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American comics, a number of Australian publishing companies were formed producing comic books, using local comic book artists. Most of which disappeared in the 1950s as a result of import bans being lifted, a censorship campaign, and the
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Australian comic market, with production costs rising the prices of local comics rose. Comics faced increased public scrutiny, with censorship of comics beginning in 1954, competition from television (1956) and the re-introduction of American comic imports
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Australia has been largely driven by self-publishers who created, printed and distributed their own books, with a few publishers who were willing to publish the work of others gradually emerging. Of these, some companies, such as
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American – as well as British, European, and South American – comics were published in Australia. Since the 1980s there have been fewer local reprints and more direct importing of foreign comics.
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Australian Government placed a ban on the importation of American comics and syndicated proofs. As a result, the local comic book industry flourished. Following the war, Australia incurred a huge national debt: local publishers found they had a
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form due to easy availability of photocopiers and cheap postage. Many artists who began by self-publishing photocopied black-and-white comics at this time have continued on to become popular illustrators and graphic novelists, including
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During the 1990s, Australian creators continued to place their work in
Australian newsagents via distributors such as Gordon & Gotch, to diminishing success. Popular Australian comic books of the era include
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American underground comic scene, although mainly associated with radical journals such as
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Australian Black and White
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Harker, Margot 'Cultural pariahs : The National Library of Australia's collection of Australian romance comics', in ‘’The National Library Magazine’’, March 2009
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features special guest comic book writers and artists and actors from currently in-vogue series, movies and anime, as well as special effects creators.
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The Australian Comics Journal – Australian Sequential Art Review
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Bulletin drawings, 1886–1960 (18,070 drawings), artists include
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Collection of Australian reprints of American and English comics
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Association des Critiques et des journalistes de Bande Dessinée
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Paper Empires: a History of the Book in Australia, 1946–2005
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Judy Horacek collection of cartoons, 1996–2006 (80 drawings)
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Support and Buy directly from 25+ Australian Comic Creators
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Heroes & villains: Australian comics and their creators
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Comic artists and illustrators oral history project, 1995–
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comic supplement was issued. It featured strips including
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reprints, as well as selected children's and humor titles
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Geoff Pryor collection of cartoons and drawings, 1978–
1907:(1946 – c. 1957) — owned by Vee Publishing Co. Mainly
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Australian talent produced exciting creations such as
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1419:became Australia's first comic book superheroine.
4366:Comic & Fantasy Art Amateur Press Association
2613:, (8 digital audio tapes) interviewer, Ros Bowden
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1933:(Cleveland Publishing) issued their first comic,
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1321:and many others. September 1948 saw the debut of
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2245:Sequence Comics – Edited and largely written by
1468:also from Sydney in 1985 was a more traditional
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4165:Comics and comic strips made into feature films
2383:The first true Australian Comic Convention was
2209:Kiseki – publisher of bimonthly manga anthology
2055:Fitchett Bros. Pty Ltd, established in 1936 in
1937:, written by Michael Noonan and illustrated by
4356:Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards Association
4244:Michigan State University Comic Art Collection
2951:. Stanmore, N.S.W.: Cassell Australia, 1979.
2949:Panel by Panel: a History of Australian Comics
2937:. Melbourne: State Library of Victoria, 2006.
2583:Arthur Horner Collection of political cartoons
2491:John Ryan collection of Australian comic books
1708:character), a full-color comic by Australians
1035:On 7 October 1911 coloured comics appeared in
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2694:Collection of Australian comics (~152 titles)
2536:Alan Moir collection of cartoons and drawings
2272:by Australian comic creators, beginning with
1524:The 1990s also saw an explosion of comics in
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2509:Michael Hill Collection of Australian Comics
2239:, and other titles. Active in the mid-2000s.
1671:Storeroom and Santa Clara in Melbourne, and
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2548:Stan Cross Archive of cartoons and drawings
2453:events, again in Sydney from 2000 to 2002.
2083:by Henry Edward Hoffman and closing in 1949
1993:(1998–present) — contemporary publisher of
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4404:British Amateur Press Association (comics)
4202:Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum
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2965:. Redhill South, Vic.: Elgua Media, 1998.
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2497:McGee collection of Australian comic books
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4313:Association of Comics Magazine Publishers
1945:, using reprint material, which included
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4361:Canadian Society for the Study of Comics
3011:Ownaindi – Australian Comics Marketplace
2445:It was the forerunner of the many later
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1092:The Strange Adventures of Percy the Pom
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2410:was held on 16–18 January 1986 at the
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2123:Blood & Thunder Publishing Concern
2089:(OPC), established in New South Wales.
1758:(taking over the license from Yaffa),
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4219:Caricature & Cartoon Museum Basel
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2370:in honour of famed Australian artist
1750:(1983–1986) — reprinted contemporary
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4170:Comics solicited but never published
2963:Bonzer: Australian Comics 1900-1990s
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4676:Australian Cartoonists' Association
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4318:Australian Cartoonists' Association
4308:Association of Canadian Cartoonists
2996:Australian Cartoonists' Association
2343:Australian Cartoonists' Association
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1732:and other funny animal comics, and
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4623:The People's Republic of Animation
2811:(Univ. of Queensland Press, 2006).
2705:List of Australian comics creators
1622:Comics and Graphic Novel Portfolio
1144:Australian Cartoonists Association
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2565:Stewart McCrae cartoon collection
4846:1908 establishments in Australia
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4419:Comic Legends Legal Defense Fund
4333:Samahang Kartunista ng Pilipinas
4234:Fred Waring's Cartoon Collection
2630:State Library of New South Wales
2408:Australian Comic-Book Convention
1679:Australian comic book publishers
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4249:Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art
2625:, 1880s–1980s (0.56 m, 4 boxes)
2577:John Spooner cartoon collection
2532:, 1955–1991 (ca. 2472 drawings)
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33:needs additional citations for
4323:Comic Art Professional Society
3063:Glossary of comics terminology
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1856:K.G. Murray Publishing Company
1122:Sunbeams (Ginger Meggs) Annual
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4414:Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
2784:National Library of Australia
2758:National Library of Australia
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2093:NSW Bookstall Company Pty Ltd
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1626:Australian Society of Authors
1605:, Jase Harper, Rich Warwick,
327:Comics by country and culture
4782:The Day My Butt Went Psycho!
4328:National Cartoonists Society
4117:Based on television programs
2674:Caricatures and cartoons by
2485:Australian Comics Collection
2481:' work, galleries and a bio.
2253:and Mr Blood illustrated by
2063:the company was acquired by
1722:(1940s – 1970s) — known for
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4259:Words & Pictures Museum
2751:"Fatty Finn to the Phantom"
2725:"An Australian Comic Paper"
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4649:Disney Animation Australia
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2874:No. 26 (Dec. 1979), p. 31.
2870:Sallis, Ed. "Fan-Things,"
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2544:, 1987–2007 (716 drawings)
2337:From 1984 to present, The
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1860:Murray Publishers Pty Ltd
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2851:ACA – Comic Book Artists
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4207:National Cartoon Museum
2961:Shiell, Annette (ed.).
2617:Papers of Nan Fullarton
2542:Ward O'Neill collection
2511:, 1990–2000 (435 items)
2172:Generation – published
2087:Offset Printing Company
2059:, after the end of the
1429:The Dynamic Dark Nebula
1090:by Norman McMurray and
4424:Finnish Comics Society
4381:Svenska Serieakademien
4371:Comics Studies Society
4239:Gibiteca Antonio Gobbo
3743:Women in Refrigerators
3738:The Hawkeye Initiative
3376:Female comics creators
2821:David Carroll (2001).
2780:"The Comic Australian"
2641:, 1940–1967 (58 boxes)
2589:Percy Deane Collection
2505:, 1987–1993 (25 boxes)
2176:annual manga anthology
2003:Yaffa Publishing Group
1824:reprints, mainly from
1186:Pam and Pospsy Penguin
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4718:Madman Anime Festival
4160:Comic books on CD/DVD
3410:Comics historiography
2366:, created in 2004 by
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2229:Phosphorescent Comics
2198:— Co-publisher (with
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2095:, established in 1940
1748:Australian Edition DC
1698:American Comics Group
1407:Brainmaster and Vixen
1209:Boy's Adventure World
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4376:Sequart Organization
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2805:Robyn Sheahan-Bright
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2607:and Dennis Connelly.
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2196:Giramondo Publishing
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1927:Cleveland Publishing
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1810:Horwitz Publications
1725:Classics Illustrated
1233:International Comics
1037:The Comic Australian
867:World Heritage Sites
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2559:Matilda collection
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2412:Sydney Opera House
2255:Jan Scherpenhuizen
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2106:Gestalt Publishing
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