In the year 4000, with the human race threatened by robots that would enslave mankind, one man alone has the power to fight back-Magnus, Robot Fighter! Russ Manning, famous for his spectacular work on the Tarzan newspaper strips of the late sixties, brought fans his "Tarzan of the Future" in Magnus, Robot Fighter. While the original comics series lasted only twenty-one issues, Manning's creation has survived generations, influencing countless science fiction artists and writers to this day. Fans of Alex Raymond, Mac Raboy, or Wally Wood should not miss this beautifully bound hardcover, the latest addition to Dark Horse's line of science fiction comics classics. The classic story of man versus technology was revived to great success in the 1990's. This volume reprints the original series with unparalleled art by comics legend Russ Manning.<p> In the early 1960s, comic fans became enamored with the superheroic offerings made by DC Comics and Marvel Comics. There was a major shift in the type of comics produced at the time as characters like The Flash, Spider-Man and others captured the minds of comic readers, practically pushing all other genres out. And while superheroes may have been the dominant genre, that doesn't mean there weren't others out there trying to garner some attention. One of the more successful was Gold Key's "Magnus, Robot Fighter." Created by writer/artist Russ Manning and set in the year 4000 A.D., "Magnus" was one of the few science fiction based comics success stories of the '60s. The final Russ Manning issue was issue #21, published in early 1968. The series continued through to 1977's issue #46. Dark Horse Comics will be offering a new collection of those old tales. Dark Horse has not released yet which issues will be collected in this first volume. HC, 200pg, FC, 6 1/4" x 10 1/4". RUSS MANNING (W/A), KERMIT SCHAEFER (W), and DON FRIEWALD (W)