—Gene Autry Comics (1951)
—Mandrake Comic (1953–1958)
—Mandrake the Magician (194-?)
—The Australian Chucklers' Weekly (1954–1961)
—The Supercomic Series (1948–195-?)
Gene Autry ComicsConsolidated Press Pty. Ltd. — Australia
Issues 1 (1951) to 2 (1951)
Standard comic; Colour cover; Black and white interior; Newsprint; Saddle-stitched
Higher numbered issues of this title might have been published.
Image gallery: 2 images
Various : Consolidated Press : US
Mandrake ComicConsolidated Press Pty. Ltd. — Australia
Issues 1 (1953) to 26 + Higher numbered issues of this title might have been published. (1958 ? The year this series ended is uncertain.)
Standard comic (with variations); Colour cover; Black and white interior; Newsprint; Saddle-stitched
The relationship and transition between Consolidated Press to Shakespeare Head Press is unknown.
Image gallery: 20 images
This is title 2 of 6 in the Mandrake series/group.
1. Mandrake the Magician (194-?: #nn) 
2. Mandrake Comic (1953: #1-26)
3. Mandrake Comic (1957: #23-29)
Various : Consolidated Press : Newspaper strips
Mandrake the MagicianConsolidated Press Pty. Ltd. — Australia
Issues nn (194-?) to nn (194-?)
Standard comic; Black and white; Saddle stitched
Printed and published by Consolidated Press.
Image gallery: 2 images
This is title 1 of 6 in the Mandrake series/group.
1. Mandrake the Magician (194-?: #nn)
2. Mandrake Comic (1953: #1-26)
Various : Consolidated Press : Newspaper strips
The Australian Chucklers' WeeklyAustralian Consolidated Press Pty. Ltd. — Australia
Issues Vol. 1 No. 1 (1954 ? The year this series started is uncertain.) to Vol. 7 No. 36 + Higher numbered issues of this title might have been published. (1961 ? The year this series ended is uncertain.)
Generally B&W with colour covers and come colour interiors, varies from 48-24pp, weekly
The weekly Australian Chucklers' Weekly Vol. 1 No. 1 was published in April 1954. Superman ran from Vol. 6 No. 31, 27 November 1959 until around the start of 1961. In Panel by Panel, John Ryan states (p. 205-206): "Chucklers' Weekly was a spin-off from the popularity of the children's magazine section in the Sunday Telegraph's comic section run by Charlie Chuckles. Commencing at 6d, and gradually increasing to 1s per copy over its six year run, the magazine devoted most of its pages to fiction stories, articles, puzzles, pin-ups, record reviews and jokes. It averaged 12 pages of comics each issue but the majority of these pages used imported material."
Image gallery: 86 images
Various : Consolidated Press : Australian
The Supercomic SeriesConsolidated Press Ltd. — Australia
Issues 1 (1948) to 106 (195-?)
Standard comic; Black and white; Saddle stitched
Higher numbered issues of this series might exist. Consolidated Press is probably only the distributor.
Image gallery: 33 images
This is title 1 of 2 in the Supercomic Series series/group.
1. The Supercomic Series (1948: #1-106)
2. The Supercomic Series (1953: #69-134)
Various : Consolidated Press : US
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