Reference Books

Twentieth Century Australian Comic Books Roger Morrison | InHouse Publishing | 2017ISBN: 9781544710624 Notes This is an index. It provides, for the first time, the title of every comic book published in Australia in the twentieth century. It also provides the names of publishers and indicates whether the title was a series or a ‘one shot’. Included are not only …

Australia’s First Comic Book: A Problem of Definition Roger Morrison | In House Publishing | 2016ISBN: 9781539889700 Notes There has long been disagreement over which publication should be recognised as Australia’s first comic book. This disagreement is largely due to the absence of a definition of an Australian comic book. In this volume, an examination of the history of comic …

The Inked-in Image: A Social and Historical Survey of Australian Comic Art Vane Lindesay | Hutchinson Group | 1979ISBN: 0091354609   EDIT ENTRY | DELETE ENTRY Entry created: April 3, 2023 at 4:19 pm | Updated: April 3, 2023 at 4:19 pm

Panel By Panel: An illustrated history of Australian comics John Ryan | Cassell Australia | 1979ISBN: 726973769 Notes Split into two parts: Part One: Newspaper Strips Part Two: Comic Books Covers work published up to 1979 EDIT ENTRY | DELETE ENTRY Entry created: March 27, 2023 at 2:32 pm | Updated: March 27, 2023 at 5:52 pm

From “Sunbeams” to Sunset: The Rise and Fall of the Australian Comic Book (1924-1965) Graeme Cliffe | Comicoz | 2019ISBN: 9780994362308 Notes This book is the culmination of about twenty years of research by Brisbane-based Greame Cliffe, and comprehensively details the history of the Australian comics up to 1965. This volume contains detailed biographies of every single Australian comic book …

Bonzer: Australian Comics 1900s – 1990s Edited by Annette Shiell | Elgua Media | 1998ISBN: 1876308125 Notes National Centre for Australian Studies, Monash University Checklist compiled by Mick Stone   EDIT ENTRY | DELETE ENTRY Entry created: March 27, 2023 at 2:04 pm | Updated: March 27, 2023 at 6:15 pm

Down Underground Comix Compiled by Phil Pinder | Penguin Books Australia Ltd | 1983ISBN: 0140062467 Notes Cartoons by Matt Mawson, Liz Mackie, Michael Leunig, Cheryl Buchanan, Moll, Andre Dziatlek, Victoria Roberts, Rick Amor, Jenny Cooper, Fred Negro, Ian McCausland, Bob Daly, Martin Sharp, Carol Porter, Toby Zoates, Stuart Roth, Neil McLean, Sarah Curtis, Tony Edwards, Phil Pinder, Laurel Olszewski, Colin …

Drawing From Life: A History of the Australian Black and White Artists’ Club Vane Lindesay | State Library of NSW Press | 1994ISBN: 0730589145 EDIT ENTRY | DELETE ENTRY Entry created: March 27, 2023 at 10:53 am | Updated: March 27, 2023 at 5:44 pm

Cartoonists of Australia Richard Rae | View Productions Pty Ltd | 1983 ISBN: 0908240384 Notes Artists included: Hart Amos, Jim Bancks, Fil Barlow, Ken Emerson, Hal English, Max Foley, Eric Jolliffe, Frants Kantor, Neil Matterson, Syd Nicholls, Lloyd Piper, Ron Vivian, Monty Wedd Edit Delete Entry created: March 25, 2023 at 10:34 am | Updated: March 27, 2023 at 9:26 …