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

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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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 1 - 1st printing - DOES NOT INCLUDE DUST JACKET. 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.

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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.