Ka-Zar (magazine)

Ka-Zar was an American pulp magazine that published three issue in 1936 and 1937. Each issue had a lead novel, featuring Ka-Zar, a character modelled after Tarzan. Ka-Zar had been born David Rand, orphaned in the Congo when a plane crash killed his parents, John and Constance. David was raised by a lion named Zar, and can speak to animals. The novels, written by Bob Byrd, are described by pulp historian Robert Weinberg as "all clearly derivative...[showing] no originality in either content or form". The first, "King of Fang and Claw", tells the story of the plane crash, and Ka-Zar's revenge on the men who caused it. The other two novels were titled "Roar of the Jungle" and "The Lost Empire". The novels were supplemented by short stories, all of which were jungle adventures. Contributors included Rex Allen and Norman Daniels.[2]

Cover of the first issue; the artwork is by J.W. Scott[1]

Bibliographic details

Ka-Zar was published by Manvis Publications of New York, and edited by Charles Goodman. All issues were in pulp format and priced at 10 cents; the first two issues were 128 pages and the last issue was 112 pages. It began as a quarterly, with issues dated October 1936 and January 1937, but the final issue was delayed until June 1937. The final issue was retitled Ka-Zar the Great.[3][2]

The lead novel appeared in book from in the UK as King of Fang and Claw in 1937, published by Brown & Watson. The first issue was reprinted in facsimile format with an article replacing the editorial matter in 1976 by Odyssey Publications.[2]

References
  1. Stephensen-Payne, Phil (January 20, 2022). "Magazines, Listed by Title: Ka-Zar". Galactic Central. Retrieved January 20, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Weinberg (1985), pp. 368–369.
  3. Stephensen-Payne, Phil (January 20, 2022). "Minor Adventure Magazines – G to M". Galactic Central. Retrieved January 20, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Sources
  • Weinberg, Robert (1985). "Ka-Zar". In Tymn, Marshall B.; Ashley, Mike (eds.). Science Fiction, Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 368–369. ISBN 0-3132-1221-X.
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