Ka-Zar of the pulps
Encyclopedia
Ka-Zar was a short-lived pulp magazine series of three issues about a boy brought up by lions in the jungle, written by Bob Byrd and published by Manvis Publication, Inc., one of several publishers owned by Martin Goodman
. Ka-Zar featured on all the covers and was the lead story.
David Rand continues to grow and meets the jungle animals, and keeps his distance from the natives he meets one day who work for a greedy and vicious fat man named Paul de Kraft who is after emeralds. David now a strong young man has been away from camp and returns to see his father dying, their hut in flames and de Kraft is there. Zar the lion saves David’s life from de Kraft and his natives who escape. His father dies and David now thinks of himself as Ka-Zar, brother of Zar. The rest of the story is how he tracks down de Kraft and with Zar’s help, finally kills him. Like in the Tarzan
stories, the creatures of the jungle all have names. Ka-Zar only has a rudimentary education and talks accordingly. De Kraft he nicknames “Fat-Face”.
This story was serialised in comic form in Marvel Comics
#1 (October 1939) and Marvel Mystery Comics
# 2-5 (December 1939 to March 1940). The Ka-Zar character continued with new stories till MMC # 27 (January 1942). Ray Gill and Bob Oskner did stories and artwork. Ka-Zar also appeared in Human Torch
# 5 (Fall 1941, the epic battle issue)
did a single volume reprint of all the Ka-Zar pulp stores as King of Fang and Claw.
Martin Goodman
Martin Goodman may refer to:*Martin Goodman , American publisher of pulp magazines, paperback books and comic books*Martin Goodman , British historian*Martin J. Goodman, British author and journalist...
. Ka-Zar featured on all the covers and was the lead story.
The origin from Ka-Zar v1#1
American, John Rand’s plane crashes in the Congo jungle, with his wife Constance and very young son David on board. After some time lost in the jungle, Constance dies of a jungle malady. Zar the lion who has been a witness to all has his eyes on them as two weeks later when his son becomes sick John decides to march out of the jungle but there is a storm and a large tree falls on him. He recovers physically but mentally he lives in a delusional world and now believes the jungle is his home. The boy recovers and grows up and at eight is a husky lad.David Rand continues to grow and meets the jungle animals, and keeps his distance from the natives he meets one day who work for a greedy and vicious fat man named Paul de Kraft who is after emeralds. David now a strong young man has been away from camp and returns to see his father dying, their hut in flames and de Kraft is there. Zar the lion saves David’s life from de Kraft and his natives who escape. His father dies and David now thinks of himself as Ka-Zar, brother of Zar. The rest of the story is how he tracks down de Kraft and with Zar’s help, finally kills him. Like in the Tarzan
Tarzan
Tarzan is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungles by the Mangani "great apes"; he later experiences civilization only to largely reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer...
stories, the creatures of the jungle all have names. Ka-Zar only has a rudimentary education and talks accordingly. De Kraft he nicknames “Fat-Face”.
This story was serialised in comic form in Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
#1 (October 1939) and Marvel Mystery Comics
Marvel Mystery Comics
Marvel Mystery Comics is an American comic book series published during the 1930s-1940s period known to fans and historians as the Golden Age of Comic Books...
# 2-5 (December 1939 to March 1940). The Ka-Zar character continued with new stories till MMC # 27 (January 1942). Ray Gill and Bob Oskner did stories and artwork. Ka-Zar also appeared in Human Torch
Human Torch
The Human Torch is a fictional character and superhero appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, he is a member of the superhero team the Fantastic Four, debuting in The Fantastic Four #1...
# 5 (Fall 1941, the epic battle issue)
Ka-Zar v1#1 October 1936
- King of Fang and Claw by Bob Byrd………6 (Start of story page)
- Jungle War by Anatole Feldman……………82
- Fatal Treasure by Beech Allen………………94
- Pearl Magic by James Hall………………….105
- Snake Wisdom by T K Hawley………………114
Ka-Zar v1#2 January 1937
- Roar of the Jungle by Bob Byrd………………8
- Rifled Gold by Anatole Feldman…………….88
- Law of the Legion by Beech Allen……….98
- Traitor Blood by Rex Evans………………….107
Ka-Zar v1#3 June 1937
- The Lost Empire by Bob Byrd……………….8
- Assassin’s Blood by W M F Bayliss………….79
- Hades’ Reef by Norman A Daniels……………88
- White Devils by R A Emberg..........................96
Reprints
Pulp reprint published Altus PressAltus Press
Altus Press is a small-press publisher of works primarily related to the pulp magazines of the 1920s and 30s. Founded in 2006 by publisher Matthew Moring, Altus Press has focused on four categories of publications: Lost Race Library, New Pulps, Pulp Histories and Pulp Reprints.Altus is also the...
did a single volume reprint of all the Ka-Zar pulp stores as King of Fang and Claw.
External links
- Ka-Zar: King of Claw and Fang by Bob Byrd at Project Gutenberg AustraliaProject Gutenberg AustraliaProject Gutenberg Australia, abbreviated as PGA, is an Internet site which was founded in 2001 by Colin Choat. The site hosts free ebooks or e-texts which are in the public domain in Australia. The ebooks have been prepared and submitted by volunteers...
- Ka-Zar (David Rand) at the Marvel Universe
- The Holloway Pages: Pulp Heroes: "Ka-Zar" (Golden Age version)