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"In December 1955, Young's Merchandising published Paul Wheelahan's Davy Crockett - Frontier Scout, which ran for two years. Initially , the comic was on a profit-sharing basis and Wheelahan received £250 for the first issue. Ultimately he received £100 per 23-page comic, paid on delivery rather than waiting many months for final accounting. Wheelahan's best know comic, The Panther, commenced in May 1857 and lasted until June 1963 after 73 issues. At the finish, it was the only locally drawn comic being published monthly."
"The Panther was another
comic that capitalised on the immense popularity of The Phantom with Australian
readers. As a small boy, The Panther was left abandoned in the Congo
after his parents had been killed by Mayzak warriors. He was adopted
by a band of panthers and as he grew to manhood he was initiated into a
native tribe. Because his pale skin hindered him in hunting and stalking,
he took to wearing a fitted suit of panther skins to make him as dark as
his fellow tribesmen. Whilst the early stories were set in the Congo, the
character soon became involved in adventures all over the world. "