🔑 ALL FAVOURITES COMIC ANNUAL #2 [COLOUR COMICS] AUSTRALIAN PRE-DECIMAL 1957

Series Title: All Favourites Comic Annual (Colour Comics Pty. Ltd.) Issue #: 2 Story Title: Untitled (Varsity Vic, from Superman #104, March 1956) The Books That Couldn't Be Bound! (Superman, from World's Finest Comics #29, July-August 1947) The Oracle of Smallville (Superboy, from Superboy #4, September-October 1949) Bruce Wayne…Amateur Detective! (Batman with Robin, from World's Finest Comics #64, May-June 1953) The Bulletproof Bandit! (Hopalong Cassidy, from Hopalong Cassidy #90, June 1954) Just an Ordinary Guy! (Superman, from Action Comics #113, October 1947) The Way to Stop Superboy (Superboy, from Adventure Comics #144, September 1949) The Man Who Could Change Fingerprints (Batman with Robin, from Batman #82, March 1954) Undersea Big-Game Hunt (Aquaman, from Adventure Comics #142, July 1949) Track of the Timberwolf (Hopalong Cassidy, from Hopalong Cassidy #91, July 1954) The Cross-Country Chess Crimes! (Superman, from Action Comics #112, September 1947) The Superboy Savings Bank! (Superboy, from Adventure Comics #143, August 1949) The Flying Batman (Batman with Robin, from Detective Comics #153, November 1949) Marooned in the Deep! (Aquaman, from Adventure Comics #138, March 1949) Journey to the Moon! (Superboy, from Adventure Comics #140, May 1949) The Ship That Dared Not Land (Aquaman, from Adventure Comics #135, December 1948) Date of Publication: July 1957 Edition: Standard Edition (thick anthology) Publisher: Colour Comics Pty. Ltd. (K.G. Murray / Kenmure Press) Country of Origin: Australia Language: English Cover Price: 3/6 (three shillings and sixpence) Cover Artists: Hart Amos Artists: John Sikela, Stan Kaye, Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Gene Colan, Bernard Sachs, Joe Giella, Win Mortimer, Al Wenzel, Ed Dobrotka, John Daly, Henry Boltinoff Writers: Al Schwartz, Bill Finger, Don Cameron, Ed Hamilton, Otto Binder, John Broome, Henry Boltinoff Characters: Superman, Superboy, Lois Lane, Lana Lang, Jonathan Kent, Martha Kent, Perry White, Professor Lang, Batman, Robin, Commissioner James Gordon, Alfred Pennyworth, Aquaman, Hopalong Cassidy, Varsity Vic, Little Pete, Bebe First Appearances: Only notable one in this annual is Roy Raymond (from Detective Comics #153). All other stories are standard reprints without major debuts. Key Facts: The Flying Batman (Detective Comics #153, Nov 1949): Features the first appearance of Roy Raymond (TV Detective / host of "Impossible... But True!"). Also includes the origin of the DC version of the Human Fly concept and the first appearance of gangster "Slits" Danton. Batman story involves temporary "bat wings." Classic Australian thick black & white anthology from the Colour Comics / K.G. Murray line. Packed with complete DC superhero and Western stories from the late 1940s and early 1950s, plus short humour strips. Square-bound with glossy colour cover on newsprint interior. Pre-decimal Australian comic featuring a strong mix of Superman-family, Batman, Aquaman, and Western tales. Highly collectible mid-1950s Australian DC reprint annual. Page Count: 148 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. Please check out our other items on eBay. All items come from a smoke free environment. Happy to combine shipping...! Our story: This is my father's "The Hoarder's" private comics, toys, memorabilia and collectables collection he's been amassing for over 65 years. We are guesstimating somewhere in the vicinity of half a million comics + the rest of the collectables, ALL of which are to be sold. While we are somewhat aware of certain acquisitions, there is an abundance of anticipation and excitement of the yet to be discovered, we would love you to join us on our journey which is only just beginning... Follow us @ #comic_collector_aus Some data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database

🔑 ALL FAVOURITES COMIC ANNUAL #2 [COLOUR COMICS] AUSTRALIAN PRE-DECIMAL 1957

Series Title: All Favourites Comic Annual (Colour Comics Pty. Ltd.)

Issue #: 2

Story Title:

Untitled (Varsity Vic, from Superman #104, March 1956)
The Books That Couldn't Be Bound! (Superman, from World's Finest Comics #29, July-August 1947)
The Oracle of Smallville (Superboy, from Superboy #4, September-October 1949)
Bruce Wayne…Amateur Detective! (Batman with Robin, from World's Finest Comics #64, May-June 1953)
The Bulletproof Bandit! (Hopalong Cassidy, from Hopalong Cassidy #90, June 1954)
Just an Ordinary Guy! (Superman, from Action Comics #113, October 1947)
The Way to Stop Superboy (Superboy, from Adventure Comics #144, September 1949)
The Man Who Could Change Fingerprints (Batman with Robin, from Batman #82, March 1954)
Undersea Big-Game Hunt (Aquaman, from Adventure Comics #142, July 1949)
Track of the Timberwolf (Hopalong Cassidy, from Hopalong Cassidy #91, July 1954)
The Cross-Country Chess Crimes! (Superman, from Action Comics #112, September 1947)
The Superboy Savings Bank! (Superboy, from Adventure Comics #143, August 1949)
The Flying Batman (Batman with Robin, from Detective Comics #153, November 1949)
Marooned in the Deep! (Aquaman, from Adventure Comics #138, March 1949)
Journey to the Moon! (Superboy, from Adventure Comics #140, May 1949)
The Ship That Dared Not Land (Aquaman, from Adventure Comics #135, December 1948)

Date of Publication: July 1957

Edition: Standard Edition (thick anthology)

Publisher: Colour Comics Pty. Ltd. (K.G. Murray / Kenmure Press)

Country of Origin: Australia

Language: English

Cover Price: 3/6 (three shillings and sixpence)

Cover Artists: Hart Amos

Artists: John Sikela, Stan Kaye, Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Gene Colan, Bernard Sachs, Joe Giella, Win Mortimer, Al Wenzel, Ed Dobrotka, John Daly, Henry Boltinoff

Writers: Al Schwartz, Bill Finger, Don Cameron, Ed Hamilton, Otto Binder, John Broome, Henry Boltinoff

Characters: Superman, Superboy, Lois Lane, Lana Lang, Jonathan Kent, Martha Kent, Perry White, Professor Lang, Batman, Robin, Commissioner James Gordon, Alfred Pennyworth, Aquaman, Hopalong Cassidy, Varsity Vic, Little Pete, Bebe

First Appearances: Only notable one in this annual is Roy Raymond (from Detective Comics #153). All other stories are standard reprints without major debuts.

Key Facts:

The Flying Batman (Detective Comics #153, Nov 1949): Features the first appearance of Roy Raymond (TV Detective / host of "Impossible... But True!"). Also includes the origin of the DC version of the Human Fly concept and the first appearance of gangster "Slits" Danton. Batman story involves temporary "bat wings."

Classic Australian thick black & white anthology from the Colour Comics / K.G. Murray line.
Packed with complete DC superhero and Western stories from the late 1940s and early 1950s, plus short humour strips.
Square-bound with glossy colour cover on newsprint interior.
Pre-decimal Australian comic featuring a strong mix of Superman-family, Batman, Aquaman, and Western tales.
Highly collectible mid-1950s Australian DC reprint annual.

Page Count: 148 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.

Please check out our other items on eBay. All items come from a smoke free environment.

Happy to combine shipping...!

Our story: This is my father's "The Hoarder's" private comics, toys, memorabilia and collectables collection he's been amassing for over 65 years. We are guesstimating somewhere in the vicinity of half a million comics + the rest of the collectables, ALL of which are to be sold. While we are somewhat aware of certain acquisitions, there is an abundance of anticipation and excitement of the yet to be discovered, we would love you to join us on our journey which is only just beginning... Follow us @ #comic_collector_aus

Some data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database