British Boys story paper and comic 'The Triumph' #479 December 23,1933

$12.00 CAD

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The Boys Best Story Paper

On cover, nice image Inuit surrounded by wild dogs and: 

The Swoop of the Speed Hawk. A thrilling Great War story Inside
Hemmed in by wild dogs. A thrilling Incident from "Kalak," the Story of Arctic Adventure, which appears complete inside.

 

Inside:

The Swoop of the Speed Hawk
The Robot Ju-Ju
Hey-Presto Harris
Tiger-Tamer Tarka
The Invisible Avenger
Gaunt- Flying Spy
Kalak

 

Each story has an illustration.

Many ads: Champion Annual, Grose Home Billiards. books...

24 pages.

Condition is fair: cover and back has smudging/staining. Interior pages better. Name written in pencil top of front page. 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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