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JOHN ROCHE
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Does anybody (John?!!) have any details on the Planet of the Apes work John did for Marvel in the 70s? There are some sketches out there and I edit Simian Scrolls, the Apes fanzine.We'd love to know more about it.John Roche
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John Byrne
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I did work for PLANET OF THE APES? Completely forgotten it, if I did!
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JOHN ROCHE
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John, pardon me whilst I empty my pants .The shock of getting a reply from Mr Fantastic Four has me a bit wobbly. Yes, in the mid 70s, you did some Apes art.One scene featured a human with his arms tied behind his back (using a log, I think) and a suitably nubile lady, standing in an arena surrounded by Apes.I'm a total Marvelite, so, with some humble trepidation, I would say the art style is very Marvel Team Up era, definitely pre-X-Men.If it was for a series, Doug Moench would definitely have been the writer.I'm a techno tit, but, if it helps, I could ask intelligent friends to sort out scans.I'm based in pissing wet West Wales, UK, so you're reply has brightened a dull day! Thanks! John.
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John Byrne
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I'd love to see this. I have absolutely no memory of it. Even reading your description rings no bells.
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Francesco Vanagolli
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I recently learned there is another unknown Byrne comic around.
This isn't listed in the checklist, so I don't know if there really is Byrne stuff inside:
Nightmare #20, 1974, from Skywald.
JB, do you remember this?
Edited by Francesco Vanagolli on 08 February 2011 at 6:34am
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John Byrne
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That's probably the 2 (or was it 3?) pager I did way, way, way back at the beginning. Black and white, inked by Duffy Vohland.
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Francesco Vanagolli
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Thank you, JB. I didn't know something came first than Wheelie, Rog-2000 on E-man and the GS Dracula, so this book was a surprise.
And now, of course, the hunt begins. There's no rest for comic collectors!
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Matt Reed
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Seems like the thread to ask. Poking around Google looking for the POTA art in question, I stumbled upon this: 
It's titled "Kadavahr the Resurrected" and looks to be dated 1974. I may be having a brain fart, but I don't remember ever seeing this. If you don't mind me asking, what's the story behind it?
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Sergio Aledo
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There´s a time in everyone´s life for "more is better" Happy memories.
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Anthony Warlow
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The Marvel UK imprint publised PLANET OF THE APES for 123 issues from 1974 to1977.
Issues 88 to 123 were double features of PLANET OF THE APES and DRACULA comics.
I am wondering if "John Byrne" as artist titles show in an issue that reprints John's Dracula issue he drew for Marvel in 1975 , Dracula Giant Size #5
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John Byrne
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It's titled "Kadavahr the Resurrected" and looks to be dated 1974. I may be having a brain fart, but I don't remember ever seeing this. If you don't mind me asking, what's the story behind it?•• Well, first up, it's not "Ka-Davahr". He was my very own Conan rip-off, featuring a beefy warrior with a skull for a face (echoes of "The Death's Head Knight".) LINK The lady above was called (and don't hold me to this!) "Space Angel", and both the female figures are her. It was a sci-fi superhero kind of thing, and, like Ka-Davahr, it was done as a pitch to any publishers who might be interested. None were!
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Dan Marcoux
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Interesting piece there, Matt - pretty sure it's not Ka-davahr, but it looks like it's along the same lines. This is the Ka-davahr piece I have in the Gallery (also from 1974), published in a fanzine called Heroes Inc. Presents #2:
 It is also looks similar in style to this piece, labeled Destiny (1974):
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