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Publisher: N.S.W. Bookstall
Years in Operation: 1897 - 1946
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Country: Flag Australia Web Site: Brands: 0 Indicia Publishers: 1 Series: 33 Printings: 34 Disclose Notes: Around 1882, newsagent Henry Lloyd (1847-1897) established the Railway Bookstall Company, starting a chain of well stocked outlets in train stations selling periodicals and stationary. After Lloyd's death, the company was acquired by his colleague A. C. Rowlandson (1865–1922) who expanded into new areas, ultimately renaming it the N.S.W. Bookstall Company, it is most known for its later work publishing cheap paperbacks, written and illustrated by Australians. After Rowlandson's death, Reg Wynn (1866–1925) took over as Managing Director, followed by Paul Dowling.

John Ryan in Panel by Panel reports that NSW Bookstall was the first company to publish original Australian comic books during World War II, when comic imports were restricted. It's line of books and one-shot comics ceased when restrictions were removed again post-war.
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Series Name and Issue # View Issue Images Icon Publication Date Content Items
Aero Comics #[nn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1944 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Alan Strong #[nn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
The Amazing Adventures of Rick of the R.A.A.F. Comic #[nn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1943 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
The Bronze Cat #[nn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1943 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
The Cappricornia's Crew and Their Adventures #1 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
The Cappricornia's Crew and Their Adventures #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Captain Katseye #[nn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1944 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
The Commandos #[nn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1942 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
The Death Ray #[nn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1940 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Dr. Mensana #[nn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1940 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Fighter Command #[nn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1944 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
The Ghost Plane #[nn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1944 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Giggly Winks! #[nn] (Comic Book) January 1943 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Gun Money #[nn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1946 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Island of Amazement #[nn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1943 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Jimmy Rodney on Secret Service #[nn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1940 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Kazanda Again #[nn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 ? 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Kazanda the Wild Girl and the Lost Continent #[nn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 July 1942 3 (1 story, 1 cover)
King of the Kitty Hawks #[nn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1944 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Mac of the Mounties #[nn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1944 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
The Man in the Silent House #[nn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1944 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Peril Planet #[nn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1945 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Pirate Planet #[nn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Raybot Comic #[nn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Rod the Reckless #[nn] (Comic Book) January 1943 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Sabotage #[nn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1944 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
The Secret of the Cave #[nn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1944 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
The Silver Bullet #[nn] (Comic Book) January 1943 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Skelt Dorgan's Treasure #[nn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1940 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
The Terror #[nn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1943 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Tigers of Tobruk #[nn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1943 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Tokyo's Secret Weapon #[nn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1944 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Trapped #[nn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1940 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
The Yellow Death #[nn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1944 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)

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