Tarzan The Jesse Marsh Years HC (2009-2012 Dark Horse) comic books

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.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. 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.

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.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Collects Tarzan (1948-1972 Dell/Gold Key) #11-16. Written by Gaylord DuBois. 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. Hardcover, 240 pages, full color. Cover price $49.95.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. Collects Tarzan (1948-1972 Dell/Gold Key) #17-21. Written by Gaylord DuBois. 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. This archive series has been in the works for years, and Dark Horse is pleased to introduce-and reintroduce!-fans and collectors to classic Golden Age adventure stories that have been out of print since their original publication. Hardcover, 232 pages, full color. Cover price $49.95.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects Tarzan (1948-1972 Dell/Gold Key) #22-27. Written by Gaylord DuBois. 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! This archive series has been in the works for years, and Dark Horse is pleased to introduce-and reintroduce!-fans and collectors to classic Golden Age adventure stories that have been out of print since their original publication. Hardcover, 240 pages, full color. Cover price $49.95.

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Volume 6 - 1st printing. Collects Tarzan (1948-1972 Dell/Gold Key) #28-32 and Dell Giant Tarzan's Jungle Annual (1953-1958) #1. Written by Gaylord DuBois. Art by Jesse Marsh. 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. Hardcover, 248 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. Collects Tarzan (1948-1972 Dell/Gold Key) #33-38. Written by Gaylord DuBois. Art by Jesse Marsh. 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! And, introducing Goliath-the colossal lion Tarzan raises to protect the settlers of New Cathne-for the first time. Hardcover, 224 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. Collects Tarzan (1948-1972 Dell/Gold Key) #39-43. 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! Hardcover, 224 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.

Volume 9 - 1st printing. Collects Tarzan (1948-1972 Dell/Gold Key) #44-46 and Dell Giant Tarzan's Jungle Annual (1953-1958) #2. 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! Hardcover, 240 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.

Volume 10 - 1st printing. Collects Tarzan (1948-1972 Dell/Gold Key) #47-51. 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. Hardcover, 224 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.

Volume 11 - 1st printing. Collects Tarzan (1948-1972 Dell/Gold Key) #52-56 and March of Comics (1946) #125. 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. Hardcover, 224 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.