Tarzan Archives: The Russ Manning Years Volume 1 (Tarzan Archives the Russ Manning Years, 1) - Hardcover

DuBois, Gaylord

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1595829377 ISBN 13: 9781595829375

Publisher: Dark Horse, 2012

Synopsis

Experience seven of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan novels as drawn by Russ Manning, the most beloved comic-book interpreter of the lord of the jungle! Manning's adaptations appeared in the Gold Key comics Tarzan #155-161, #163, #164, #166, and #167. This collection of comics originally published in the 1960s is an essential addition to any comics fan's library!

About this title

Product Description:

Experience three of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan novels as drawn by Russ Manning, the most beloved comic-book interpreter of the lord of the jungle! Collecting Tarzan #155-#161, #163, #164, #166, and #167, from the 1960s, this volume is an essential addition to any comics fan's collection!

About the Author:

Gaylord Dubois was born in 1899. A comic book writer, he was best known for his work on outdoor adventure titles such as Red Ryder and Tarzan, and numerous Western comics starring characters like Roy Rogers and Gene Autry. Dubois also wrote a number of prose books, including The Lone Ranger, which was the first novel adapting that popular character. In the 1980s he published several books of spiritual poetry. Dubois passed away in 1993.

Russ Manning (1929–1981) was a comic book artist who is currently a member of the Comic Book Hall of Fame. Manning is known for Magnus, Robot Fighter and Tarzan. He was educated at the Los Angeles County Art Institute and soon after graduating began working at Dell Comics. Manning's work in newspaper comic strips is considered legendary and the Russ Manning Award, an award given to the most promising newcomer in the field of comic book illustration, is named after him.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dark Horse
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1595829377
• ISBN 13: 9781595829375
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 296
• Editor: Wright Brendan