Lt. John Landon

Lt. John Landon made his comics debut in the Bronze Age, stepping onto the page in Marvel's 1974 Planet of the Apes Book and Record Set — a wonderfully nostalgic format that brought the beloved sci-fi saga to life for a generation of young fans. Brought to comics by the talented Redondo brothers, Frank and Nestor, Landon keeps genuinely iconic company, sharing adventures with the likes of Colonel George Taylor, Doctor Zaius, Zira, and Nova. With appearances stretching across titles like Beware the Planet of the Apes and the Planet of the Apes Annual, his presence in the catalog spans a remarkable fifty years — a quiet testament to the enduring pull of this franchise on comics readers everywhere.