Bringing Up Father – Altın Seri #37 80s Turkish Comic Turkey George McManus
Güngörmüş Ailesi (Bringing Up Father) – Altın Seri #37 (Turkish Edition, Bora Yayınları)
Description:
This is a Turkish-language, black-and-white edition of Güngörmüş Ailesi, the localized Turkish adaptation of the classic American comic strip Bringing Up Father, originally created by cartoonist George McManus. The strip centers on Jiggs, an Irish immigrant who suddenly becomes wealthy and struggles to adapt to high society, often clashing with his socially ambitious wife.
This issue was published by Bora Yayınları as part of their Altın Seri, one of the publisher’s more prominent lines during the early 1980s. Founded in 1979 by Fuat Yılmaz, Bora Yayınları was especially active in the early 1980s and became known for publishing Turkish adaptations of well-known American newspaper comic strips.
Due to the high cost of color printing in Turkey at the time, this edition was produced in black and white. The artwork was recreated by Turkish artists using tracing techniques, resulting in a localized visual style distinct from the original American newspaper prints. Bora Yayınları frequently featured different classic characters across its various series, making each issue part of a broader mosaic of adapted international comics.
As part of the Altın Seri, this issue represents one of Bora Yayınları’s more premium publication lines and serves as a characteristic example of early 1980s Turkish comic publishing. Today, editions like this are especially sought after by collectors interested in Turkish comic history, localized adaptations, and vintage black-and-white newspaper-style comics.
Key Features:
• Series: Bringing Up Father (Güngörmüş Ailesi)
• Title: Güngörmüş Ailesi
• Original Title: Bringing Up Father
• Creator: George McManus
• Publisher: Bora Yayınları
• Series Line: Altın Seri
• Issue Number: 37
• Publication Period: Early 1980s
• Language: Turkish
• Print: Black and white
• Format: Softcover
• Adaptation Type: Turkish redraw / localized edition