Marvel Comics #1: 70th Anniversary Edition #[nn]
In the 70th Anniversary Edition of Marvel Comics, "Now I'll Tell One!" by Ben Thompson, a young boy named David survives a plane crash in the Belgian Congo, witnessing his mother’s death and his father’s murder at the hands of Paul De Kraft. Raised in the wild, he’s trained in survival by his father, later taking the name Ka-Zar—brother to the mighty lion Zar, whose life he once saved. The story’s haunting origins are brought to life through Thompson’s all-new art and writing, with a striking cover by Jelena Kevic Djurdjevic.
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A plane crashes in the jungle of the Belgian Congo, and a young boy named David watches his mother die, and later his father at the hands of Paul De Kraft. The youngster is trained in survival tactics by his father, is later re-named Ka-Zar, brother of the mighty Zar, a lion whose life he once saved.
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