—Batman (1952–1959)
—Supacomic Summer Gift Book (1960?)
—Super Adventure Comic (1952–1959)
—Superadventure Annual (1959–1972?)
—Superboy (1952–1959)
—Superboy Adventure Book (1954–1967)
—Superboy Annual (1954–1955)
—Superboy Annual (1959–1967)
—Superman (1950)
—Superman (1950–1960)
—Superman (1950)
—Superman (1950–1959)
—Superman Annual (1951–1965?)
—Superman Bumper Edition (1951)
—Superman Comics (1950)
—Superman Comics (1950)
—The Super Summer Holiday Annual (1961)
BatmanThe K. G. Murray Publishing Company — United Kingdom
Issues 21 (1952) to 115 (1959)
Numbering for the UK version of Batman was the same as in Australia (unlike Superman). In early 1952, Batman began to be printed in the UK (by Morrison and Gibb, Edinburgh) for UK distribution (with a 6d cover price). Printing was again done in Australia when the full colour format was introduced in 1956, with separate covers printed for UK distribution. The key distinguishing difference is the 6d cover price.
Issues of Batman (1950: 5-115) prior to 21 were printed in a single version onlyBatman (21-115)
Issues with features printed in Australia include: 21, 26, 27, 30, 31, 33-35, 37, 68, 69, 75, 82-87, 89, 91.
Murray : Early Colour Comics : Batman Family : Batman : Batman
Supacomic Summer Gift BookAtlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd — United Kingdom
Issue 1960? (1960?)
Murray : UK Variants : Atlas Annuals
Super Adventure ComicThe K. G. Murray Publishing Company — United Kingdom
Issues 21 (1952) to 115 (1959)
Colour Comics
Numbering for the UK version of Super Adventure Comic was the same as in Australia (unlike Superman). In early 1952, Super Adventure began to be printed in the UK for UK distribution (with a 6d cover price). Printing was again done in Australia when the full colour format was introduced in 1956, with separate covers printed for UK distribution. The key distinguishing difference is the 6d cover price.
Issues of Super Adventure Comic (1950: 1-115) prior to 21 were not printed in the UKSuper Adventure Comic (21-115)
Issues with features printed in Australia include: 21, 22, 28-30, 35, 37, 46, 53, 57, 59, 61, 66, 68, 69, 72, 75, 78-80, 83, 86, 91, 92, 102, 108, 112, 114.
Murray : Early Colour Comics : Batman Family : Superman Family : Super Adventure : Super Adventure
Superadventure AnnualAtlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd — United Kingdom
Issues 1959 (1959) to 1972? (1972?)
Top Sellers (1970?-)
Color card covers; black & white; square bound
Atlas Publishing distributed Australian reprints and also seized the opportunity to collect these stories into annual formats.
Issues with features printed in Australia include: 1961, 1964, 1967, 1971.
Murray : UK Variants : Atlas Annuals
SuperboyThe K. G. Murray Publishing Company — United Kingdom
Issues 21 (1952) to 131 (1959)
Colour Comics
The UK Superboy had the same numbering as in Australia. Early issues were printed in Australia for distribution in Australasia, with Atlas starting UK distribution with issue 21. Issues 36-90 were printed in the UK by Gale and Polden with a 6d cover price (the Australian issues had risen to 8d with issue 27). When the series went full-colour series at issue 91, printing was again done in Australia for distribution in the UK, but with a 6d cover.
Previous issues of Superboy (1950: 22-131) were printed only in AustraliaSuperboy (21-131)
Issues with features printed in Australia include: 26, 28-31, 36, 40, 42, 44, 48, 49, 54, 66-69, 72, 74-79, 81-83, 86, 89, 94, 97, 100, 102, 108, 114, 120, 125.
Murray : Early Colour Comics : Superman Family : Superboy : Superboy
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