Tarzan The Jesse Marsh Years HC (2009-2012 Dark Horse) comic books
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Issue #1-1ST
Published Feb 2009 by Dark Horse.$48.00
Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Four Color (1942 Series 2) #134 and 161 and Tarzan (1948-1972 Dell/Gold Key) #1-4. Written by Gaylord DuBois. Art by Jesse Marsh. Dark Horse Archives is proud to present the first four issues of this influential Golden Age series in a handsome hardcover -- kicking off a comprehensive program that will collect the first nineteen 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 terrific 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! Hardcover, 256 pages, full color. Cover price $49.95.
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Issue #2-1ST
Published May 2009 by Dark Horse.$39.99
Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Tarzan (1948-1972 Dell/Gold Key) #5-10. Written by Gaylord DuBois. 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 nineteen-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! Reproducing the now hard-to-find and pricey issues for fans and collectors alike, this archive series will collect the entirety of Jesse Marsh's career-defining work for the first time. Hardcover, 224 pages, full color. NOTE: "If I collected anybody, it was Jesse Marsh's Tarzan books. I collected those for years, and he was one of my stars." -Richard Corben Cover price $49.95.
