Can YOU Help Norman Clifford ?

From the Melbourne Sun newspaper, an article by Olivia Jenkins. Please spread far and wide by sharing ...

"The hunt for original aviation comics by an accidental artist has taken flight as his family works to track down a complete collection of the historic illustrations.
"Aeroplane fanatic Norman Clifford had his first comic published in Melbourne with Southdown Press in the 1950s, where they outsold the likes of Marvel and Disney comics.
"Now, Mr Clifford's daughter Vicki Sach, is on a mission to find as many of her father's original comics as she can after they flew off the shelves in Melbourne when they were first published.
"Mrs Sach said the comics were a local hit that sold out in a hurry because her father began drawing them amid the aftermath of WWII as the Korean War was splashed across newspapers' front pages.
" 'His first comic sold out and he even got fan mail for it,' Mrs Sach said. 'The comic was called Sky Demons and it even outstripped the Disney and Marvel titles of the time.
" 'He knew nothing about storyboards ... he made the stories up as he went and my mother did the lettering.'
"Now 93, Mr Clifford said aeroplanes were always the star of his comics as even main characters came in second to aviation design and flight. 'Airplanes featured as much as the cast,' Mr Clifford said.
"Mrs Sach said she needs the public's help to help her and her father locate original copies of his comics as she helps him write his memoir.
" 'It would be wonderful to see his face as he need the pages (of his comics),' she said.
" 'I'm on a mission.' "

Anyone with information, please contact me either by email ([email protected]) or via this webpage page, and I can put you in touch with Vicki.

Norman Clifford reading of his Ledger of Honour Award in the annual and sharing his joy in winning the Award. Photos by Vicki Sach, used with permission.