This character ushered in the era of Sword & Sorcery.
He was the first, and mightiest of all the barbarians:
Conan the Barbarian!
Written in the Nineteenth Century, Phra the Phoenician was the first immortal in modern literature. While he was never adapted into comics, another creation by Phra's creator Edwin Lester Arnold was. Gullivar Jones was modern literature's first interplanetary explorer.
But that doesn't mean that Phra didn't have a history of illustration all his own.
To view the original art plates from when Phra was first published in an 1890 London newspaper, visit Phra the Phoenician.
Tarzan has inspired many imitators over the decades.
One of the more successful was Bomba, the Jungle Boy!
Walt Disney and The Good Duck Artist
The next Comics History page is devoted to the legendary Carl Barks.
Carl Barks was always one of my favorite storytellers, being both an exceptional artist and extraordinary storyteller. It was a rare combination.
If you'd like a quick tour of the career of the man who, because he worked in an age before printed credits, was known as The Good Duck Artist, all you have to do is click this link: Disney Ducks!
True adventures of a masked Comic Book Store Guy: