Is KA-ZAR a golden age character?

[Mister_Comics]

Is the KA-ZAR that appeared in X-Men #10 the same KA-ZAR from older golden age comics?

[aardvark88]

In 1939, Kazar was a weak rip-off of Tarzan in Marvel Comics 1, Marvel Mystery #2 up, etc. same as today. There were also Kazar pulps from 1930s. Not sure if they were published by Blue Ribbon? pre-cursor to Timely/Atlas/Marvel Comics.

[ecfanman]

There were also Kazar pulps from 1930s. Not sure if they were published by Blue Ribbon?

 

Red Circle was the name of Goodman's pulp line. There were 3 issues of the Kazar pulp (10/36, 1/37, 6/37).

[Forbush-Man]

There were also Kazar pulps from 1930s. Not sure if they were published by Blue Ribbon?

 

Red Circle was the name of Goodman's pulp line. There were 3 issues of the Kazar pulp (10/36, 1/37, 6/37).

 

First Marvel/Atlas/Timely/Red Circle character to see print,.....

pre-Motion Picture Funnies! In his own title,...lasted three issues.

 

 

 

[Forbush-Man]

Kazar # 3

 

[tth2]

Nice Kazars, FM! I really like those painted covers!

[PovertyRow]

To answer you subject, yes, Ka-Zar is a GA character.

 

Tp answer your codicil - someone better than I needs to respond!

[Forbush-Man]

Ka-zar mad at Povert,...Ka-zar punish Povert!!

 

ZABU,.....Kill !!!

 

 

 

Oh,...and Pov,......Pulp's are the direct parents of the comic book!!!

 

[Norrin_Radd]

The origin of Ka-Zar was featured in Marvel Comics #1.

 

"Bob Byrd's jungle character Ka-Zar was resurrected from his original three-issue Red Circle pulp run (in 1936) and rendered in comic strip form by Ben Thompson."

 

"Having lost his parents in an airplane crash in darkest Africa, David Rand was raised by a pride of lions (hence his name, Ka-Zar, which means brother of Zar, "the Lion") to become a tree-swinging muscular jungle lord."

 

 

- From "The Origin Of Marvel Comics" by George Olshevshy in Overstreet #10

[Forbush-Man]

The origin of Ka-Zar was featured in Marvel Comics #1.

 

"Bob Byrd's jungle character Ka-Zar was resurrected from his original three-issue Red Circle pulp run (in 1936) and rendered in comic strip form by Ben Thompson."

 

"Having lost his parents in an airplane crash in darkest Africa, David Rand was raised by a pride of lions (hence his name, Ka-Zar, which means brother of Zar, "the Lion") to become a tree-swinging muscular jungle lord."

 

 

- From "The Origin Of Marvel Comics" by George Olshevshy in Overstreet #10

 

"Check out the big-brain on Norinn!"

 

[PovertyRow]

Oh,...and Pov,......Pulp's are the direct parents of the comic book!!!

 

You said "are" - not "ARE". A little unsure are we?

 

I say comic strips ARE the direct parents of comic books and pulps were simply the knoweldge of the distribution method.

 

Now you wanna go another ten rouns? (MAN I hope you say yes!!!!)

 

I hate you! Come visit!

 

Pov

[Norrin_Radd]

The origin of Ka-Zar was featured in Marvel Comics #1.

 

"Bob Byrd's jungle character Ka-Zar was resurrected from his original three-issue Red Circle pulp run (in 1936) and rendered in comic strip form by Ben Thompson."

 

"Having lost his parents in an airplane crash in darkest Africa, David Rand was raised by a pride of lions (hence his name, Ka-Zar, which means brother of Zar, "the Lion") to become a tree-swinging muscular jungle lord."

 

 

- From "The Origin Of Marvel Comics" by George Olshevshy in Overstreet #10

 

"Check out the big-brain on Norinn!"

 

 

"Well, allow me to retort!"

 

[deathlok]

The origin of Ka-Zar was featured in Marvel Comics #1.

 

"Bob Byrd's jungle character Ka-Zar was resurrected from his original three-issue Red Circle pulp run (in 1936) and rendered in comic strip form by Ben Thompson."

 

"Having lost his parents in an airplane crash in darkest Africa, David Rand was raised by a pride of lions (hence his name, Ka-Zar, which means brother of Zar, "the Lion") to become a tree-swinging muscular jungle lord."

 

 

- From "The Origin Of Marvel Comics" by George Olshevshy in Overstreet #10

 

I'll add to this a bit.

 

First appearing in his own short-lived pulp magazine in 1936, Ka-Zar made a dramatic comeback in Marvel Comics #1 (October 1939). He aped Tarzan for the first 27 issues of Marvel Mystery. Ka-Zar reappeared in X-Men #10 with a new name (Kevin Plunder) and a new cat (not Zar, but Zabu).

 

Ka-Zar also appeared in the first issue of Marvel's Savage Tales. His domain is the Savage Land, which was once hidden somewhere beneath the Earth but lately, in the ever-evolving Marvel cosmos, has been accesible by helicopter.

 

-- Comics, Between the Panels

[Forbush-Man]

Oh,...and Pov,......Pulp's are the direct parents of the comic book!!!

 

You said "are" - not "ARE". A little unsure are we?

 

I say comic strips ARE the direct parents of comic books and pulps were simply the knoweldge of the distribution method.

 

Now you wanna go another ten rouns? (MAN I hope you say yes!!!!)

 

I hate you! Come visit!

 

Pov

 

Soon as we get thru mopping the floor with Greggy at the SD Con, you & I will go at it,... "Mano e Mano!"