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AUSTRALIAN - STRANGE ADVENTURES

Category:  International
Owner:  Dikko
Last Modified:  6/14/2024
Set Description

STRANGE ADVENTURES [Australian Editions].

Published in Australia by Colour Comics Pty Ltd.

Issues: No.1 - 8 (Sept 1954 - April1955) priced 8d (8 pence)
Issues: No.9 - 22 (May1955- June 1956) priced 9d (9 pence)
Issues: No.23 - 43 (July 1957- April 1958) priced 1/- (1 shilling)

This series includes unique Australian reprint editions of some of the USA versions of 'Strange Adventures' comics.

Due to the post-WW2 ban on importing US comics into Australia, the Australian versions of "Strange Adventures" were 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 Australian reprints have similar cover images to the US versions of 'Strange Adventures' but some have covers from the US versions of 'House of Mystery' ( Aust. No. 25 [US #48] and Aust. No. 32 [US #53] )or 'Mystery in Space' ( Aust. No. 43 [US #38]).

This anomaly can be seen in my CGC Graded issue No. 32 [AUST. Ed] where CGC have labelled the comic MYSTERY IN SPACE # 53, but sub-titled Strange Adventures No. 32 in keeping with their Foreign issues policy. Thankfully , there are only two other issues with this problem, which I currently don't own.

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

To complete the set of STRANGE ADVENTURES (43 issues only) [Australian Editions].


Slot Name
Item Description
Grade
Owner Comments
Pics
STRANGE ADVENTURES No. 1 8d CGC 8.5 Aust. Edt'n [USA #44] Strange Adventures 1 Universal 8.5 STRANGE ADVENTURES No. 1 (Australian Edition) No. 1 1954 8d [USA #44] CGC 8.5 VF+ View Comic
STRANGE ADVENTURES No. 2 8d CGC 5.5 Aust. Edt'n [USA #43] Strange Adventures 43 Universal 5.5 STRANGE ADVENTURES No. 2 (Australian Edition) priced 8d (8 pence)
CGC 5.5 Highest Graded (Equivalent to US #43)
View Comic
STRANGE ADVENTURES No. 3 8d CGC 6.0 Aust. Edt'n [USA #42] Strange Adventures 42 Universal 6.0 STRANGE ADVENTURES No. 3 (Australian edition) CGC 6.0 Highest Graded. [US #42] View Comic
STRANGE ADVENTURES No. 6 8d CGC 8.5 Aust. Edt'n [USA #31] Strange Adventures 6 Universal 6.0 STRANGE ADVENTURES [Aust Ed. #6] [US #31] CGC 6.0 Highest Graded View Comic
STRANGE ADVENTURES No. 9 8d CGC 7.0 Aust. Edt'n [USA #49] Strange Adventures 49 Universal 7.0 STRANAGE ADVENTURES [AUST. Ed No. 9] [US #49] CGC 7.0 FN/VF Highest Graded View Comic
STRANGE ADVENTURES No. 12 8d CGC 7.0 Aust. Edt'n [USA #54 Strange Adventures 54 Universal 7.0 STRANAGE ADVENTURES [AUST. Ed No. 12] [US #54] CGC 7.0 FN/VF Highest Graded View Comic
STRANGE ADVENTURES No. 13 8d CGC 7.0 Aust. Edt'n [USA #56 Strange Adventures 56 Universal 7.0 STRANAGE ADVENTURES [AUST. Ed No. 13] [US #56] CGC 7.0 FN/VF Highest Graded View Comic
STRANGE ADVENTURES No. 16 9d CGC 5.0 Aust. Edt'n [USA #60] Strange Adventures 60 Universal 5.0 STRANGE ADVENTURES No. 16 (Australian Edition) CGC 5.0 Highest Graded. Equivalent to US #60 View Comic
STRANGE ADVENTURES No. 20 9d CGC 7.0 Aust. Edt'n [USA #63] Strange Adventures 63 Universal 7.0 STRANGE ADVENTURES No. 20 (Australian Edition) CGC 7.0 Highest Graded. Equivalent to US #63 View Comic
STRANGE ADVENTURES No. 28 1/- CGC 5.0 Aust. Edt'n [USA #72] Strange Adventures 72 Universal 5.0 STRANAGE ADVENTURES [AUST. Ed No. 28] [US #72] CGC 5.0 VG/FN Highest Graded View Comic
STRANGE ADVENTURES No. 29 1/- CGC 6.0 Aust. Edt'n [USA #73] Strange Adventures 73 Universal 6.0 STRANAGE ADVENTURES [AUST. Ed No.29] [US #73] CGC 6.0 FN Highest Graded View Comic
STRANGE ADVENTURES No. 32 1/- CGC 5.5 Aust. Edt'n [USA House Mystery #53] House of Mystery 53 Universal 5.5 STRANGE ADVENTURES [Aust. Ed. No. 32] [ US House of Mystery #53] CGC 5.5 FN- Highest Graded. View Comic
STRANGE ADVENTURES No. 37 1/- CGC .0 Aust. Edt'n [USA #82] Strange Adventures 82 Universal 7.0 STRANGE ADVENTURES [AUST. Ed No.37] [US #82] CGC 7.0 FN/VF Highest Graded View Comic
STRANGE ADVENTURES No. 39 1/- CGC 7.5 Aust. Edt'n [USA #84] Strange Adventures 84 Universal 7.5 STRANGE ADVENTURES [AUST. Ed No.39] [US #84] CGC 7.5 VF- Highest Graded View Comic
STRANGE ADVENTURES No. 40 1/- CGC 6.5 Aust. Edt'n [USA #85] Strange Adventures 85 Universal 6.5 STRANGE ADVENTURES [AUST. Ed No.40] [US #85] CGC 6.5 FN+ Highest Graded View Comic
STRANGE ADVENTURES No. 42 1/- CGC 7.5 Aust. Edt'n [USA #87] Strange Adventures 87 Universal 7.5 STRANGE ADVENTURES [AUST. Ed No.42] [US #87] CGC 7.5 VF- Highest Graded View Comic

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