Sunday, January 3, 2021

The Hundred Comic #90

 Colour Comics' The Hundred Comic #90 was published c.April 1964:

The cover is slightly modified from the original cover of DC Comics' The Flash #139:


The main contents:

Menace of the Reverse-Flash!, originally published in The Flash #139, September 1963 
The Secret Face of Funny-Arrow!, originally published in World's Finest Comics #138, December 1963 
Pow-Wow Smith, Medicine Man!, originally published in Detective Comics #181, March 1952 
Dummy with a Mind of its Own!, originally published in Detective Comics #202 December 1953 
Terror on Wheels!, originally published in Danger is Their Business #11, 1952 
The Cosmic Creature, originally published in Detective Comics #321, November 1963 
The Carnival at Elephant Butte!, originally published in All-American Western #110, October-November 1949 
The Magic Wand, originally published in Detective Comics #195, May 1953 
The Parole for Convict 46732, originally published in Gang Busters #56, February-March 1957 
The Terror Trees of Forbidden Island, originally published in Wonder Woman #143, January 1964 

There are also two full-page filler strips: an Amazing Ratios strip originally appearing in Strange Adventures #54, March 1955, which also previously appeared in K.G. Murray's Strange Adventures #18, 1956, but note this reprint is most likely related to the DC Comics reprint in House of Mystery #99, June 1960; and a Peter Puptent Explorer strip originally published in My Greatest Adventure #75, January 1963.

Menace of the Reverse-Flash was also published by K.G. Murray in Giant Flash Album #9, based on the DC Comics reprint in The Flash #205.

The advertisements do not contain a date code - the publication date above is based on the AusReprints date. 

A great issue with a classic cover and a variety of genres, some not reprinted since this issue, according to the GCD, including a little seen Magazine Enterprises feature.

Over 10 years ago I waxed lyrical regarding the front cover and, in looking around for any further commentary on the Australian edition, I found nothing other than scans of my copy circulating on the GCD site and AusReprints, so I figured it was high time I provided a high res scan and index the contents.  

1 comment:

Michael Mead said...

A beautiful issue as you say. I have it. No chance of getting original DC but of course the emotional resonance of KG Murrays is stronger.