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Series: Thun'da, King of the Congo

- Attribution History

Years in Print: 1952 - 1953

Detail

Publisher: Flag

Magazine Enterprises Country:

United States Language: English Issues: #1 - #6 (6 Issues)

Continued From: none

Continued In: none Disclose

Tracking Notes: Disclose

Notes: Part of ME's A-1 Comics series. Issue #1: Also A-1 Comics #47. #2: A-1 #56. #3: A-1 #73. #4: A-1 #78. #5: A-1 #83. #6: A-1 #86.

Issues #5 and #6 have an indicia title of "Thun'da."

Film rights to Thun'da were sold for movie production with the character eventually appearing in the serial 'King Of The Congo' in 1952, starring Buster Crabbe (information from Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thun%27da], Darkworlds Quarterly [https://darkworldsquarterly.gwthomas.org/thunda-king-of-the-congo/], and from Dennis Durrant via the error list, November 2006). A known movie poster of the serial contains the note "Based on Adventures of the Dynamic Hero of 'Thunda' Cartoon Magazine" (from Patrick Hilger, June 5, 2023).

Format

Publication Type: Comic Books

Color: color

Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.

Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior

Binding: saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: was ongoing series

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Sample Issue Image

Issue #	Volume	Publication Date	Pages	Content Items
#1 2	none	January 1952	36	5 (4 stories, 1 cover)
#2	none	January 1952	36	5 (4 stories, 1 cover)
#3		January 1952	36	5 (4 stories, 1 cover)
#4	none	January 1953	36	5 (4 stories, 1 cover)
#5	1	January 1953	36	5 (4 stories, 1 cover)
#6	none	January 1953	36	5 (4 stories, 1 cover)

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