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Postal regulations dictated that comics contain features in addition to the main book title so DuBois contributed series such as "Mabu", "Two Against the Jungle" and "Boy". Issue number 25 in October 1951 saw the debut of the popular series "Brothers of the Spear", which would run for over 25 years and which, in issue 39, would feature the first professional work of brilliant artist Russ Manning. Manning eventually took over the Tarzan series in November 1965 following Marsh's retirement. The first "Brothers of the Spear" episode occupied a mere six pages, but it launched a serialized story that eventually grew to epic proportions. |
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TARZAN: THE JESSE MARSH YEARS VOLUME 1 - Now Available
Written by Robert P. Thompson and Gaylor DuBois, art by Jesse Marsh. Dark Horse Archives presents the first four issues of this influential Golden Age series in a handsome hardcover -- kicking off a comprehensive program that will collect the first 19 years of the classic title! In 1947, artist Jesse Marsh left Walt Disney Studios -- where he had worked on Pinocchio, Fantasia, and various animated shorts‹to work for Western Publishing full time. Tarzan was one of his first assignments, with the iconic character's first original comic-book appearance in Dell Four-Color Comics #134. Tarzan #2 would begin Marsh's long-term collaboration with writer Gaylord DuBois. Their work drew admiration and respect from readers and peers -- Russ Manning among them -- and Marsh's art inspired future comics creators from Richard Corben to Los Bros. Hernandez! Dark Horse plans to publish the entire run (~19 years) of Jesse Marsh's Tarzan. 256 pages, $49.95, now in stores or at: Dark Horse Comics |
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TARZAN: THE JESSE MARSH YEARS VOLUME 2 - Now Available
Written by Gaylord DeBois, art by Jesse Marsh. The original Tarzan comics are finally back in print after sixty years! This second volume reproduces six big Golden Age issues for readers new and old to enjoy, and all stories are by the dynamite team of Gaylord DuBois and Jesse Marsh. DuBois and Marsh's 19-year collaboration on Tarzan produced a legendary body of work and an enduring vision of one of the world's foremost adventure icons. Marsh's art enthralled an entire generation of comics readers, influencing future creators the Hernandez brothers and earning the acclaim of such fellow professionals as Russ Manning and Alex Toth! Dark Horse plans to publish the entire run (~19 years) of Jesse Marsh's Tarzan. 224 pages, $49.95, now in stores or at: Dark Horse Comics |
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TARZAN ARCHIVES: THE JESSE MARSH YEARS VOLUME 3 - Now Available
Written by Gaylord DeBois, art by Jesse Marsh. The world's first Tarzan comic books are back in print at last! Jesse Marsh remains one of the great, unsung artists of comics history, even though his straightforward realism was admired by such comics legends as Russ Manning and Alex Toth. Marsh's nineteen-year collaboration with writer Gaylord DuBois defined Edgar Rice Burroughs's iconic jungle lord for an entire generation of young readers, and the massive body of work they produced continues to influence comic artists to this day. * Reproducing the now-hard-to-find and pricey issues for fans, this archive series will collect issues #11-#16. 256 pages, $49.95, Now in stores or at: Dark Horse Comics |
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TARZAN ARCHIVES: THE JESSE MARSH YEARS VOLUME 4 - Now Available
Written by Gaylord DeBois, art by Jesse Marsh. In the late 1940s, Dell Publishing assembled a new comics team that would leave an indelible impression on millions of young readers. For the next nineteen years, Jesse Marsh - an "artist's artist" - and Gaylord DuBois created an absorbing jungle world for Edgar Rice Burroughs's most famous character. The realism and consistent quality in their collaboration remain influential to countless comics artists today. Reproducing the now-hard-to-find and pricey issues for fans, this archive series will collect issues #17-#21. Now in stores or at: Dark Horse ~ $49.95 |
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TARZAN ARCHIVES: THE JESSE MARSH YEARS VOLUME 5 - Now Available
Written by Gaylord DeBois, art by Jesse Marsh. In this volume, Tarzan fends off a scientist's unnaturally sized jungle animals; protects Cathne, "the city of gold," and its people from Tommy-gun-toting gangsters; outwits treacherous witch doctors and a truck-sized spider; discovers Egyptian ruins; and evades the dinosaurs of the lost land of Pal-ul-don while hunting for their eggs. The familiar faces of Boy, Jane, and Lieutenant Paul D'Arnot -- a character fashioned after Jesse Marsh himself -- return, and the recurring character Dr. MacWhirtle, a famed and eccentric paleontologist, is introduced for the first time! Reproducing the now-hard-to-find and pricey issues for fans, this archive series will collect issues #22-#27 Now in stores or at: Dark Horse ~ $49.95 |
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TARZAN ARCHIVES: THE JESSE MARSH YEARS VOLUME 6 - Now Available
Written by Gaylord DeBois, art by Jesse Marsh. Collects Tarzan issues #28-#32 and Tarzan's Jungle Annual #1, from 1952. Rediscover a legendary team-up in adventure comics, collected for the first time! Former Walt Disney Studios artist Jesse Marsh illustrated these inventive stories from Gaylord DuBois for a full nineteen years, expanding the mythology of Edgar Rice Burroughs' world-renowned character in the process. The first tales of Tarzan of the Apes ever to be told in comics form, this collaboration was read by millions and has proved an enduring vision of the iconic jungle man. After nearly sixty years, these stories of rip-roaring adventure and good clean fun are as charming and entertaining as ever. Now in stores or at: Dark Horse ~ $49.95 |
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TARZAN ARCHIVES: THE JESSE MARSH YEARS VOLUME 7 - Now Available
Written by Gaylord DeBois, art by Jesse Marsh. Collecting Dell's Tarzan #33--#38 from 1952, and introducing Goliath--the colossal lion Tarzan raises to protect the settlers of New Cathne Join Tarzan, Jane, Boy, and their animal companions as they encounter new friends, old enemies, and undiscovered lands in the wilds of Africa. In addition to stories featuring favorite recurring characters--such as the oddball scientist Dr. MacWhirtle, the lion--taming people of Cathne, cruel Queen La, and the Waziri warriors--Tarzan meets a group of Texan cowboys out to rope lions, a filmmaker documenting African wildlife, and the marsh--dwelling people of Lutor in this volume. Always a help to his friends, whether they're beast or human, Tarzan faithfully thwarts the plans of slavers, cannibals, and poachers who would do them harm! Introducing Goliath--the colossal lion Tarzan raises to protect the settlers of New Cathne. Now in stores or at: Dark Horse ~ $49.95 |
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TARZAN: THE JESSE MARSH YEARS VOLUME 8 - Now Available
Written by Gaylord DuBois, art by Jesse Marsh. The collections of this landmark golden age series continue! In this volume, Tarzan befriends the peace-loving "stork men" of the Great Swamp and fends off the area's fierce, lizard-riding cannibals while keeping the precarious situation between rival cities New Cathne and New Athne calm. Featuring such recurring characters as Chief Buto, the brave Waziri warriors, Dr. Mervin and his daughter Yolanda, and Jane and Boy, these issues also include appearances from Argus, Goliath, Jo-rah, D'Arnot, and the lost Roman legion, and introduce a man-eating tree, Africa's fearsome "spotted death," and the giant otters Nip and Tuck! Reprinting Dell's Tarzan #39-#43, from 1952 and 1953, for the first time. ~ 224 pages Order at Dark Horse ~ $49.99 |
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TARZAN: THE JESSE MARSH YEARS VOLUME 9 - Now Available
Written by Gaylord DuBois, art by Jesse Marsh. Kreegah! Tarzan's Golden Age adventures in the heart of Africa and the lost land of Pal-ul-don continue! In addition to featuring favorite characters Muviro, Dr. MacWhirtle, Boy, Goliath, and Argus, this collection introduces both a fearsome, flying tribe of bat-worshippers and the buffalo-riding Gallugos people. New Cathne faces the threat of New Athne and the Great Swamp's thousands of Terribs, and Tarzan is caught up in the mysteries of ghosts and treasure-coated great apes. Now if only he can save Boy from a revenge-minded witch doctor before it is too late! Collects Dell’s Tarzan’s Jungle Annual #2 and Tarzan #44-#46, from 1953 ~ 240 pages Dark Horse ~ $49.99 |
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TARZAN: THE JESSE MARSH YEARS VOLUME 10 - Now Available
Written by Gaylord DuBois, art by Jesse Marsh. Tarzan faces his most harrowing adventure yet when his treehouse is targeted and destroyed by slavers, who kidnap Jane and Boy! This volume sees Tarzan battle lion-sized wasps, outwit ivory poachers, brave giant spiders to find desperately needed medicine, become stranded in the Valley of Monsters, and even track a murder cult for the British government. Reprinting Dell's Tarzan #47-#51, from 1953, for the first time. Introduction by PictureBox's Dan Nadel. Dark Horse ~ $49.99 |
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TARZAN: THE JESSE MARSH YEARS VOLUME 11 - Now Available
Written by Gaylord DuBois, art by Jesse Marsh. Jesse Marsh continues revolutionizing comics art, imbuing these action-packed adventures with a blend of grace and power that has rarely been matched. Whether swinging through Marsh's beautifully rendered jungle, flying through the air atop his giant eagle, or battling marauders alongside his friends from all over Africa's land of Pal-ul-don, Tarzan proves one of comics greatest heroes. And fifty issues in, Jesse Marsh keeps getting better! Dark Horse ~ $49.99 |
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BROTHERS OF THE SPEAR ARCHIVES VOLUME 1 - HARDCOVER - Now Available
Written by Gaylord DuBois, art by Jesse Marsh and Russ Manning Young Natongo and his adopted brother Dan-El share a bond much stronger than blood, so when they learn of Dan-El's true father and his lost people, they pledge to discover the secret of his birthright together. Their journey across Africa reveals danger at every turn, but nothing to match the shock of finding Dan-El's home enslaved by an evil witch doctor. With only each other to fall back on, can the brothers of the spear survive battle, exile, shipwreck, and more to overthrow the usurper so Dan-El can take his rightful place as king? Collecting the backup stories from Tarzan #25-#67! Dark Horse ~ $49.99 |
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ERB's JOHN CARTER OF MARS: THE JESSE MARSH YEARS ~ Now Available
Written by Paul S. Newman, art by Jesse Marsh In 1947, Jesse Marsh—an artist who would inspire generations of comics creators and earn the esteem of professional peers such as industry legends Russ Manning and Alex Toth—won over millions of readers with his four-color vision of Edgar Rice Burroughs' beloved character Tarzan. To the delight of his readers, Marsh would continue to draw Tarzan comics for the following nineteen years. But his passion for Burroughs' creations wasn't limited to the legendary writer's jungle lord, and in the early 1950s he teamed up with prolific comics writer Paul S. Newman to breathe life into another of Burroughs' beloved heroes: the courageous adventurer John Carter of Mars! Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter of Mars: The Jesse Marsh Years reprints all three issues of Dell's Four Color Comics: John Carter of Mars series in their entirety and is sure to delight fans of science fiction and Golden Age comics alike! Dark Horse ~ $29.99 |
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JOHN CARTER OF MARS: WEIRD WORLDS - Now Available
Written by Marv Wolfman, art by Howard Chaykin, Murphy Anderson, Gray Morrow and Sal Amendola, cover by Joe Orlando. Since his serialized debut in All-Story magazine in 1912, the spacefaring adventurer John Carter of Mars has become one of Edgar Rice Burroughs' most beloved characters. The star of decades worth of novels and comic books, he's soon to be immortalized on the silver screen as well, in the upcoming Walt Disney Pictures major film release John Carter of Mars! In this volume, John Carter, an ex-soldier turned prospector, is transported to Mars--"Barsoom," as it is known to its natives--under mysterious circumstances, and becomes a champion dedicated to protecting his new home and newly found love, the princess Dejah Thoris, from warring alien civilizations and a host of deadly Barsoomian beasts! Collecting stories originally published in Tarzan 207-209 and Weird Worlds 1-7. Dark Horse |
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JOHN CARTER OF MARS: WARLORD OF MARS - Now Available
The greatest hero of two worlds, spacefaring adventurer John Carter of Mars, returns! Marvel at these classic tales of danger and daring as John Carter battles deadly opponents, warring civilizations, and a host of Barsoomian beasts, and see for yourself why Edgar Rice Burroughs’ John Carter has been one of fandom’s favorite sci-fi characters for nine decades! * Featuring comics legends Marv Wolfman, Chris Claremont, Gil Kane, Frank Miller, and many more. * This volume includes all twenty-eight issues of John Carter: Warlord of Mars plus all three annuals, collected for the first time! * Featuring an introduction by Michael Chabon-screenwriter of the upcoming John Carter of Mars motion picture! Dark Horse ~ B&W, 632 pages, 7" x 10" ~ $29.99 |
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