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Korak, Son of Tarzan 46 |
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Korak, Son of Tarzan 46 Universal |
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CGC |
| Cert #: |
0768037008
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Owner Comments
Sure - it's entitled Korak, but really it's Korak & Pellucidar & Carson, so there's a damn lot of good reading in there. So for issue 1 of the DC run, we have Korak throwing down with some rough & ready looking dudes in what appears to be a temple with pseudo-Egyptian trappings. Pretty cool. Maybe he's trying to save the white girl from a sacrifice to the panther god or something. Joe K chose a difficult composition with the bright yellow lit area in the background and the darker area in the foreground - which is hard to make work as the light yellow pulls the image toward the eye. Korak looks like a wee badass as he throws down with four adult men at once. that's definitely the kind of fight where you are going to get banged up. I'm not entirely comfortable with the dude running away with the sacrifice. Like his leg is planted & the other up, and he's totally running away - in a rather typical way for Joe K to illustrate that movement, but how in hell is he twisted enough in the upper body to look behind him at Korak & support the weight of the chick with only one arm? Like either these guys are really strong and he can haul her away like a ragdoll or there really not and Korak can easily not be overpowered by four at once. Not buying it. At least not 100%. The little details in the image tie it up nicely - the window design, the pattern of the stairs, the statues and urns and even the hanging lamp all provide setting and make the total image more interesting. No word balloons & no text boxes, less the 1st DC Issue blurb, which is quite small and doesn't impact the art.
Overall - yeah, I bet this would separate me from my hard earned quarter, unless there was a more interesting 20 cent book on the spinner rack at the same time.
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Korak, Son of Tarzan 47 |
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Korak, Son of Tarzan 47 Universal |
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CGC |
| Cert #: |
0973833001
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Owner Comments
Boy - we're only two issues into the DC run and already this blonde needs to be rescued twice, first from cultists and now from a Nile crocodile. This is totally the bigger threat. I mean, seriously, they don't even chew their prey, they just kind of rip it up and bury beneath an underwater log until it is loosened up enough to eat easily. According to my guide while rafting on the Zambezi anyway. I assume he's right - he lives there. No background, just that angry red field. But, I do have to say at sunset, sometimes, the African sky looks that angry. Just a little anyway. What a great action shot - I'm totally satisfied that the croc's head is as long as Korak's arm and the stabbing motion and holding on while fighting the croc, good stuff. The diagonal really implies strong movement, and the splashing added in as well as blondie's look of fear sell the scene. One of my guide's pushed another one of my guides into the shallow water at the edge of the Zambezi and the look in his eyes was a lot like that. Oh they got big. No fighting in front of the tourists though.
Actually, I really like this red/green/blue cover for it's simple yet detailed rendering.
Overall, totally worth my 20 cents. More now as an adult with experience in Africa than when I was young, but still, I think even then I would have taken it home off the spinner rack.
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Korak, Son of Tarzan 50 |
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Korak, Son of Tarzan 50 Universal |
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CGC |
| Cert #: |
1029491011
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Owner Comments
Bowels of the Earth! Yeah, I bet Mother Nature doesn't like you all talking about her bowel movements - in my experience anyway. It's Korak. It's eyeless mole-men. It's a woman that needs rescuing. WHAT? What do you mean she's not blonde? Oh well, I guess the blonde from issues 46 & 47 finally got eaten by something. This is totally among my less favorite Kubert Korak covers. Even with the red sail in the background providing some visual oomph, it's just a little static. The mole-men are boring. The underground setting is dark and not particularly interesting or threatening. It's just a tiny bit repetitive of issue 46 thematically. Although at least the dude carrying the woman away looks strong enough to do so and is using both hands. I guess with no eyes, there's no reason to look back at Korak to see how bad your thugs are doing.
Overall. Meh. Kinda boring. Likely this cover would not have separated me from my hard earned 20 cents. It just doesn't have anything special going for it.
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Korak, Son of Tarzan 54 |
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Korak, Son of Tarzan 54 Modern |
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CGC |
| Cert #: |
0781935002
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Owner Comments
Golden State Copy. There's an unappreciated collection with great page quality. Yeah - the giant squid cover. I have no idea what Korak is doing fighting a giant squid - like, what in the world is he doing that far out to sea anyway? But - holy damn, what a cover. Simple in its composition, with a featureless green/blue background and a blue/grey squid. Only Korak and the African man's pants stand out. But then you get into the details of the squid, from his eye hiding in the bottom corner to his many tentacles all well defined. Sweet looking suckers and just an overwhelming sense of combat & terror. This is the best - my favorite - Kubert Korak cover. Honestly I wish I had a copy signed by Kubert for my collection. Even in mid-grade it would be a prize in my collection. I think it's the bubbles. The action of the bubbles that maybe ties this entire piece together. Yeah. It's something special to me.
Overall? Are you shitting me? Take my money! Sell me this. I need to know the story.
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Korak, Son of Tarzan 56 |
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Korak, Son of Tarzan 56 |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
1015829004
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Owner Comments
Golden State Copy. This is an odd image - the 'Mound of Skulls' isn't all that impressive, the two warriors standing on top are floating in the air (too heavy in all that armor to stand on skulls without being up to their knees)...The title of the main story is written on the cover (unusual for DC Koraks)...the green background color is just weird, and why in the name of all that is unholy is the antogonist holding his cleaving blade like it can be used as an ice-pick? It doesn't work that way and I know better. All in all - a poor cover for a DC Korak.
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