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Superman #47, February 1954 [Colour Comics]
Hart Amos—A 1977 profile

by John Ryan

Despite his long association with the K.G. Murray Publishing Company, very little is known about the late Hart Amos (2/12/1916 – 8/6/2000), a talented and prolific artist who produced countless covers for Murray's range of American reprint comics.   

Contents

1.  Preface by Kevin Patrick
2.  Always a thoroughly professional job
3.  He sold cartoons before freelancing for Murray
4.  From Hurricane Hardy to Devil Doone
5.  He agreed to draw Air Hawk
6.  Beginnings of an Amos index

Climax Color Comic #10, 1948? [Colour Comics]
Moira Bertram: Queen of the Comics

by Kevin Patrick

Back in late 2003, a copy of an old Australian comic dating from the mid-1940s sold for nearly AU$350 on eBay Australia.   

Contents

1.  I made up my mind to draw and write comics...
2.  Most of comics were one-shots
3.  I went to another publisher
4.  A natural for romance
5.  "The strength of her work showed in her personality"
6.  Moira's stories for KG Murray

Super Giant Album #23, November 1976? [KG Murray]
Peter Fatches—The Mistaken Ambulance Mystery

by Kevin Patrick

One of the pleasures of flicking through old Australian comics is that you never know what you'll find.   

Contents

1.  A rare Australian story
2.  We met an editor from KG Murray
3.  In the end, she left it all in

Richard Rae
Richard Rae—KG Murray Cover Artist

by Kevin Patrick

If you've been charting the fortunes of Australian-made comics for the last 25 years or so, then chances are you've come across the name Richard Rae.   

Contents

1.  A concerted effort for a line of comics
2.  Murray had received contents with no cover art
3.  I only did four covers because they did not pay
4.  There is an opening for a new Australian comic group