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Issue: Sun #183
Publication Date: August 1952
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Issues: #183 of 395 Issues
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Publisher: FlagAmalgamated Press
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: The Amalgamated Press, Ltd.
On Sale Date: 08/01/1952
Volume:
Pages: 20
ISBN:
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Price: 3.0 pence GBQ 0-0-3
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (12 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Colour Cover; Black & White Interior; Colour Centrefold
Dimensions: 7 1/4" x 9 1/2"
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Saddle-Stitched
Publishing Format: Was ongoing series
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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): Moko and Boko
Character(s): Moko (monkey); Boko (parrot)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A 'silent' strip with no word balloons or captions.
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The Six White Feathers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: western
Feature(s): Sitting Bull
Character(s): Sitting Bull; Thundercloud (villain)
First Line: Now I come to my last task - the finding of the slayer of my friend, Red Deer.
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Pages: 2
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The Mystery of the Deserted Ship

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Chums of Hawkhurst
Character(s): Jack Lawless; Jim Baxter; Lofty Lowe; Fatty Fitch; Dan Stevens (escaped convict); Dr. Wise (headmaster); Cynthia Wise (his daughter); Wynne Williams (her friend); Fowler; Gleeson
First Line: "Ship ahoy!" The booming voice of Lofty Lowe sounded above the roar of the wind.
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Pages: 1.7
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Billy the Kid
Character(s): Billy the Kid [two photos of Robert Taylor]
First Line: A great event -
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Go Dancing

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Penguin Patrol
Character(s): Girl Guides of the Penguin Patrol
First Line: Where's Ida Downe?
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Pages: 0.75
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Handy Andy
Character(s): Handy Andy; man looking for accommodation
First Line: I'll make it worth your while if you put me me in some good diggings, my man!
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Joker's Fun Page
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Disclose Notes: Ten gag cartoons drawn from ideas sent in by readers.
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Wild Bill Hickok's Law

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): Wild Bill Hickock; Red-Eye Pete; Judge Prentiss; Jill Prentiss (his daughter); Jake Mars (sheriff)
First Line: Wild Bill Hickok, the gun-slinging frontier marshall, rode into the town of Hashknife in the heart of the badlands.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): The Sun car spotters club
First Line: Spotters...look quickly at the list of numbers below
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Pages: 0.23
Disclose Notes: List of readers' membership numbers, prizes awarded to readers who's number appears.
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First Line: Ten big jig-saw puzzles for you to win
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Genres: adventure, historical
Character(s): Ivanhoe; De-Bois Gilbert; De Bracy; King John; Robin Hood; Friar Tuck; Sir Philip De Malvoisin; Sir Ralph De Vipont; Sir Reginald Front-De-Boeuf; Fitzurse
First Line: I'll bring Malvoisin to his knees for this,E
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: MGM Movie adaptation with Robert Taylor; Part 8 of 21
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The Planet of Peril

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, science fiction
Feature(s): Jak of the Jaguars
Character(s): Jak; Karina; Chief Droon
First Line: Jak of the Jaguars was making a desperate attempt to escape from the clutches of the evil Droons, 20
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Panels with typewritten captions, no speech balloons.
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The Headless Horseman

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): D Roberts
Penciller(s): ? (illustration)
Inker(s): ? (illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, drama, nature
Feature(s): My Pal Wagger
Character(s): Wagger (dog); Ned (gypsy boy); Bertram Barham [the Headless Horseman]
First Line: Don't 'ee take the Barham road tonight, lad,E
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): "Sun" stars for your scrapbook
Character(s): Photos of Anthony Quinn; Susan Cabot; Jeff Chandler
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The Silver Dwarf

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Genres: adventure, historical
Character(s): Dick Turpin; Moll Moonlight; Sam Supple; Jonathan Wild; Sir Julius Rymer; Fingers Mulvaney
First Line: Stop thief!
Synopsis: Sir Julius Rymer, aided by Wild, is trying to get hold of the Silver Dwarf, a small ornament which contains the secret of Lord Chessington's missing heir. Dick Turpin is out to stop him.
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Tarzan's Savage Fury [part 2]

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ? (photos)
Inker(s): ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: jungle
Character(s): Tarzan; Jane; Joey; Gregory Rokov; Oliver Greystoke (imposter)
First Line: The fake OIiver Greystoke shivered and drew back but Rokov shoved him roughly forward.
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Disclose Notes: RKO movie adaptation with Lex Barker.

Includes a small cartoon advert for Sun comic and a small advert for Subbuteo table cricket.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): Ollie the Merry Mouser
Character(s): Ollie; Mouse
First Line: Heh! Heh!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: A 'silent' strip with no speech balloons or captions. (Apart from "Heh! Heh!" In second panel)
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Western Scrapbook

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Genres: western
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Disclose Notes: Facts about the old west.

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