Set Description
STRANGE ADVENTURES [Australian Editions]
Issues: No.1 - 8 1954 priced 8d (8 pence)
Issues: No.9 - 22 1955-56 priced 9d (9 pence)
Issues: No.23 - 43 1957-58 priced 1/- (1 shilling)
This series includes unique Australian reprint editions of some of the USA comics.
Due to the post- WWII ban on importing US comics into Australia, the Australian versions of "Strange Adventures" was created between 1954 - 1958. The numbering of the Australian editions do not follow the US versions precisely and are a varied mix of some of the US versions, mainly from the US issues #40 - #80 but again not in any logical or chronological order.
Most have similar cover images to the US versions of 'Strange Adventures' but some have covers from the US versions of 'House of Mystery' or 'Mystery in Space'.
Printed in Australia 1954 -58 on newsprint paper and B/W inside. A rare series, and difficult to find quality copies after nearly 70 years.
Comics in this Set are listed in Australian-numbered numeric order.
Set Goals
10 x more issues are currently being graded in 2024, namely nos. 9, 12, 13, 28, 29, 32, 37, 39, 40, 42. These are equivalent to US versions # 49, 54, 56, 72, 73, House of Mystery 53, 82, 84, 85, 87
To complete the set of STRANGE ADVENTURES (43 issues only) [Australian Editions].