Dark Horse to reprint Gold Key Boris Karloff comics, Jesse Marsh-illustrated Tarzan, Spirit New Adventure Archives

Here are some highlights from Dark Horse Comics' solicitations for March 2009. Click the title links to pre-order the books, at a discount, from Amazon.

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BORIS KARLOFF TALES OF MYSTERY ARCHIVES
Various (W/A)
On sale May 12
FC, 256 pages
$49.95
HC, 6 5/8" x 10 3/16"

A circus performer terrorized by mysterious powers from beyond . . . a jade idol of a monkey that carries a curse on a South Pacific island drives a man to the brink of madness . . . an art gallery haunted by paintings that come to life at night . . . a dictator who sees enemies around every corner, but who can't see the threat right before his eyes.

For nearly twenty years, the comic-book series Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery wove stories of intrigue, suspense, and macabre drama. Hosted by renowned actor Boris Karloff, the comic featured contributions from some of comics history's most well-known creators: Alex Toth, Joe Orlando (EC artist and editor), Mike Sekowsky (Justice League of America artist), Frank Thorne, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Arnold Drake, Len Wein (co-creator of Swamp Thing and Wolverine), Al Williamson, Jerry Robinson (creator of the Joker), Dan Spiegle, and many others.

- Originally published by Gold Key and unavailable for three decades, more than thirty spine-chilling stories are compiled in a new collection.

- Features a new introduction by Boris Karloff's daughter Sara Karloff.

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TARZAN: THE JESSE MARSH YEARS VOLUME 1
Robert P. Thompson (W), Gaylord DuBois (W), and Jesse Marsh (A)
On sale Feb 25
FC, 256 pages
$49.95
HC, 6 5/8" x 10 3/16"

Dark Horse Archives is proud to present the first four issues of this influential Golden Age series in a handsome hardcover--kicking off a comprehensive program that will collect the first nineteen years of the classic title!

In 1947, artist Jesse Marsh left Walt Disney Studios--where he had worked on Pinocchio, Fantasia, and various animated shorts--to work for Western Publishing full time. Tarzan was one of his first assignments, with the iconic character's first original comic-book appearance in Dell Four-Color Comics #134. Tarzan #2 would begin Marsh's long-term collaboration with writer Gaylord DuBois. Their terrific work drew admiration and respect from readers and peers--Russ Manning among them--and Marsh's art inspired future comics creators from Richard Corben to Los Bros. Hernandez!

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TARZAN: THE JESSE MARSH YEARS VOLUME 2
Gaylord DuBois (W) and Jesse Marsh (A)
On sale May 20
FC, 224 pages
$49.95
HC, 6 5/8" x 10 3/16"

The original Tarzan comics are finally back in print after sixty years! This second volume reproduces six big Golden Age issues for readers new and old to enjoy, and all stories are by the dynamite team of Gaylord DuBois and Jesse Marsh.

DuBois and Marsh's nineteen-year collaboration on Tarzan produced a legendary body of work and an enduring vision of one of the world's foremost adventure icons. Marsh's art enthralled an entire generation of comics readers, influencing future creators the Hernandez brothers and earning the acclaim of such fellow professionals as Russ Manning and Alex Toth!

- Reproducing the now hard-to-find and pricey issues for fans and collectors alike, this archive series will collect the entirety of Jesse Marsh's career-defining work for the first time.

- "If I collected anybody, it was Jesse Marsh's Tarzan books. I collected those for years, and he was one of my stars." --Richard Corben

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WILL EISNER'S THE SPIRIT: THE NEW ADVENTURES ARCHIVES
Various (W/A)
On sale May 20
FC, 200 pages
$49.95
HC, 6 5/8" x 10 3/16"

In 1997, almost six decades after the character's first appearance in 1940, legendary artist and writer Will Eisner gave permission for a new series of stories to be commissioned featuring his signature creation, resurrected detective Denny Colt, also known as the Spirit, written and drawn by the most famous names in the comics industry. The call went out, and the response was nothing short of remarkable, with contributions from such creators as Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons (in one of their rare collaborations since Watchmen), Neil Gaiman (The Sandman), Paul Chadwick (Concrete), and Eddie Campbell (From Hell), amongst others.

In these pages you'll find new tales of Central City's protector versus familiar villains such as the Octopus and Sand Saref; witness his undying love for Ellen Dolan, daughter of Commissioner Dolan, the only man to know his secret identity; and glimpse what might be the Spirit's fate in an uncertain future.

- This collection features stories from the following best-selling, multi-award-winning creators from around the world: Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, Neil Gaiman, Eddie Campbell, Mike Allred, John Ostrander, Tom Mandrake, Paul Chadwick, Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson, Joe R. Lansdale, John Wagner, Carlos Ezquerra, and many others.

- Designed to tie-in with DC's critically-acclaimed twenty-six volume Spirit Archives series.

- Cover by Watchmen artist and co-creator Dave Gibbons.

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