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Publisher: The Land Newspaper
Years in Operation: 1911 - ?
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Country: Flag Australia Web Site: Brands: 0 Indicia Publishers: 0 Series: 7 Printings: 92 Disclose Notes: From 1949 to 1953, The Land Newspaper printed a range of comics based on material from UK company, Amalgamated Press. The actual publisher is not printed in the comics and they are routinely attributed to the listed printer, The Land Newspaper, which also printed many comics for other Australian publishing companies. It is possible that The Land Newspaper printed the comics on behalf of Amalgamated Press. Some stories in these comics are first printings, although most were subsequently printed in the UK. The Land Newspaper is still in publication, although ownership of the company has changed.   Does this data need corrections? Become an editor.
Series Name Years in Print Issues (Printings)
Battling Samson {Comic Books} 1953 - ? 1
Buck Jones Cowboy Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: At this time, the companion series Kit Carson Cowboy Comics (The Land Newspaper, 1949 series) became an anthology series Cowboy Comics from issue #38, with rotating characters. Buck Jones featured in #39, #41 and #43. These issues are identical in format to this Buck Jones series and make it look like there should be other Buck Jones issues. There were no Buck Jones Cowboy Comics #38, #40 or #42 published, though.
1949 - 1952 36
Captain Flame {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Dating for this series is from David Ashford and Steve Holland, The Fleetway Picture Library Index Volume 2: The Thriller Libraries (Book Palace Books: 2010).
1949 - 1
Cowboy Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: The end of issue #44 announces "Great news! On sale next month Cowboy Comics in a new pocket-size! 64 thrill packed pages of pictures in every issue! Bigger and better adventures of your old friends Buck Jones and Kit Carson". There is no Australian pocket-size series and this could refer to import editions of UK Cowboy Comics by Amalgamated Press.
1952 - 1953 7
Kit Carson Cowboy Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Kit Carson Cowboy Comics became the anthology series Cowboy Comics from issue #38, with rotating characters. Kit Carson featured in #40, #42 and #44. Those issues are identical in format to this series and make it look like there should be other Kit Carson issues. There were no issues of Kit Carson Cowboy Comics #38, #39, #41 or #43 published.
1949 - 1952 37
Thunderbolt Jaxon {Comic Books} 1950 - ? 6
Tim Holt Cowboy Star of the Films {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Published in Australia on behalf of UK's Amalgamated Press.
1949 - 1950 4

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