Awesome Apparitions

 Gredown's Awesome Apparitions was published c.1979-80:

The cover image also appeared on the cover of the pulp novel Damona King #3:

The stories:

The Coven, original publication unidentified

The Wakely Monster, originally published in Monster Hunters #3, December 1975

The Devil's Eyes, original publication unidentified 

Prehistoric Island!, originally published in Adventures into the Unknown #129, December 1961-January 1962

Medicine Man's Curse, originally published in Adventures into the Unknown #149, June-July 1964

The Vengeance of the Python God, original publication unidentified 

Builder of Destruction!, originally published in Unknown Worlds #24, June-July 1963

Witch or Widow, as published in Weird #v3#2, May 1969, modified from the original appearing in Voodoo #14, May 1953

Dating KG Murray's Superman All Color series

Superman #1

KG Murray's All Color Superman series began in 1976, superseding the long-running Superman Supacomic series as the main Superman title in their stable of Australian DC comics.

This is my attempt to date a series which ran for 20 issues over four years and varied in terms of its publishing schedule and format.

Superman #1 September 1976

Superman #2 c.November/December 1976

Superman #3 February 1977

Superman #4 May 1977

Superman #5 August 1977

Superman #6 c.November/December 1977

Superman #7 May 1978

Superman #8 c.September/October 1978

Superman #9 c.December 1978/January 1979

Superman #10 February 1979

Superman #11 April 1979

Superman #12 June 1979

Superman #13 August 1979

Superman #14 November 1979

Superman #15 c.February/March 1980

Superman #16 May 1980

Superman #17 c.June/July 1980

Superman #18 c.August/September 1980

Superman #19 c.October/November 1980

Superman #20 December 1980

Notes:

1. The dates are based on newsagency date markings, date stamps and combinations of advertisements.

2.  I have found corroborative evidence for many issues, in which case I've asserted the date.

3. Some issues have contradictory evidence, sometimes three months apart. In these instances I have designated a c. date, often with a two-month range.

4. The only issue for which I have no date evidence is #2, hence the two-month range based on the two issues either side of it.

5. I will update the dates as more data becomes available.

6. This series appears to have been on a quarterly schedule before it became bi-monthly, more or less.

7. This review was prompted by a conversation with James, who said he was unsure about the dating of this series. The dates ascribed above broadly accord with the dates on AusReprints, with some variance towards the end of the run.

Gunslinger Western: The complete Yaffa cover gallery

Here's a cover gallery of my complete run of Page Publications' Gunslinger Western:

Gunslinger Western #1

Gunslinger Western #2

Gunslinger Western #3

Gunslinger Western #4

Gunslinger Western #5

Gunslinger Western #6

It is possible there is a seventh issue in the series with a $0.65 cover price but I have not seen one.

See links to the above issues for more information from previous posts about this series.

Battle Action Album #10

K.G. Murray's Battle Action Album #10 is the first issue of this title. The series numbering continues from the Battle Action series:

The cover is by Bernard Krigstein, sourced from the first page of the story Battle Ghost!:

The contents:

Battle Ghost!, originally published in All-American Men of War #2, December 1952 - January 1953

Battle Tourist!, originally published in Our Fighting Forces #2, December 1954-January 1955

Front-Line House!, originally published in Our Fighting Forces #1, October-November 1954

G.I. Glamor Girl!, originally published in Star Spangled War Stories #131, August 1952

PT Boat Slide!, originally published in Our Fighting Forces #3, February-March 1955

Suicide Detail!, originally published in Star Spangled War Stories #132, September 1952

The Pied Piper Private!, originally published in Our Fighting Forces #1, October-November 1954

Combat Chauffeur!, originally published in Our Fighting Forces #2, December 1954-January 1955

Beach Toe Hold, originally published in All-American Men of War #7, October-November 1953

Tank Busters!, originally published in G.I. Combat #47, April 1957

Playoff on Slaughter Hill!, originally published in All-American Men of War #5, June-July 1953

I, Nazi, originally published in All-American Men of War #7, October-November 1953

Prisoner of War, originally published in Star Spangled War Stories #8, April 1953

The Rookie Ranger, originally published in Star Spangled War Stories #7, March 1953

The Hot Seat!, originally published in Our Fighting Forces #4, April-May 1955

This issue also includes a single panel filler strip.

Similarly to the Battle Action series this issue does not have any Color Comics, Murray or Planet Comics branding on the cover. The shortlived Murray Publishers branding appears in 1979 on the cover of Battle Action Album #15 and the last couple of issues have the Murray the Cat emblem.

AusReprints dates this issue to c.January 1977.

Out Of This World #1: The Gredown edition

 Gredown's Out Of This World #1 was published c.January 1978:

The cover art is possibly by Phil Belbin.

The contents were all originally published in Charlton's Out of this World #'s14-16. This issue includes the complete comics contents of Out of this World #14. The stories appear in the following order:

The Little Things!, Out of this World #16, December 1959

A Small World, Out of This World #14, July 1959

The Iron Dictator!, Out of this World #16, December 1959

Destination Nowhere, Out of this World #16, December 1959

Device 233, Out of This World #14, July 1959

Fire Dog, Out of This World #14, July 1959

The Remarkable Mr. Ramsay, Out of This World #15, October 1959

Dream On, Out of This World #14, July 1959

The Spymaster, Out of This World #14, July 1959

A Planet to Remember, Out of This World #15, October 1959

Curiously, Out Of This World #2 is comprised of reprints from Charlton's Out of this World #'s 10-12.

The published date attributed above is my guesstimate based on the available evidence.

Murray's Aquaman Album: The complete cover gallery

Here's a cover gallery of my complete run of KG Murray's Aquaman Album:

Aquaman Album #1, c.December 1978

Aquaman Album #2, c.June 1979

Aquaman Album #3, September 1979

Aquaman Album #4, c.December 1979

Aquaman Album #5, c.June 1980

The cover to Aquaman Album #1 is sourced from a panel in the story A Quiet Day in Atlantis:

The cover to Aquaman Album #2 is sourced from the cover of DC Comics Presents #5:

The cover to Aquaman Album #3 is sourced from Adventure Comics #447:

The cover to Aquaman Album #4 is signed by Richard Rae and appears to reference the final story in this issue, Dark Destiny, Deadly Dreams. 

The cover to Aquaman Album #5 is sourced from the splash page to Climax from Adventure Comics #463:

This page is omitted from the reprinting of this story in this issue, as detailed on AusReprints.

Dating the 'Kryptonian' Murray one-shots

Murray Comics' The Adventures of Kal-El one-shot was published February 1982:

The date is based on a number of copies I've spotted with the same newsagency marking.

This issue carries a full-page advertisement for Kara from Krypton:

This advertisement says Kara from Krypton is available the following month, suggesting a publication date of March 1982:

This date is confirmed by newsagency markings on my copy and at least 5 other copies.

Interestingly I have seen a copy sold in NZ with a date stamp 3 Nov 1982, suggesting a significant time lag between appearances.

Also curious that these two collections are titled after the respective characters' Kryptonian names. 

These issues are fully indexed on AusReprints.