Australian and new Zealand Comics and cartoonistsTumblr (3.0; @pikitiapress)http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b85193b5a9e883bcecd8b4cf46be2ad2/tumblr_mfjhndDuJp1ru22woo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8153a49cfd99a9a2091ad55905310305/tumblr_mfjhndDuJp1ru22woo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e33ce3529ae8f498b300853a38c4736d/tumblr_mfjhndDuJp1ru22woo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9449929807826cbb9d0d3f1bd32fddbf/tumblr_mfjhndDuJp1ru22woo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a99685ab84104c4ed3ecccb3fd1f3fc2/tumblr_mfjhndDuJp1ru22woo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4972d7809100b2290b273bb416188fbf/tumblr_mfjhndDuJp1ru22woo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://girlmountain.tumblr.com/post/38713967705/merry-christmas">girlmountain</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>“MERRY CHRISTMAS”.</p> </blockquote>http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/38746910351http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/38746910351Tue, 25 Dec 2012 09:26:22 +1100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2e9676a8d847aa24b33e97112d929b0b/tumblr_meuzkmcYRA1rakkjko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Real Adventure Comics</p>http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/37733876940http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/37733876940Wed, 12 Dec 2012 08:03:03 +1100australian comics<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c4c57fb74dee3c4116423aa959503036/tumblr_mev0aapQ1O1rakkjko1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d0a9391c57fb4aceaa7c7792b9af3aff/tumblr_mev0aapQ1O1rakkjko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Liberty Comics #7 - New Zealand published reprint of Australian material</p> <p>Dr Evil featured on the cover does not actually appear in the comic.</p> <p>Contents:</p> <p>Inspector Dean & the Dancing Clown - not credited</p> <p>Greg Bartlett, Linesman illustrated byBruce Cousin </p> <p>PD4967 illustrated byCarl Lyon</p> <p>Barty Malone, Taxi Driver illustrated byCarl Lyon</p> <p>Barbara & the Water Baby illustrated byFrank Jessup</p> <p>Dabs the Inventor, & Jonesy - one-pagers byRon Broadley</p>http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/37705142439http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/37705142439Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:13:22 +1100liberty comicscarl lyonbruce cousinron broadleyfrank jessupnew zealand reprint comicaustralian cartoonists<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/179510bca5142b9abfc3b9388c8b53e8/tumblr_meuzbsJ4CG1rakkjko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Legion of Space published by Invincible Press circa 1945</p>http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/37704675509http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/37704675509Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:52:40 +1100the legion of spaceaustralian comics<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me6ufb4jfb1rakkjko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Colonial edition of English comic paper Comic-Life. More pages <a href="http://pikitiapress.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/comic-life-656-colonial-edition.html">here</a>.</p>http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/36757035342http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/36757035342Thu, 29 Nov 2012 08:01:17 +1100comic lifeenglish comicscolonial editionaustralian comicsjames henderson and sons<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me6olkzI1k1rakkjko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bradford_royce.htm">Royce Bradford’s</a> Cole Steele #4</p>http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/36723645514http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/36723645514Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:58:32 +1100royce bradfordaustralian comiccole steele<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbmgpsbSe81rakkjko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Yaroslav (Larry) Horak’s Jet Fury #27. Horak migrated to Sydney, Australia from Harbin, Manchuria post World War Two and illustrated many Australian comics before moving to England where he was a prominent newspaper illustrator. Horak was most commonly recognised for working on the James Bond newspaper strip, illustrating 33 adventures between 1966 and 1984.</p>http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/33283997442http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/33283997442Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:53:59 +1100larry horakyaroslav horakjet furyaustralian comicsjames bond comic strip<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbmg44V86w1rakkjko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Australian edition of American newspaper strip Brick Bradford #15</p>http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/33250937001http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/33250937001Wed, 10 Oct 2012 07:51:12 +1100brick bradford australian reprint comic<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbmg0fYlkJ1rakkjko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Australian issue of Supercomic series #9 Flash Gordon retitled Speed Gordon to avoid a negative connotation of the word “Flash”^. At the time, the predominant meaning of “flash” was “showy”, connoting dishonesty.</p>http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/33225229457http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/33225229457Tue, 09 Oct 2012 21:33:51 +1100speed gordonaustralian comicsflash gordonalex raymond<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9w836vVhr1rakkjko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Jet Black #9 by Terry Trowell, Kevin Patrick wrote about Trowell’s career <a href="http://comicsdownunder.blogspot.com.au/2010/03/profile-terry-trowell-comic-book-artist.html">here</a>.</p>http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/31016096665http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/31016096665Fri, 07 Sep 2012 08:00:39 +1000terry trowellkevin patrickjet blackaustralian cartoonistaustralian comics<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9m9gqaWTT1rakkjko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>New Zealand cartoonist <a href="http://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/cook_noel.htm">Noel Cook</a> Gag cartoon from Oct 29 1938 Australian Woman’s Weekly.</p>http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/30983471018http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/30983471018Thu, 06 Sep 2012 15:52:11 +1000noel cookaustralian womans weeklynew zealand cartoonist<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9m8uhUZFb1rakkjko1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://comicsdownunder.blogspot.com.au/2006/12/virgil-reilly-from-pin-ups-to-punch.html">Virgil Reilly’s</a> Silver Flash #33, Reilly painted illustrations <a href="http://pikitiapress.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/virgil-reilly-illustrations.html">here.</a></p>http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/30954609278http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/30954609278Thu, 06 Sep 2012 07:59:53 +1000silver flashvirgil reillyaustralian comicsaustralian cartoonist<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9m87z4lef1rakkjko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Dick Tracey #15, Australian reprint of the newspaper strip</p>http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/30921501075http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/30921501075Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:58:25 +1000dick traceychester gouldaustralian reprint comics<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9m8cxtavd1rakkjko1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.daao.org.au/bio/virgil-reilly/#artist_biography" target="_blank">Virgil Reilly’s</a> Silver Flash #42 courtesy <a href="http://www.dynamicduocomics.net/" target="_blank">The Adelaide Comics Centre</a>.</p>http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/30891890534http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/30891890534Wed, 05 Sep 2012 08:01:16 +1000virgil reillyaustralian comicaustralian cartoonist<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9m72s199b1rakkjko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Dick Tracey #42, Australian reprint of the Dick Tracey newspaper strip.</p>http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/30856517202http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/30856517202Tue, 04 Sep 2012 16:00:15 +1000dick traceyaustralian reprint<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9m85pRNHy1rakkjko1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.daao.org.au/bio/virgil-reilly/#artist_biography" target="_blank">Virgil Reilly’s</a> Silver Flash #19 courtesy <a href="http://www.dynamicduocomics.net/" target="_blank">The Adelaide Comics Centre</a>.</p>http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/30826792475http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/30826792475Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:00:35 +1000virgil reillyaustralian comicsaustralian cartoonist<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9m5r4i4na1rakkjko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>More samples of wartime advertising <a href="http://pikitiapress.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/wartime-advertising.html">here.</a></p>http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/30783494610http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/30783494610Mon, 03 Sep 2012 15:59:06 +1000australian womens weeklyaustralian illustratorswartime advertising<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9m1n5R2x51rakkjko1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Kid Slade Gunfighter cover by <a href="http://pikitiapress.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/maurice-bramley.html">Maurice Bramley</a></p>http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/30753734682http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/30753734682Mon, 03 Sep 2012 07:57:13 +1000maurice bramleykid sladenew zealand cartoonistsAustralian comics<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9m7wuTqP71rakkjko1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.daao.org.au/bio/virgil-reilly/#artist_biography" target="_blank">Virgil Reilly’s</a> Silver Flash #5 courtesy <a href="http://www.dynamicduocomics.net/" target="_blank">The Adelaide Comics Centre</a>.</p>http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/30710071232http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/30710071232Sun, 02 Sep 2012 15:59:48 +1000virgil reillysilver flashaustralian comicsaustralian cartoonist<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9m16vXJuO1rakkjko1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Australian edition of English newspaper strip Jimpy</p>http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/30680822336http://pikitiapress.tumblr.com/post/30680822336Sun, 02 Sep 2012 08:01:03 +1000jimpyenglish newspaper stripaustralian reprint comic