''Tullus'' was an American comic book feature published in

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comic books from 1943 until 1976. It was created by Joseph Hughes Newton and is set in the 1st century AD.

Publication history

''Tullus'' was first published on December 26, 1943, in the Sunday School papers ''What to Do'', ''Boys' World'' and ''Girls' Companion'' (who were later merged into the Christian comic paper ''

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''). The strip was also carried by ''Cook's Young People's Weekly''. Its original creator was Joseph Hughes Newton. The strip was later written and scripted by other artists like Brinton Turkle, Bob Magnusen and written, pencilled and inked by Al Stenzel and Irv Novick, a veteran DC artist notable for his war comics.

Concept

''Tullus'' takes place in the 1st century AD and follows the adventures of Tullus, a young

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Roman who travels to many places in the ancient world, including Asia Minor, Greece, and Rome.

Albums

Six collections of the ''Tullus'' comics have appeared in paperback book form, the first of these made in the 1970s by Sunday Pix publisher

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* ''Tullus and the Monsters of the Deep'' * ''Tullus and the Dark City'' * ''Tullus and the Ransom Gold'' * ''Tullus and the Vandals of the North'' * ''Tullus in the Deadly Whirlpool'' * ''Tullus and the Kidnapped Prince'' These collections reprint later ''Tullus'' stories, which are not as prized by collectors as the earlier stories.

Reprint

In 2016, a Tullus comic book was published by Manuscript Press in both print and Kindle editions. It is a color reprint of all of the Tullus pages from the year 1952, with a cover by

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References

Christian Comics International notes on the ''Tullus'' series
*''Sunday Pix'', incorporating ''Girls' Companion'', ''Boys World'', and ''What to Do'', periodical, David C. Cook Publishing Company, Elgin, Illinois, USA, 1949 to 1976? *''Tullus: Exciting adventures of a young first-century Christian'', David C. Cook, editor, ASIN: B000VJWUPI American comic strips Christian comics Biblical comics Adventure comics 1943 comics debuts 1976 comics endings Comics set in the 1st century Comics set in the Roman Empire Comics set in ancient Greece Comics set in ancient Israel Comics set in ancient Mesopotamia Comics set in Turkey Comics set in ancient Egypt Fiction set in ancient Rome Fictional religious workers American comics characters Comics characters introduced in 1943 Male characters in comics {{comics-char-stub