Thun'da, King of the Congo

Magazine Enterprises, 1952 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
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Publication Dates:
1952 - 1953
Number of Issues Published:
6 (#1 - #6)
Color:
color
Dimensions:
standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock:
glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding:
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format:
was ongoing series
Publication Type:
magazine
Series Details:
Publisher's Brands:
Indicia Publishers:
Notes
Part of ME's A-1 Comics series. Issue #1: Also A-1 Comics #47. #2: A-1 #56. #3: A-1 #73. #4: A-1 #78. #5: A-1 #83. #6: A-1 #86.

Issues #5 and #6 have an indicia title of "Thun'da."

Film rights to Thun'da were sold for movie production with the character eventually appearing in the serial 'King Of The Congo' in 1952, starring Buster Crabbe (information from Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thun%27da], Darkworlds Quarterly [https://darkworldsquarterly.gwthomas.org/thunda-king-of-the-congo/], and from Dennis Durrant via the error list, November 2006). A known movie poster of the serial contains the note "Based on Adventures of the Dynamic Hero of 'Thunda' Cartoon Magazine" (from Patrick Hilger, June 5, 2023).

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