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volume15 1945-1947

série:	Tarzan Sunday Pages
dessinateur / scénariste:	Hogarth Burne
éditeur:	Flying Buttress EO 1996
genre:	Aventure
classement:	biblio1
date:	1996
format:	cartonné avec jaquette
état:	TBE
valeur:	30 €
critère:	**
remarques:	fifteenth volume edited by NBM/Flying Buttress in memoriam to Burne Hogarth 1911-1996 (NBM being America's first publisher of graphic novels since 1976, located at New York with imprints such as Flying Buttress Classics Library, Amerotica, Eurotica and ComicsLit) under the supervision of Bill Blackbeard out of a sery of 18 volumes, all being accurate reproduction of the Sunday Pages in their full colour and in full size, each volume has about 52 pages, n.b. the sources of these Sunday pages are mainly from the Los Angeles Times and from the Milwaukee Journal edited by UFS (United Features Syndicate) volume 15 1945-1947 (52 pages) with dust jacket from 9.9.1945 (757) to 25.11.1945 (768) = 12 pages drawn by Burne Hogarth, 2.12.1945 (769) to 3.2.1946 (778) = 10 pages drawn by Rubimor 13.4.1947 (840) to 3.8.1947 (856) = 17 pages drawn by Rubimor 10.8.1947 (857) to 2.11.1947 (869) = 13 pages drawn by Hogarth based on the novel of Edgar Rice Burroughs in this volume, Hogarth leaves the strip on 25-11-1945 only to come back to it in 1947, we present this work along with enough of his replacement's "Rubimor's" work to tie up stories neatly within the interruption by popular demand; look for a special extra volume (volume 15B) to read all of Rubimor's work in between Hogarth's stints the volume includes following episodes (number of pages): - Tarzan against Orizu Khan, part two (Hogarth and Rubimor) - Tarzan and Dallas Doyle, against Ka-Gor, part one (Rubimor) - Tarzan against Ka-Gor the devil-god, part two (Hogarth) 1/ introduction by Bill Blackbeard "decision in the fifteenth, a knockout by Rubimor", the Rubimorphs (Rubimor's fans) were persuasive enough to let reprinted to its full extent the gap filled by Rubimor between the two Hogarth's series (from 12.2.45 to 3.8.47), this reprint will be effected as follows: a) Rubimor's strips finishing the story of Hogarth after his departure and initiating the second story of Hogarth upon his return in colour with volume 15 b) Rubimor's main body work (p. 779 10.2.46 to p. 839 6.4.47 = 61 pages) in black and white with volume 15B, this volume 15B is published so that not to disturb the numerical set of Foster's and Hogarth's fans (this being really a typical way of life by American collectors) n.b. Rubimor's style is definitively inferior to those of Foster, Hogarth and Manning but superior to those of Celardo and Maxon readers will also have to decide whether: a) volume 18 (last one) will print Tarzan's Sunday half-pages vertically or horizontally b) a volume No. 19 about John Carter of Mars should be published 2/ Tarzan with prince Kurdu against Orizu Khan, part two p. 757-768 (12 of Hogarth) and p. 769-778 (10 of Rubimor) trapped in the valley, Tarzan is assaulted by Orizu's bowmen, but as usual he has no difficulties to escape whereas Kurdu and his warriors are taken prisoners; in order to assist Kurdu, Tarzan will now on his own retrieve Kurdu's symbols of authority: the sword and sceptre from the valley of ages, meeting with the old man, but to get those symbols, Tarzan has to undergo a test >> p. 760 the ancient of the rugged valley of ages >> p. 762-764 fight against Barak the giant warrior who can only be beaten by Tarzan's agility and quick mind Tarzan finally gets the sword and the sceptre, he has however still to cross the wide desert to reach the city of the khan >> p. 766 fight against the voracious hyena >> p. 767 the great pain of Tarzan at the end of the desert, he is rescued by some Kurdu's partisans >> p. 768 last page of Hogarth, Rubimor takes over on his further trip, many of Kurdu's other townsmen are recruited by Tarzan, meanwhile Kurdu is sentenced to death by Orizu Khan and his mate Sulama, but Kurdu is saved just in time by Tarzan and his followers >> p. 772 the lion pit with the lion pole however Orizu Khan succeeds in escaping and tries to murder Kurdu treacherously whereas Lurulai is kidnapped by a warrior of Orizu Khan; Tarzan manages in releasing Lurulai from the evil warrior Bulok and in his bedroom Kurdu has eluded Orizu's attempt to kill him, both Orizu and Sulama are sent to death >> p. 778 (3.2.46) last panel strip of Rubimor about the episode with Kurdu the Tartar, the following Rubimor's strips will be printed in a separate volume No. 15B >> p. 840 (13.4.47) to 856 (3.8.47) = 17 pages being the last strips of Rubimor with the episode of Tarzan and Dallas Doyle n.b. not only the design of Rubimor is inferior in quality, but also the narrative (>> see also volume 15B) 3/ Tarzan against Ka-Gor, the devilgod first part by Rubimor p. 840-856 = 17 pages in colour, first page "visitors in the night" after rescuing Jane, Tarzan is now living with his mate, when a sudden visit from Texas brings him into new adventures, Dallas Doyle and her mother explain to Tarzan what they want from him: to find back her father and husband who left Texas some time ago to search for a diamond mine in Belgium Congo and never returned, but already they are contacted by the witch-doctor who reveals them that Dallas's father is still alive but captive of the devil-god Ka-Gor on an island situated in the lake of blood on their trip, the mine map is stolen by a rat-faced villain, Tarzan is even knocked down and put to jail for having offended captain Carlin, another villain; however Dallas succeeds in liberating Tarzan from prison, a little later on Tarzan meets an old friend, Lethor the lion (now called Jad-Bal-Ja the golden lion) on the way to the diamond mine, various short adventures in the jungle do take place with various beasts (one of them involving Tantor now a white elephant) and with bandits until finally our friends reach the pygmies of the lake of blood >> last page of Rubimor: ambush >> p. 846 page of Rubimor with a new page title and some change in design (3 strips instead of four in a page and this new construction will also continue with Hogarth), the design style of Rubimor is perhaps now trying to imitate the style of Alex Raymond or of Hogarth, also in the last strips, Rubimor tried to introduce large strips similar to those of Hogarth, so far Rubimor had only produced same-size vignettes in his pages, however despite all his efforts Rubimor's Tarzan work in the last strips is a little catastrophe, see the various physiques of Tarzan as well as the worst vignette of all on page 852 (bottom right); in any case it is interesting to compare pages 856/857 Rubimor/Hogarth to note the significant differences between the two styles >> p. 850 at least some humor is introducted in Rubimor's pages such as Tarzan and Dallas reaching a highway in the jungle and a plane is now called a ship (page 851); also in the story continued by Hogarth, Lethor the lion will be dropped as well as Jane who will however reappear in a next episode in volume 16 4/ Tarzan against Ka-Gor, the devil-god part two by Hogarth, pages 857-869, 13 pages in colour first page: the power of fear, fortunately Hogarth takes over at page 857 and the difference between him and Rubimor becomes very obvious, the page title changes also again to its former construction Tarzan and Dallas succeed in driving off the two villains Catlin and Mungo, now they are faced with the devil-god Ka-Gor and to their surprise, the god reveals himself to be Dallas's father retained as a kind of prisoner by the high-priests of Ka-Gor! they manage to leave the island of Ka-Gor just in time before the three volcanoes become active causing the total destruction of the island >> p. 862-863-864 three beautiful vignettes with the fire of the volcanoes and the water of the sea a tidal wave hits their boat but, thanks Tarzan, Dallas and her father remain safe while Tarzan disappears into the deep sea, Tarzan is stranded on a river beach and is discovered by the little monkey Nkima which warned Taran of an imminent peril: the attack of a giant-crocodile n.b. official appearance of little Nkima which becomes Tarzan's pet monkey which he had already accidently met in a previous episode >> p. 867 the desperate combat of Tarzan against the monster-crocodile, Tarzan is victorious but he is severely wounded and he summons Nkima to fetch mighty Tantor to rescue Tarzan >> p. 868 Tarzan bleeding Nkima goes on the search for Tantor spreading at the same time the message through the jungle that Tarzan is dying >> p. 869 the jungle in uproar (Numa the lion, Sheeta the leopard, Hista the sly serpent and many other living creatures of the jungle) as Tarzan, lord of the jungle, protector of the weak, maker of the law and bringer of justice, is dying >> a good volume about 50% Hogarth, 50% Rubimor in respect of story and graphic, at least for Hogarth, because Rubimor's work towards the end is developing into a vulgar, simple and irregular design and even the narrative is of poor quality Enclosures - front and back cover of the volume - picture 1 Hogarth - picture 2 last page of Hogarth "Tarzan against Orizu khan" - picture 3 first page of Rubimor "Tarzan against Orizu khan" - pictures 4, 5 and 6 (p. 852) of Rubimor - pictures 7, 8 and 9 of Hogarth again
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