Harr & Smesl. Greek Comic book, 1952
The frankly exploitative Greek publishing house, Synéchise, produced a series of comic books in the early fifties.
These covers are very rare, which to be honest, isn't surprising, as most of them must have been put in the bin by disappointed readers on day three of ownership.
The lurid covers - so amiably represented here by this edition of Harr & Smesl - tempted the readers in. The stories, however, were thin and trite.
This edition contains nothing more than a little mystery to do with a hunt for a Yeti, a cave of eternal misery, an avalanche, a fight atop a cliff, a tempestuous storm, an attack of the Martians and a volcano, before the action begins on page two.
It's probably not giving the game away to say that armed only with a Christmas decoration and a pair of extraordinary underpants between them, as it were, Harr and Smesl save the day.
Should you come across one of these comic books in your travels, be sure to make a space for it on your mantlepiece.
Harr & Smesl. Greek Comic book, 1952
The frankly exploitative Greek publishing house, Synéchise, produced a series of comic books in the early fifties.
These covers are very rare, which to be honest, isn't surprising, as most of them must have been put in the bin by disappointed readers on day three of ownership.
The lurid covers - so amiably represented here by this edition of Harr & Smesl - tempted the readers in. The stories, however, were thin and trite.
This edition contains nothing more than a little mystery to do with a hunt for a Yeti, a cave of eternal misery, an avalanche, a fight atop a cliff, a tempestuous storm, an attack of the Martians and a volcano, before the action begins on page two.
It's probably not giving the game away to say that armed only with a Christmas decoration and a pair of extraordinary underpants between them, as it were, Harr and Smesl save the day.
Should you come across one of these comic books in your travels, be sure to make a space for it on your mantlepiece.