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Marvel Comics #1: 80th Anniversary Edition #[nn]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis 2019 collection celebrates Marvel's 80th anniversary by reprinting the company's very first comic, Marvel Comics #1 (originally published in 1939 as Marvel Comics #1 by Timely Publications). It includes the debut appearances of iconic characters like the Human Torch, Namor the Sub-Mariner, and the Angel, alongside other Golden Age stories that launched the Marvel Universe. The volume also features modern commentary and behind-the-scenes material contextualizing this landmark issue's historical significance.
In "Jungle Terror: A Complete Adventure Story," 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. Trained by his father in survival, David is later renamed Ka-Zar, becoming the brother of Zar, a lion whose life he once saved. Written and illustrated by Ben Thompson, with colors by Justin Ponsor and letters by Ben Thompson, this story features a cover by Jelena Kevic Djurdjevic.
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A plane crashes into the jungle in 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 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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