Hard Cover. DC Comics 2002. Book condition: F - Fine. Dust Jacket. Full Colour illustrations. Dust Jacket condition: F - Fine. A caveman banished from his tribe and forced to wander his prehistoric world alone (except for his loyal simian friend Chee-Chee), Tor faces not only the incredible menace of dinosaurs, but that of an equal if not greater threat - Mankind. The lone soul facing a world he only barely understands, refusing to compromise with a system he considers unfair and trying to find his place in the world, Tor could virtually be a statement about the role of the individual experiencing the homogenization of America in the 1950s. The prehistoric man genre at that time certainly wasn't totally new in popular culture, but in the hands of Kubert it had never been more dynamic. A master of draftsmanship and composition, Kubert has been a legend in the world of comics for over fifty years, and his work on Tor has for decades been one of comics' most highly regarded series. In this third and final Archive Edition, Kubert - at his artistic peak - revives his creation for the '70s and '90s and continues his sweeping yet personal tales of Tor's exile facing evil and teaches lessons of nobility, honor and friendship. 168 pages. Size: 9" x 11" (220mm x 280mm). ISBN: 9781563899980. (1.4 JKTORV3).

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Title

Joe Kubert's Tor: Volume 3

Publisher

DC Comics

Publication Date

2002

Language

English

ISBN 10

1563899981

ISBN 13

9781563899980

Binding

Hardback

Illustrator

Joe Kubert

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Fine

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Follows as caveman Tor is banished from his tribe and forced to wander, alone except for his simian friend Chee-Chee, battling evil and trying to understand the world he inhabits.

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Vintage Kubert is on display in a lavish series reprinting the entire run of Tor, Kubert's contribution to the array of ersatz Tarzans that mushroomed in the 1950s. What distinguished Tor was that it was set "a million years ago," so the character fought dinosaurs and other prehistoric beasts rather than lions and apes. The third, concluding volume of the series features a story proposed as a newspaper strip in the 1960s and a lengthy 1993 tale in which Tor saves his tribe from subhumans who resemble a cross between the Flintstones and the hillbillies from Deliverance. Tor's life seemingly consists of one epic battle after another; plot and characterization are minimal. All the better to show off Kubert's dynamic capability for portraying action! Of course, Tor has never looked nearly this good before. Presentation and price may seem excessive for these simple, rather silly tales, but dyed-in-the-wool Kubert fans will be delighted to finally get their hands on these long unavailable works. Gordon Flagg
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