K. G. Murray
- Country:
- Australia
- Indicia / Colophon Publishers:
- 14
- Brand Groups:
- 7
- Brand Emblems in Use:
- 11
- Total Number of Series:
- 446
- Total Number of Issues:
- 5286
- Show Covers by Month:
- using on-sale date or using publication date
- Show Issues by Month:
- using on-sale date or using publication date
- Creator Checklist:
- via linked story records
- 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.
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| Series | Year | Issues | Covers | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam [m] | 1946 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | No Covers | March 1973 |
| A Climax Comic —The Lost Patrol [m] | 1946 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1946 ? |
| The Blue Ray [m] | 1947 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | [1947] |
| Blue Star All Australian Comics [m] | 1947 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1947 |
| Captain Triumph Comics [m] | 1947 | 21 issues (10 indexed) | Have 20 (Need 1) | 1947 - 1950 |
| A Climax All Australian Comic [m] | 1947 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | [1947] |
| Climax Color Comic [m] | 1947 | 14 issues (5 indexed) | Gallery | 1946 - [December 1948] |
| A Climax Comic - Pirate's Gold [m] | 1947 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1947 |
| Cosmo Cat Comics [m] | 1947 | 8 issues (7 indexed) | Gallery | [1947] - [1948] |
| High Compression [m] | 1947 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1947 |
| Man Out of Space [m] | 1947 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | [1947] |
| Superman [m] | 1947 | 149 issues (32 indexed) | Have 134 (Need 33) | [June 1947] - January 1960 |
| Treasure Planet [m] | 1947 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | [1947] |
| True Romance [m] | 1947 | 2 issues (2 indexed) | No Covers | June 1957 - December 1959 |
| Valley of Doom [m] | 1947 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | [1947] |
| The Adventures of Devil Doone [m] | 1948 | 20 issues (3 indexed) | Have 12 (Need 8) | 1948 - 1953 |
| Captain Triumph Color Comic [m] | 1948 | 6 issues (0 indexed) | Have 4 (Need 2) | 1948 - 1948 |
| Magicat [m] | 1948 | 3 issues (0 indexed) | Have 2 (Need 1) | 1948 - 1948 |
| Taxi O'Hara Comics [m] | 1948 | 4 issues (1 indexed) | Have 3 (Need 1) | 1948 - [1949] |
| Adventure Comics Featuring Superboy [m] | 1949 | 5 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | February 1949 - [June 1949] |
| Flash Cain [m] | 1949 | 4 issues (0 indexed) | Have 3 (Need 1) | 1949 ? - ? |
| Superboy [m] | 1949 | 126 issues (23 indexed) | Have 184 (Need 8) | July 1949 - January 1960 |
| Superman Color Comics [m] | 1949 | 14 issues (0 indexed) | Have 2 (Need 12) | 1949 - 1950 |
| The Adventures of Jerry Lewis [m] | 1950 | 4 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1950 ? - ? |
| Batman [m] | 1950 | 111 issues (23 indexed) | Have 174 (Need 4) | October 1950 - December 1959 |
| Batman Comics [m] | 1950 | 4 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | June 1950 - September 1950 |
| Mutt & Jeff [m] | 1950 | 6 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1950 ? - ? |
| Super Adventure Comic | 1950 | 115 issues (18 indexed) | Have 182 (Need 5) | June 1950 - January 1960 |
| Superman [m] | 1950 | 137 issues (7 indexed) | Have 113 (Need 30) | April 1950 - 1962 |
| Romantic Adventures [m] | 1951 | 13 issues (1 indexed) | Have 4 (Need 9) | 1951 - [February 1952] |
| Superman Bumper Edition [b] | 1951 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | October 1951 |
| Secret Loves [m] | 1952 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | [February 1952] ? |
| Leave It to Binky [m] | 1953 | 2 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | 1953 - [1953] |
| Real Screen Comics | 1953 | 19 issues (6 indexed) | Have 9 (Need 11) | [1953] - 1956 ? |
| Superman Annual [m] | 1953 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 1953 |
| The Adventures of Congo Bill [m] | 1954 | 7 issues (0 indexed) | Have 5 (Need 2) | 1954 - 1954 |
| Hopalong Cassidy [m] | 1954 | 53 issues (8 indexed) | Have 31 (Need 24) | 1954 - 1959 |
| Strange Adventures [m] | 1954 | 43 issues (9 indexed) | Have 31 (Need 12) | 1954 - 1958 |
| All Favourites Comic Annual | 1955 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1955? |
| Buzzy [m] | 1955 | 16 issues (2 indexed) | Have 8 (Need 8) | [1955] - 1956 |
| Congo Bill with Janu the Jungle Boy [m] | 1955 | 10 issues (3 indexed) | Have 8 (Need 3) | [April 1955] ? - 1956 |
| Davy Crockett and the Frontier Fighters [m] | 1955 | 18 issues (3 indexed) | Have 14 (Need 5) | 1955 - [May 1957] |
| Devil Doone [m] | 1955 | 10 issues (0 indexed) | Have 6 (Need 4) | 1955 - 1957 |
| My Greatest Adventure [m] | 1955 | 37 issues (27 indexed) | Have 35 (Need 3) | [April 1955] - [April 1958] |
| Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen | 1955 | 37 issues (4 indexed) | Have 25 (Need 16) | April 1955 - April 1958 |
| The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog [m] | 1956 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | [1956] |
| The Adventures of Smoky Dawson [m] | 1956 | 11 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1956 ? - [1958 ?] |
| The All Favourites Comic Annual [m] | 1956 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1956? |
| The Big Four! [m] | 1956 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1956 ? - 1956 ? |
| The Brave and the Bold [m] | 1956 | 24 issues (19 indexed) | Have 21 (Need 3) | [1956] - [March 1958] |
| Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly [m] | 1956 | 44 issues (19 indexed) | Have 41 (Need 5) | July 1956 - February 1960 |
| Colossal Comic Annual [m] | 1956 | 5 issues (5 indexed) | Gallery | [August 1956] - [August 1958] |
| Holiday Bumper Comic [m] | 1956 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1956 |
| The Hundred Comic Monthly [m] | 1956 | 39 issues (19 indexed) | Have 39 (Need 2) | October 1956 - [December 1959] |
| Mammoth Comic Annual [m] | 1956 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 2) | 1956 ? - 1957 ? |
| The Mighty Comic Annual [m] | 1956 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | Circa December 1956 |
| Two in One [m] | 1956 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1956 ? - ? |
| Adventures of Devil Doone [m] | 1957 | 6 issues (0 indexed) | Have 2 (Need 4) | 1957 ? - 1961 ? |
| All Favourites, The 100-Page Comic [m] | 1957 | 14 issues (6 indexed) | Have 13 (Need 2) | September 1957 - December 1959 |
| Color Giant [m] | 1957 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1957 - 1957 |
| Jimmy Smart [m] | 1957 | 2 issues (2 indexed) | Gallery | [1957] - [January 1958] ? |
| Mighty The 100-Page Comic! [m] | 1957 | 13 issues (7 indexed) | Have 12 (Need 3) | [November 1957] - Circa December 1959 |
| Sports Pictorial Magazine [m] | 1957 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1957 |
| Colossal Comic [m] | 1958 | 49 issues (3 indexed) | Have 36 (Need 24) | October 1958 - August 1970 |
| Falling in Love Romances | 1958 | 99 issues (3 indexed) | Have 24 (Need 80) | 1958 - [1979] |
| Five-Score Comic Monthly [m] | 1958 | 20 issues (17 indexed) | Have 20 (Need 2) | 1958 - [December 1959] |
| Gigantic Annual | 1958 | 16 issues (1 indexed) | Have 14 (Need 2) | [1958] - 1975 |
| Heart to Heart Romance Library | 1958 | 204 issues (13 indexed) | Have 32 (Need 184) | 1958 - 1975 |
| Lot O' Fun! [m] | 1958 | 78 issues (0 indexed) | Have 33 (Need 49) | [1957] - 1981 |
| Magic Moment Romances [m] | 1958 | 124 issues (40 indexed) | Have 82 (Need 81) | [1958] ? - 1979 |
| Superman's Supacomic [m] | 1958 | 5 issues (0 indexed) | Have 5 (Need 2) | Circa September 1958 - Circa September 1959 |
| Twin Hearts | 1958 | 205 issues (8 indexed) | Have 44 (Need 174) | 1958 - [1976] ? |
| All Star Adventure Comic [m] | 1959 | 96 issues (43 indexed) | Have 95 (Need 10) | July 1959 - [December 1975] |
| Blackhawk [m] | 1959 | 58 issues (4 indexed) | Have 45 (Need 19) | September 1959 - April 1974 |
| Bumper Western Comic [m] | 1959 | 68 issues (6 indexed) | Have 67 (Need 16) | January 1960 - 1973 |
| The Hundred Plus Comic [m] | 1959 | 20 issues (3 indexed) | Have 17 (Need 4) | December 1959 - August 1961 |
| Love Song Romances | 1959 | 87 issues (7 indexed) | Have 28 (Need 65) | 1959 ? - 1980 |
| Mammoth Annual | 1959 | 15 issues (1 indexed) | Have 15 (Need 6) | 1959 ? - ? |
| Superman Supacomic [m] | 1959 | 197 issues (86 indexed) | Have 163 (Need 41) | Circa February 1960 - Circa June 1976 |
| All Favourites Comic [m] | 1960 | 95 issues (15 indexed) | Have 82 (Need 15) | March 1960 - November 1975 |
| Century Plus Comic [m] | 1960 | 19 issues (5 indexed) | Have 19 (Need 1) | March 1960 - September 1961 |
| Five-Score Plus Comic Monthly [m] | 1960 | 20 issues (13 indexed) | Have 20 (Need 2) | 1960 - [August 1961] |
| Mighty Comic [m] | 1960 | 114 issues (29 indexed) | Have 88 (Need 34) | [March] 1960 - [March] 1980 |
| Mighty Plus Comic [m] | 1960 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | Circa February 1960 |
| Super Adventure Comic [m] | 1960 | 71 issues (20 indexed) | Have 62 (Need 11) | February 1960 - April 1976 |
| Century Comic [m] | 1961 | 43 issues (13 indexed) | Have 30 (Need 15) | September 1961 - April 1965 |
| Five-Score Comic Monthly [m] | 1961 | 43 issues (10 indexed) | Have 36 (Need 7) | 1961 - 1965 |
| The Hundred Comic [m] | 1961 | 43 issues (3 indexed) | Have 36 (Need 7) | September 1961 - April 1965 |
| The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis [m] | 1961 | 12 issues (1 indexed) | Have 7 (Need 7) | 1961 ? - ? |
| Climax Adventure Comic [m] | 1962 | 21 issues (11 indexed) | Have 20 (Need 3) | June 1962 - [June 1976] ? |
| Devil Doone Adventure Comic [m] | 1962 | 8 issues (2 indexed) | Have 8 (Need 2) | 1962 ? - 1970 ? |
| Giant Batman Album [m] | 1962 | 31 issues (4 indexed) | Have 27 (Need 11) | June 1962 - 1975 |
| Giant Superman Album [m] | 1963 | 44 issues (6 indexed) | Have 36 (Need 12) | October 1963 - October 1981 |
| Secret Dreams Romances [m] | 1963 | 21 issues (4 indexed) | Have 9 (Need 13) | 1963 ? - 1970 |
| Giant Lois Lane Album [m] | 1964 | 14 issues (3 indexed) | Have 11 (Need 4) | June 1964 - June 1976 |
| Romantic Rendezvous Comic [m] | 1964 | 22 issues (7 indexed) | Have 15 (Need 9) | 1964 ? - 1970 ? |
| Superman Super Library [m] | 1964 | 43 issues (6 indexed) | Have 41 (Need 6) | June 1964 - December 1967 |
| Flash Album [m] | 1965 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | [1965] |
| Giant Flash Album [m] | 1965 | 11 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1965 - 1975 |
| Giant Superboy Album [m] | 1965 | 13 issues (2 indexed) | Have 11 (Need 2) | 1965 - 1975 |
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