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Issue: Sun #184
Publication Date: August 1952
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Issues: #184 of 395 Issues
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Publisher: FlagAmalgamated Press
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: The Amalgamated Press, Ltd.
On Sale Date: 08/11/1952
Volume:
Pages: 20
ISBN:
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Price: 3.0 pence GBQ 0-0-3
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Content Items: 15 (11 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Colour Cover; Black & White Interior; Colour Centrefold
Dimensions: 7 1/4" x 9 1/2"
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Saddle-Stitched
Publishing Format: Was ongoing series
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Surf boards

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Moko and Boko
Character(s): Moko (monkey); Boko (parrot)
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Origin of Billy the Kid

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Genres: western
Character(s): Billy the Kid [Will Bonney]; Mrs. Bonney; Bill Thompson
First Line: The story of how young Will Bonney became an outlaw started on the day he was walking with his mother
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Disclose Notes: First issue with Billy the Kid. His appearance was modelled on Robert Taylor.
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At the seaside

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Penguin Patrol
Character(s): Girl Guides of the Penguin Patrol
First Line: Shan't play!
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Pages: 0.75
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Skipping through the army records

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Handy Andy
Character(s): Handy Andy
First Line: There's just one soldier we can't trace!
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The Mystery of the Deserted Ship

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Chums of Hawkhurst
Character(s): Jack Lawless; Jim Baxter; Lofty Lowe; Fatty Fitch; Dan Stevens (escaped convict); Dr. Wise (headmaster); Cynthia Wise (his daughter); Wynne Williams (her friend); Fowler; Gleeson
First Line: The hold was pitch dark.
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Feature(s): The Sun car spotters club
First Line: Come on, Spotters!
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Disclose Notes: List of readers' membership numbers, prizes awarded to readers who's number appears.
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Ivanhoe

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Genres: adventure, historical
Character(s): Ivanhoe; Rowena; Cedric; Prince John; Robin Hood; Norman knights
First Line: The mysterious Black Knight, his arm throbbing with the pain of his wound,E
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Disclose Notes: Movie adaptation with Robert Taylor; Part 9 of 21
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The Planet of Peril

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: adventure, science fiction
Feature(s): Jak of the Jaguars
Character(s): Jak; Karina; Chief Droon
First Line: Jak of the Jaguars and his girl friend, Karina, had managed to escape from the Martian city,E
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Disclose Notes: Part 12 of 24.

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The Man from London

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Genres: western
Character(s): Wild Bill Hickock; Alan Medway; Kansas Joe Jackson (villain); Bob North
First Line: Alan Medway was an Englishman.
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Feature(s): "Sun" stars for your scrapbook
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Disclose Notes: Photos of John Wayne; James Craig and Barbara Payton; Danny Kaye
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The Silver Dwarf

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Genres: adventure, historical
Character(s): Dick Turpin; Moll Moonlight; Sam Supple; Jonathan Wild; Sir Julius Rymer; Fingers Mulvaney; Snatcher Martin
First Line: As Fingers pushed his way through the crowded streets someone stumbled against him.
Synopsis: Sir Julius Rymer, aided by Wild, is trying to get hold of the Silver Dwarf, a small ornament which contains the secret of Lord Chessington's missing heir. Dick Turpin is out to stop him.
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Disclose Notes: Part 15 of 29
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Tarzan's Savage Fury

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Genres: jungle
Character(s): Tarzan; Jane; Joey; Rokov; Oliver Greystoke (imposter)
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Disclose Notes: Movie adaptation with Lex Barker
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The Joker's Fun

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Genres: humorous
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Disclose Notes: Nine gag cartoons drawn from ideas sent in by readers.
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Round the rock

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Ollie the Merry Mouser
Character(s): Ollie; Mouse
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Disclose Notes: A 'silent' strip with no speech balloons but has two captions.
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Western Scrapbook

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Genres: western
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Disclose Notes: Facts about the old west.

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