
Credits
- Editing
- , editor
Issue contents
Cover
The Hand-Me-Down Badge!
(Johnny Thunder)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Johnny Thunder
- Genre
- Western-frontier
- Characters
- Johnny Thunder
Credits
- Art
- Gil Kane, penciller
- Joe Giella, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz, original Editor
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1Featuring
- Feature
- Johnny Thunder
- Genre
- Western-frontier
- Characters
- Johnny Thunder [John Tane]
Credits
- Writing
- Robert Kanigher, scripter
- Art
- Gil Kane, penciller
- Joe Giella, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz, original Editor
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2Featuring
- Feature
- Batman and Robin
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; three bandits [Legs; others unnamed] (villains)
Credits
- Writing
- Bill Finger, scripter
- Art
- Sheldon Moldoff, line art
- Text
- Stan Starkman, letterer
- Editing
- Jack Schiff, original editor [credited]
- Murray Boltinoff, original Associate Editor [credited]
- George Kashdan, original Associate Editor [credited]
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Synopsis
After building a mock Bat-Cave on board a ship and allowing the public in, several crooks break in to it, attempting to steal a trophy on display which has part of a map inside it that will lead the criminals to some stolen loot.
3Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Writing
- John Broome, scripter
- Art
- Sid Greene, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz, original Editor
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4"Oh joy! How wonderful it is..."
Featuring
- Feature
- The Fox and the Crow
- Genre
- Anthropomorphic-funny animals
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Larry Nadle, original Editor [as Lawrence Nadle]
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5Featuring
- Feature
- Congorilla
- Genre
- Superhero; jungle
- Characters
- Congo Bill; Janu
Credits
- Writing
- Robert Bernstein, scripter
- Art
- Howard Sherman, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger, original Editor
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6Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Howard Purcell, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Jack Schiff, original Editor
- Murray Boltinoff, original Associate Editor
- George Kashdan, original Associate Editor
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7Featuring
- Feature
- Jimmy Olsen
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; TNT Gang; Lucy Lane; Lois Lane
Credits
- Writing
- Jerry Siegel, scripter
- Art
- Curt Swan, penciller
- John Forte, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger, original Editor
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- First print
-
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #43 (March 1960) — Jimmy Olsen's Private Monster!
Synopsis
A monster appears whenever Jimmy uses his signal watch.
8Featuring
- Feature
- Space Museum
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Writing
- Gardner Fox, scripter
- Art
- Carmine Infantino, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz, original Editor
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9Featuring
- Feature
- Rex
Credits
- Writing
- Robert Kanigher, scripter
- Art
- Alex Toth, penciller
- Sy Barry, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz, original Editor
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- First print
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The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog (DC, 1952 series) #3 (May-June 1952) — Rex -- Circus Detective
- Also printed
-
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #416 (October 1971) — Rex - Circus Detective!
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Superman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #87 ([July 1972?]) — Rex--Circus Detective
10Featuring
- Genre
- Fantasy-Supernatural
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Bill Ely, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Jack Schiff, original Editor
- Murray Boltinoff, original Associate Editor
- George Kashdan, original Associate Editor
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11"Oh, give me my boots and saddle..."
Featuring
- Feature
- The Fox and the Crow
- Genre
- Anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Code
- 561
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Larry Nadle, original Editor [as Lawrence Nadle]
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12Featuring
- Feature
- Aquaman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Aqua-Queen [Dale Conroy] (Intro); Aqualad [Garth]
Credits
- Writing
- Robert Bernstein , scripter
- Art
- Ramona Fradon, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger, original Editor
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Synopsis
After Aquaman doesn't pick her in a swimming meet, Dale Conroy vows to prove she's as good as he is.
13Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Writing
- Jerry Coleman , scripter
- Art
- George Roussos, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Jack Schiff, original Editor
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14Featuring
- Feature
- Hopalong Cassidy [Jimmy Wakely]
- Genre
- Western-frontier
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Gil Kane, penciller
- Joe Giella, inker
- Text
- Gaspar Saladino, letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Julius Schwartz, original editor [attributed] (actual)
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Notes
The Jimmy Wakely story has been touched up to feature Hopalong Cassidy.
15Details
- Printed
- 1960
- More...
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![Wrigley's ["You and Your World" Antarctica] [L1] (1960)](/image/gallery/1154/wrigleys-you-and-your-world-antarctica-l1.jpg "Wrigley's [\"You and Your World\" Antarctica] [L1] (1960)")
Notes
Date of publication is speculative, as provided by Ausreprints.net .
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.