GEM COMICS MAGAZINE - ADVENTURE, THRILLS, MYSTERY, HUMOUR - FRANK JOHNSON PUBLICATION, CIRCA 1940S

OVERVIEW:
A RARE AUSTRALIAN COMIC MAGAZINE FROM THE FRANK JOHNSON PUBLICATION STABLE, FEATURING THE DISTINCTIVE GEM MASTHEAD WITH BOLD TYPOGRAPHY. THIS PERIOD PUBLICATION REPRESENTS THE GOLDEN AGE OF AUSTRALIAN COMIC PRODUCTION, COMBINING ADVENTURE NARRATIVES, THRILLER CONTENT, MYSTERY STORYLINES, AND HUMOROUS STRIPS IN A SINGLE COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE. THE COVER FEATURES VIBRANT LITHOGRAPHIC ARTWORK WITH A STRIKING RED BANNER PROCLAIMING THE GENRE CATEGORIES AND A CENTRAL DRAMATIC ILLUSTRATION IN RED AND BLACK AGAINST CREAM STOCK.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- PUBLISHER: FRANK JOHNSON PUBLICATION
- FORMAT: SADDLE-STITCHED MAGAZINE FORMAT
- PAGE COUNT: 52 PAGES AS MARKED ON COVER
- COVER DESIGN: COLOUR LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING FEATURING ADVENTURE AND ACTION IMAGERY
- INTERIOR CONTENT: MULTIPLE COMIC STRIPS AND ILLUSTRATED STORIES INCLUDING 'PRIVATE PETE' AND 'THE SYDNEY SMUGGLERS' AS VISIBLE ON COVER
- PRINTING: NEWSPRINT STOCK WITH PERIOD-APPROPRIATE COLOUR SEPARATION
- DIMENSIONS: STANDARD COMIC MAGAZINE FORMAT OF THE ERA

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THIS EXAMPLE PRESENTS IN FAIR CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE. THE COVER EXHIBITS SIGNIFICANT COLOUR FADING THROUGHOUT, PARTICULARLY AFFECTING THE RED BANNER AND YELLOW STRIPE ELEMENTS. THE SPINE SHOWS PRONOUNCED CREASING FROM REPEATED OPENING AND STORAGE. INTERIOR PAGES DISPLAY TYPICAL FOXING AND AGE-RELATED DISCOLOURATION TO CREAM/TAN TONES. THE BINDING REMAINS STRUCTURALLY SOUND DESPITE BEING LOOSE, AND ALL PAGES ARE PRESENT AND READABLE. EDGE WEAR IS CONSISTENT WITH PERIOD HANDLING AND STORAGE PRACTICES. NO MAJOR TEARS OR LOSSES ARE PRESENT, THOUGH MINOR STAINING OCCURS THROUGHOUT. THE PIECE RETAINS SUFFICIENT INTEGRITY FOR DISPLAY AND READING PURPOSES.

Item Size: Height: 20cm, Width: 18cm, Depth: 2cm, Weight: 0.3Kg

Condition: Fair

656544+13

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