tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369688223742758322.post7796867830849585675..comments2024-01-11T23:34:21.746+11:00Comments on notes from the junkyard: The Justice Society in Australian Adventure ComicsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369688223742758322.post-71058137839396972822007-09-19T14:19:00.000+10:002007-09-19T14:19:00.000+10:00James, I expect you’re correct that the missing/mi...James, I expect you’re correct that the missing/misnumbered issues reflects some lapse in recordkeeping or changes editorially at K.G. Murray. <BR/><BR/>I haven’t yet followed up any other such suspected misnumbered issues from this particular period (eg is there a Super Action Album #18…?) but note other confusing changes in this period such as Super Adventure Album ending with #14 and continuing as Super Action Album with #15, shortly to evolve into a Super Action Album 1980 one-shot and Superman Presents Action Album, morphing further into Federal Comics’ Super Action (and Super Heroes follows a similarly staccato trajectory). It’s quite dizzying keeping track of some titles and features with numerous variations on a theme.spiros xenoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01162947951011029392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369688223742758322.post-88775353271815962552007-09-19T13:43:00.000+10:002007-09-19T13:43:00.000+10:00Always pleasing if we can both be right ;-p. BTW, ...Always pleasing if we can both be right ;-p. <BR/><BR/>BTW, I've just noticed that the two almost-confirmed as probably-missing issues, <I>Adventure Comics 5</I> and <I>Super Heroes Album 18</I> came out almost at the same time. If my dating estimates are right, the former might have been about June-July 1980, while the latter could have been August-October 1980.<BR/><BR/>Does this mean anything? I don't know... <BR/><BR/>Change of staff or record keeping so that someone lost track of the numbering? <BR/><BR/>Two issues that were partially prepared and not completed for some reason? <BR/><BR/>Two issues that were distributed, but extremely poorly and are now virtually unavailable? (Anything else hard to find at this time?)<BR/><BR/>Loss of interest by Murray, a few months before they sold out to the Federal Publishing Company?<BR/><BR/>JamesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369688223742758322.post-90861962289801460702007-09-18T16:23:00.000+10:002007-09-18T16:23:00.000+10:00Hi JamesHey, I’m not infallible – I‘m always happy...Hi James<BR/><BR/>Hey, I’m not infallible – I‘m always happy to have my memory queried! But I think I can cover off these points.<BR/><BR/>On the first point, I don’t think we’re in disagreement. I also bought at least one of those large-size issues of Adventure Comics locally #459, the first large sized one. However, the ones that I was referring to in my original comments to Spiros were the issues that actually featured the JSA (#461-66), which I never saw locally. I recall waiting for the issue featuring the “Death of Bruce Wayne” story to turn up in the shops.. and waiting…and waiting… I think DC did one of its periodic disappearing acts at that time, with some books which had been distributed here suddenly no longer turning up in newsagents (“Justice League” appeared and disappeared in the way several times in the 1970s – very frustrating!). So basically, we're on the same wavelength here.<BR/><BR/>On the point of the 1970s revival of All-Star Comics, though, I believe that #67 was definitely the first issue I bought locally. I can even remember the specific day and circumstances in which I purchased it here in Canberra (I subjected Spiros to a long, tedious anecdote on this, the poor bloke!) and also recall buying #68 at Central Railway Station in Sydney, so I’m satisfied that the book was distributed in Australia form #67 onwards. As you note, however, just because you didn’t see #67-69 doesn’t mean they weren’t avaiable in parts of Australia. Distribution of American comics was very spotty then – you’d rarely see more than one or two copies of any particular issue in a shop, and often newsagents didn’t receive all of that week’s titles anyway, so you’d race around as many outlets as you could, hoping you’d found everything that was available (ah, memories…). So I’d say it was just that I was lucky and you were unlucky. <BR/><BR/>I definitely didn’t see any of the issues of the 1970s revival of all-Star before #67 on sale in Australia, though – I ended up buying all of them up to #66 from a dealer in the USA circa 1985. <BR/><BR/>All the best<BR/><BR/>Markmcannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14910600095739217044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369688223742758322.post-69309070538885709542007-09-18T13:34:00.000+10:002007-09-18T13:34:00.000+10:00I hate to question Mark Cannon's memory, but I'm g...I hate to question Mark Cannon's memory, but I'm going to have to differ a bit on his recollections! <BR/><BR/>The most significant difference is that I bought at least two of the Adventure Comic JSA issues when they first came out--459 and 460-- but didn't see the full run. Distribution of Adventure Comics stopped at about that time, and I also don't remember the subequent Starman/Plastic Man issues. Some of the previous Aquaman and Superboy issues of Adventure Comic were also available where I grew up.<BR/><BR/>In relation to All-Star, I agree that at least some of them were available. I don't recall seeing the earlier logo (pre-issue 66) until much later, but I also didn't see the early post-67 issues. He might be right with 67, but the first I recall with certainty is issue 70.<BR/><BR/>Of cause, just because I didn't see them doesn't mean they weren't available in other parts of Australia.<BR/><BR/>Regards<BR/>JamesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com