Ben Barbary Bushranger

From 1947, Douglas F. Maxted’s Ben Barbary Bushranger brought a distinctly Australian flavor to the comic page, chronicling the outlaw adventures of its titular hero across six issues. Published in the wake of World War II, the series stands as a niche but enduring piece of local comics history, with Maxted handling both writing and art to craft a rugged, period-specific take on the bushranger genre.