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Amar Chitra Katha, Atlas Comics, British comics, Commando comic, Hagar, Hanuman, Indian Comics, Jim Craig, John Ridgway, Kung Fu, martial arts, Planet Of The Apes, Ram Waeerker, UK Comics, War Comics
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THE HANDS OF THE DRAGON
The Hands of the Dragon
Issue 1 – June 1975
Published by Atlas Comics / Seaboard, USA
Cover Art by Jim Craig
“The Hands of the Dragom”
Script: Ed Fedory; Art by Jim Craig
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PLANET OF THE APES
Here is a 1975 advertisement, promoting Planet of the Apes Hobby Kits.
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INDIAN COMICS
Amar Chitra Katha (ACK Comics) is an Indian publisher of Indian comics and graphic novels. Most of its comics are based on religious legends and epics, historical figures and biographies, folktales and cultural stories. The company was founded in 1967 by Anant Pai and is headquartered in Mumbai. Wikipedia
Ram Waeerkar (died 26 February 2003) was an Indian comics artist for the series Amar Chitra Katha, based on Indian mythology, history, and folklore. He illustrated the very first issue, ‘Krishna’ in 1969, and many others later. In the 1980s he was an illustrator for Tinkle, a magazine edited by Anant Pai. Here, he was the man behind the art of such iconic characters as Suppandi, Pyarelal, Nasruddin Hodja, Choru and Joru and many more. Ram Waeerkar died in 2003, with comics on Chanakya and Vishwamitra as his last projects. His daughter Archana Amberkar has been an artist for Tinkle magazine ever since and his son Sanjiv Waeerkar too illustrated for Tinkle in the early 1990s.. Wikipedia
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RESCUE!
Commando
Issue 5318
Date: 21 March 2020
Published by DC Thomson, Scotland.
Cover Art: John Ridgway
Story: ‘Rescue!’ … Art by Salmeron
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HAGAR THE HORRIBLE
Trading Cards
“Hagar The Horrible” 1995 ~ Collector Sets From King Features Syndicate
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FINALLY
I have many collectible ephemeral items that I have been collecting for over 50 years, and through this Newsletter I wish to share many aspects of this collection to you, dear reader, and making them easily accessible and attractive for collectors and enthusiasts. Thank you for reading my newsletter. If you like what you have read, please subscribe to receive future Newsletters 🙂 . And if you have any comments on what I have posted, I would love to receive them.
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John Weeks, johnweekstraveller@gmail.com
All illustrations accompanying this blog are either in the public domain or are used by assumed courtesy of the original publishers and/or copyright holders. These illustrations appear only as historical examples of the artists’ work and for scholarly purposes.