Fantagraphics has published the latest volume in its Lost Marvels series, collecting all eight issues of the out-of-print Savage Tales run from the 1980s. Today, The Beat can reveal an exclusive preview of the book, which hit shelves yesterday.
Edited by Larry Hama, this magazine-sized anthology series originally ran from 1985 to 1986 and featured a slew of artists and writers, with stories ranging from apocalyptic futures to gangster noir.
Artists in the series include John Severin; John Buscema; Mary Wilshire; Ken Steacy; Sam Glanzman; Val Mayerik; Ron Wagner; Herb Trimpe; Gray Morrow; Michael Golden; Wayne Vansant; Joe Jusko; Arthur Suydam; Vincent Waller; and Will Jungkuntz. Writers include Chuck Dixon; Bill Wray; Doug Murray; Robert Kanigher; Don Kraar; Denny O’Neil; and Archie Goodwin.
As part of the ongoing Lost Marvels series, Fantagraphics and Marvel have reprinted the entire run, bringing it back for the first time since ’86.
Check out an exclusive preview below.
Lost Marvels No. 3: Savage Tales of the 1980s is available everywhere books are sold.
