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Stepping out from Tarzan's shadow and with all of Africa his to explore, Korak - "the killer" - and his chimpanzee sidekick, Pahkut, make new friends and enemies, embark on daring rescues, and fight dinosaurs, crocodile men, subterranean raiders, and even aliens.
About the author
Gaylord Dubois was born in 1899. A comic book writer, he was best known for his work on outdoor adventure titles such as Red Ryder and Tarzan, and numerous Western comics starring characters like Roy Rogers and Gene Autry. Dubois also wrote a number of prose books, including The Lone Ranger, which was the first novel adapting that popular character. In the 1980s he published several books of spiritual poetry. Dubois passed away in 1993.
Russ Manning (1929–1981) was a comic book artist who is currently a member of the Comic Book Hall of Fame. Manning is known for Magnus, Robot Fighter and Tarzan. He was educated at the Los Angeles County Art Institute and soon after graduating began working at Dell Comics. Manning's work in newspaper comic strips is considered legendary and the Russ Manning Award, an award given to the most promising newcomer in the field of comic book illustration, is named after him.
Summary
Edgar Rice Burroughs' creation is back for more adventure in this second volume of Russ Manning and Gaylord DuBois's Korak, Son of Tarzan. Stepping out from Tarzan's shadow and with all of Africa his to explore, Korak — "the killer" — and his chimpanzee sidekick, Pahkut, make new friends and enemies, embark on daring rescues, and fight dinosaurs, crocodile men, subterranean raiders, and even aliens! Don't miss this thrilling conclusion to Manning's stunningly beautiful work on the series, painstakingly restored and presented in Dark Horse's celebrated archival format, with a foreword by comics writer/artist Stephen R. Bissette (Saga of the Swamp Thing)!
