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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 Years in Print Issues (Printings)
Aero Comics {Comic Books} 1944 - 1
Alan Strong {Comic Books} 1944 - ? 1
The Amazing Adventures of Rick of the R.A.A.F. Comic {Comic Books} 1943 - 1
The Bronze Cat {Comic Books} 1943 - 1
The Cappricornia's Crew and Their Adventures {Comic Books} 1949 - ? 2
Captain Katseye {Comic Books} 1944 - 1
The Commandos {Comic Books} 1942 - 1
The Death Ray {Comic Books} 1940 - ? 1
Dr. Mensana {Comic Books} 1943 - 1943 1
Fighter Command {Comic Books} 1944 - 1944 1
The Ghost Plane {Comic Books} 1944 - 1
Giggly Winks! {Comic Books} 1943 - 1943 1
Gun Money {Comic Books} 1946 - 1
Island of Amazement {Comic Books} 1943 - 1
Jimmy Rodney on Secret Service {Comic Books} 1940 - 1940 1
Kazanda Again {Comic Books} 1944 - ? 1
Kazanda the Wild Girl and the Lost Continent {Comic Books} 1941 - 1
King of the Kitty Hawks {Comic Books} 1944 - 1
Mac of the Mounties {Comic Books} 1944 - 1
The Man in the Silent House {Comic Books} 1944 - 1
Peril Planet {Comic Books} 1945 - 1
Pirate Planet {Comic Books} 1944 - ? 1
Raybot Comic {Comic Books} 1940 - ? 1
Rod the Reckless {Comic Books} 1943 - 1943 1
Sabotage {Comic Books} 1944 - 1
The Secret of the Cave {Comic Books} 1944 - 1
The Silver Bullet {Comic Books} 1943 - 1943 1
Skelt Dorgan's Treasure {Comic Books} 1943 - 1943 1
The Terror {Comic Books} 1943 - 1943 1
Tigers of Tobruk {Comic Books} 1943 - 1943 1
Tokyo's Secret Weapon {Comic Books} 1944 - 1
Trapped {Comic Books} 1943 - 1943 1
The Yellow Death {Comic Books} 1944 - 1944 1

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