British Boys story paper and comic 'The Triumph' #470 October 21,1933

$12.00 CAD

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The Boys Best Story Paper

On cover, nice image of biplanes about to crash into a submarine and: 

The Gorilla-Man of the Gindi. Read about this Amazing Character Inside!
Diving to Crash the Enemy Sub. A thrilling incident from this week's aerial story of the Great War.

 

Inside:

The Gorilla-Man of the Gindi
Cave-Boy Erek
Charlie Moran - Ventriloquist
The Curse of K!
The Return of the Dandy Skipper!
Speedster to Mr. X
Mad Carew - The Flying Major

 

Each story has an illustration.

Many ads: wireless blueprints, Nestle's chocolate, telescope, books...

24 pages.

Condition is fair: old scotch tape on cover spine, cover and back has smudging/staining. Interior pages better. Small tears on front/back pages. Binding on these comics are loose, paper quality is not the best. Browning of paper.

 

The Triumph was a British Story Paper for boys. It was published weekly by The Amalgamated Press based at Fleetway House in Farringdon Street, London.

Following on from the demise of The Rocket, it ran from October 1924 to May 1940 for a total of 814 issues.

During its long run it incorporated The Boy's Friend in January 1928, then The Gem in January 1940 for a short spell before itself being merged with The Champion.

Billed in some of its issues as 'Every Yarn's A Thriller', it featured a broad spectrum of thrilling adventure stories.

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