Jesse Marsh (July 27, 1907 – April 28, 1966) was an American

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and animator. His main claim to fame is his work on the early ''

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'' and related books for

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that saw print through

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and later

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. He was the first artist to produce original Tarzan comic books. Up to that time, all Tarzan comics were reprints from the newspaper strips. He also worked on the '' Gene Autry'' comic book for many years. Prior to working for Western, he had worked for the

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, doing animation work for ''

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'' and some ''

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'' cartoons as well. He would turn the ''Tarzan'' series over to

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in 1965 due to failing health. In 2009,

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announced an archive reprint series of his work on Tarzan entitled ''Tarzan: The Jesse Marsh Years''.

Collected editions

* ''Tarzan: The Jesse Marsh Years'' ** Volume 1 collects ''Four Color'' #134 and 161 and ''Tarzan'' #1–4, 256 pages, January 2009, ** Volume 2 collects ''Tarzan'' #5–10, 224 pages, May 2009, ** Volume 3 collects ''Tarzan'' #11–16, 240 pages, September 2009, ** Volume 4 collects ''Tarzan'' #17–21, 232 pages, November 2009, ** Volume 5 collects ''Tarzan'' #22–27, 240 pages, February 2010, ** Volume 6 collects ''Tarzan'' #28–32 and ''Tarzan's Jungle Annual'' #1, 248 pages, August 2010, ** Volume 7 collects ''Tarzan'' #33–38, 224 pages, November 2010, ** Volume 8 collects ''Tarzan'' #39–43, 224 pages, February 2011, ** Volume 9 collects ''Tarzan'' #44–46 and ''Tarzan’s Jungle Annual'' #2, 240 pages, May 2011, ** Volume 10 collects ''Tarzan'' #47–51, 224 pages, December 2011, ** Volume 11 collects ''Tarzan'' #52–56 and ''March of Comics'' #125, 224 pages, July 2012,

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* 1907 births 1966 deaths 20th-century American artists American comics artists Animators from Alabama Disney comics artists Golden Age comics creators People from Florence, Alabama Silver Age comics creators Walt Disney Animation Studios people {{US-comics-artist-stub

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