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Story: Comics and graphic novels

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Early years of comics, 1900s to 1940s

  3. Comics mini-boom, 1940s to 1950s

  4. Comics go underground, 1950s to 1970s

  5. Comics for adults, 1980s to 2000s

  6. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Early years of comics, 1900s to 1940s

Noel Cook's 'Peter', 1925

Noel Cook's 'Peter', 1925

The Tee Wees' adventures, Auckland Star, 1931

The Tee Wees' adventures, Auckland Star, 1931

Kazanda, 1945

Kazanda, 1945

From page 2 - Comics mini-boom, 1940s to 1950s

Boy reading Jack and Jill magazine, 1959

Boy reading Jack and Jill magazine, 1959

Demon moon, 1948

Demon moon, 1948

Eric Resetar

Eric Resetar

From page 3 - Comics go underground, 1950s to 1970s

Corrupting comics, 1957

Corrupting comics, 1957

Ross Digby Gore's A woman conquers Mt Cook, 1957

Ross Digby Gore's A woman conquers Mt Cook, 1957

Classics illiterated, 1958

Classics illiterated, 1958

Bogor

Bogor

Footrot Flats: a dog's tale

Footrot Flats: a dog's tale

From page 4 - Comics for adults, 1980s to 2000s

Comic artists, Armageddon, 2008

Comic artists, Armageddon, 2008

Comic artist Dylan Horrocks

Comic artist Dylan Horrocks

Terry and the gunrunners, 1982

Terry and the gunrunners, 1982 (1st of 2)

Maui: legends of the outcast, 1996

Maui: legends of the outcast, 1996 (2nd of 2)

Shaolin burning, 2011

Shaolin burning, 2011 (1st of 2)

Sarah Laing on possums

Sarah Laing on possums (2nd of 2)

Ngārimu: te Tohu Toa, 2012

Ngārimu: te Tohu Toa, 2012

How to cite this page:

Tim Bollinger, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/comics-and-graphic-novels/media (accessed 23 May 2022)

Story by Tim Bollinger, published 22 Oct 2014

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