Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan: The Jesse Marsh Years #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis volume collects the earliest Tarzan comic strips and stories illustrated by Jesse Marsh, a defining artist of the character's mid-20th-century newspaper adventures. It features Marsh's distinctive, dynamic artwork adapting Edgar Rice Burroughs' original novels, including the first appearances of Tarzan in comic strip form by this artist. Published by Dark Horse, this is the first in a series gathering Marsh's complete run on the property.
"Tarzan and the Devil Ogre" kicks off a bold new era in the jungle legend, with Jesse Marsh’s striking art bringing a fresh, dynamic energy to the iconic character. Written by Robert P. Thompson, this first issue introduces Tarzan and his friend Paul D'Arnot as they stumble upon Professor James Barton and his daughter Ruth, only to be thrust into the mysterious realm of Queen Ahtea and the lost city of Tohr. With Marsh’s vivid pencils and inks shaping every page, the journey from perilous escape to ancient intrigue unfolds with a sense of wonder and urgency — all under the bold, distinctive cover by Marsh himself.
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Tarzan and his friend Paul D'Arnot find Professor James Barton and his daughter Ruth alone in the jungle after their bearers had deserted them. The quartet is attacked by hostile natives and have to flee by canoe. A swift and unexplored river sends the canoe through a long rock tunnel and when they emerge they find themselves in the land of Queen Ahtea and the lost city of Tohr. The Queen decides that Tarzan would make a good husband and King. When Tarzan does not agree with her plans, he and his friends must escape from the Queen's dungeons.
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