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I always liked the Korak comics.  There's only one problem: He's not much different than Tarzan!  Korak is basically a carbon copy of Tarzan.  In these comics, Korak is in his twenties.  Tarzan is still alive, and apparently still "doing his thing", but he's little seen and often mentioned.  Korak simply has his own adventures.  Just another jungle dude.  But, like the Tarzan comics from Dell and Gold Key, the Korak comics boast great stories and art.

Tarzan of the Apes #206

Another visually interesting Tarzan cover with the jungle hero fighting intelligent gorilla soldiers.

Turok, Son of Stone #56

Turok is an incredibly interesting concept.  He and other Indians (Native Americans) live in the age of dinosaurs and have countless adventures.  Years later, in the early 1990s, Turok was revamped by the Valiant publisher as "Turok, Dinosaur Hunter".  This lasted for a few years until Valiant closed up.  In the late 2000s, Turok was made popular again in the medium of video games.

Walt Disney Beagle Boys #4

I always liked the Beagle Boys characters, so I found it interesting when they were given their own series.  How can you take crooks and give them their own comic stories?  Gold Key actually did a great job.  Each comic adventure would start with the Beagle Boys planning some criminal scheme.  The scheme would backfire incredibly, and the story would end with a simple "crime doesn't pay" message.

Walt Disney Donald Duck #124

Donald Duck comics were ALWAYS cool!  This is another one.  Uncle Scrooge comics?  Eh, they're so-so.  But Donald Duck adventure comics were always funny and entertaining.  Especially when the nephews or the Beagle Boys were involved.  In this issue, Donald finds a pair of boots that make him fly.  It's funny that the writers consider this a new sensation for Donald, as he is a duck.  Then again, Donald has never been known to fly on his own in any medium.  I find that strange.  Even Warner Bros.' Daffy Duck can fly.

Walt Disney Moby Duck #14

The name of this character cracks me up!  I love Moby Duck, but he is a rather obscure character in the Disney world.  Although he's occasionally featured with the Duck characters like Donald, Uncle Scrooge, etc., he is not related to them and shares only their last name.  Moby Duck is supposed to be a whaler, but in the 1960s-70s whaling was very taboo, so they never showed him actually whaling.  Moby Duck got caught up in other adventures.  The series suffered greatly from not being published regularly due to low sales.  These long lapses effectively killed ongoing interest.  Plus, Moby was never featured in any of the Disney cartoons, so no one really knew much about him.  Many of the writers and artists, themselves, were not thrilled with the Moby Duck comics as it didn't have any regular supporting cast.  Moby was pretty much the only ongoing character and if it hadn't been for the other, established Ducks making guest appearances, the stories would've been dead in the water.  Moby, himself, also lacked from having any quirks.  Besides having a funny name, he didn't have any funny sayings, built-in plot devices, nothing!  I think Moby Duck was a cleverly named and well-drawn character that should have been given a lot more focus.