- Country:
- Australia
- Indicia Publishers:
- 11
- Brands:
- 10
- Imprints:
- 11
- Total Number of Series:
- 220
- Total Number of Issues:
- 4003
- Notes:
- K.G. Murray is most known for its extensive DC reprint comics. Kenneth G. Murray published his first magazine, the quality MAN, in 1936, forming a publishing empire that dominated the Australian industry for decades. Murray's first comics in 1946 were original Australian work, but soon reprint material from the US (and later other countries) dominated. The organisation was initially composed of a range of jointly owned companies (such as Man Magazine Pty Ltd, Cavalcade Magazine Pty Ltd, and Australian House and Garden Magazine Pty Ltd), with comics primarily published by Colour Comics Pty Ltd. In 1951, all shares in the companies were acquired by Publishers Holdings Ltd, a name that never appears in the comics. On 1 February 1972, Kenneth Murray retired as Managing Director while remaining on the Board until 1974. On 30 June 1973, Australian Consolidated Press Ltd completed an acquisition and took control of the company. ACP continued producing comics until 1982, initially as The K. G. Murray Publishing Company and later as Murray Publishers Pty. Ltd.
Editing
| Series | Year | # Issues | Covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adventure Comics | 1979? | 6 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Adventure Comics Featuring Superboy | 1949? | 5 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 4) |
| The Adventures of Auranella | 1972? | 2 issues (1 indexed) | Have 2 (Need 1) |
| The Adventures of Kal-El | 1982? | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Add |
| The Adventures of Smoky Dawson | 1956? | 11 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 10) |
| The Adventures of Supergirl | 1980 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Add |
| All Favourites Comic | 1960 | 95 issues (5 indexed) | Have 46 (Need 49) |
| The All Favourites Comic Annual | 1956 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Add |
| All Favourites Comic Annual | 1955 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Add |
| All Favourites, The 100-Page Comic | 1957 | 14 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 13) |
| All Star Adventure Comic | 1959 | 96 issues (31 indexed) | Have 41 (Need 56) |
| All Star Heroes | 1982 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Add |
| Aquaman Album | 1978 | 5 issues (2 indexed) | Gallery |
| Aquaman and Captain Comet | 1982 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Gallery |
| Assault on Titans' Tower! | 1983 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Gallery |
| The Atom | 1982 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Gallery |
| Bat-Villains | 1983 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Add |
| Batgirl and Robin | 1982 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Add |
| Batman | 1975 | 7 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Batman | 1950 | 111 issues (3 indexed) | Have 16 (Need 95) |
| Batman | 1982 | 3 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Batman Album | 1976 | 20 issues (3 indexed) | Have 4 (Need 16) |
| Batman and Robin | 1976 | 19 issues (2 indexed) | Have 3 (Need 17) |
| Batman and the Teen Titans | 1981 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Add |
| Batman and... | 1982 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Batman Comics | 1950 | 4 issues (0 indexed) | Have 3 (Need 1) |
| Batman Family | 1981 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Add |
| Batman's Detective Comics | 1981 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Gallery |
| Black Canary | 1982 | 1 issue (1 indexed) | Gallery |
| Blackhawk | 1959 | 58 issues (2 indexed) | Have 2 (Need 56) |
| Blackhawk | 1982 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Gallery |
| Blue Beetle | 1978 | 3 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery |
| The Blue Ray | 1947 | 1 issue (1 indexed) | Gallery |
| The Brave and the Bold | 1982 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Gallery |
| The Brave and the Bold | 1956 | 23 issues (10 indexed) | Have 10 (Need 14) |
| Bumper Batcomic | 1976 | 20 issues (2 indexed) | Have 2 (Need 19) |
| Bumper Western Album | 1976 | 10 issues (2 indexed) | Add |
| Bumper Western Comic | 1960 | 67 issues (3 indexed) | Have 6 (Need 62) |
| Captain Triumph Comics | 1947 | 21 issues (3 indexed) | Have 3 (Need 18) |
| Century Comic | 1961 | 43 issues (9 indexed) | Have 7 (Need 37) |
| Century Plus Comic | 1960 | 19 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 19) |
| Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly | 1956 | 44 issues (9 indexed) | Have 5 (Need 39) |
| Champions of Justice | 1982 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Gallery |
| Clash of the Titans | 1983 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Gallery |
| Climax Adventure Comic | 1962? | 21 issues (4 indexed) | Have 4 (Need 17) |
| Climax Color Comic | 1947 | 13 issues (4 indexed) | Have 6 (Need 7) |
| Colossal Comic | 1958 | 49 issues (3 indexed) | Have 3 (Need 46) |
| Colossal Comic Annual | 1956 | 5 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Cosmo Cat Comics | 1947 | 8 issues (7 indexed) | Gallery |
| Creature of the Unknown | 1982 | 1 issue (1 indexed) | Gallery |
| Creepy | 1974 | 29 issues (1 indexed) | Have 4 (Need 25) |
| Crime Fighters | 1982 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Gallery |
| Cyborg | 1983? | 1 issue (1 indexed) | Gallery |
| Darknight Detective | 1982 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Gallery |
| Davy Crockett and the Frontier Fighters | 1955 | 18 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 17) |
| The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu | 1975 | 16 issues (6 indexed) | Have 6 (Need 10) |
| Devil Doone Adventure Comic | 1962 | 8 issues (1 indexed) | Have 2 (Need 6) |
| Dial "H" for Hero | 1981 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Add |
| Doomsday | 1972 | 27 issues (14 indexed) | Have 7 (Need 20) |
| Doomsday Album | 1977 | 17 issues (12 indexed) | Have 9 (Need 8) |
| Doomsday Annual | 1974 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Dr. Fate | 1981 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Gallery |
| Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan | 1980 | 23 issues (2 indexed) | Have 2 (Need 21) |
| Eerie | 1974 | 29 issues (6 indexed) | Have 21 (Need 8) |
| The Fastest Gun Western | 1972 | 42 issues (5 indexed) | Have 6 (Need 36) |
| Fightin' Marines | 1982? | 1 issue (1 indexed) | Gallery |
| Firestorm | 1982 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Gallery |
| Five-Score Comic Monthly | 1958 | 20 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 20) |
| Five-Score Comic Monthly | 1961 | 43 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Five-Score Plus Comic Monthly | 1960 | 20 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 19) |
| The Flash | 1975? | 16 issues (2 indexed) | Have 13 (Need 3) |
| The Flash Album | 1976? | 7 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery |
| Flash Album | 1965 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Add |
| Four Star Spectacular | 1982 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Gallery |
| Ghostly Tales | 1977 | 9 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 8) |
| Giant Batman Album | 1962 | 31 issues (0 indexed) | Add |
| Giant Flash Album | 1965 | 11 issues (0 indexed) | Have 9 (Need 2) |
| Giant Jimmy Olsen Album | 1966? | 13 issues (2 indexed) | Have 8 (Need 5) |
| Giant Lois Lane Album | 1964? | 14 issues (3 indexed) | Have 3 (Need 11) |
| Giant Superboy Album | 1965 | 13 issues (1 indexed) | Add |
| Giant Supergirl Album | 1970 | 6 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 5) |
| Giant Superman Album | 1963? | 44 issues (3 indexed) | Have 3 (Need 42) |
| Giant Superman and Batman Album | 1967 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Add |
| Gigantic Annual | 1958 | 16 issues (1 indexed) | Have 12 (Need 4) |
| Green Lantern | 1975? | 2 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) |
| Green Lantern Album | 1976? | 10 issues (5 indexed) | Have 5 (Need 5) |
| Hanna-Barbera Hi-Adventure Heroes | 1976 | 1 issue (1 indexed) | Gallery |
| Hanna-Barbera's Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch | 1977? | 5 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 4) |
| Haunted Tales | 1973 | 45 issues (28 indexed) | Have 7 (Need 42) |
| Hawkgirl | 1982 | 1 issue (0 indexed) | Gallery |
| Heart to Heart Romance Library | 1958 | 200 issues (2 indexed) | Have 2 (Need 198) |
| Hopalong Cassidy | 1954? | 53 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 52) |
| The House of Mystery | 1981 | 1 issue (1 indexed) | Gallery |
| The Hundred Comic | 1961 | 43 issues (1 indexed) | Have 26 (Need 17) |
| The Hundred Comic Monthly | 1956 | 39 issues (10 indexed) | Have 24 (Need 16) |
| The Hundred Plus Comic | 1959 | 20 issues (1 indexed) | Have 11 (Need 9) |
| The Huntress | 1981 | 1 issue (1 indexed) | Gallery |
| Jimmy Smart | 1957? | 2 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) |
| Judomaster | 1978 | 4 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 3) |
| Justice League of America | 1980 | 1 issue (1 indexed) | Gallery |
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