Yugoslav production of E.R. Burroughs' Tarzan Comics
In 1983, publisher Atlantic who had the rights to produce the Tarzan comics worldwide, was complaining about the quality of the Spanish adaptions. Exception was the good quality of Jose Ortiz's work.
Therefor the contract between the spanish artists was canceled.
Either in Bologna or Frankfurt, heads of Swedish Atlantic and the owner of Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. (Son in Law Pierce who died a few years later) met the editors of Marketprint from Novi Sad, the biggest comics publisher in former Yugoslavia. At that time Marketprint already published spanish Tarzan in B5 format with Burne Hogarth's covers.
In an unformal conversation between Atlantic and Marketprint's editor Scetozar Tomic the idea was offered to make a try-out with Yugoslav artists. Bane kerac was one of the prominent artists at that time in Yugoslavia and Tomic invited him to try to get a job on Tarzan. Bane made the pilot episode "The White Panther" (story by Slavko Dragincic, who also was an editor of Marketprint). Atlantic was satisfied with this result. Marketprint and Atlantic made a contract in which Marketprint had rights for Yugoslavia and Atlantic had world rights with responsibility for world distribution.
Editors Sibin Slavkovic and Slavko Dragincic gathered the best possible team for production including Branislav (Bane) Kerac (pencils), Branko Plavsic (inker), Goran Djukic (pencils & ink), Marinko Lebovic(pencils), Svetozar-Toza Obradovic (scenario), Dusan Vukojev (scenario), Miss Dragana Stankovic (scenario) and other famous Yugoslav comix artists.
In period of 1983-1989, under their hands came over 1600 tables (100 episodes -16 pages long), and more than 500 illustrations for covers, back covers and other promotional materials. Most covers were made by Bane Branislav Kerac and Sibin Slavkovic.
Everything went fine until the daughter or granddaugter of Edgar Rice Burroughs got legacy on Tarzan copyrights.
Her lawyers gave her advices which were unacceptable for Marketprint. This was in 1990 which ended in an immediatelly cancelation of the contract.
YU Tarzan were published in his own comicbook serie named "Tarzan" simultaneosly in Yugoslavia, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, W. Germany and Holland.
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| NL |
Nr |
Title |
Episode ID |
Scenario |
Pencil |
Ink |
| 22.5 |
1 |
De witte panter
BELI PANTER
THE WHITE PANTHER
|
01-01 / 01-16 |
Slavko Dragincic |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branko Plavsic |
| 22.6 |
2 |
De strijd om Opar
BORBA ZA OPAR
The STRUGGLE FOR OPAR
|
02-17 / 02-32 |
Slavko Dragincic |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branko Plavsic |
| 22.7 |
3 |
De gouden Bark
ZLATNA BARKA
The GOLDEN BARGE
|
No mark |
Derek Fielding |
Sibin Slavkovic |
Sibin Slavkovic |
| 22.9 |
4 |
De Doodsstrijd
VELIKI GORGO
The BIG GORGHO
|
03-33 / 03-48 |
Slavko Dragincic |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branko Plavsic |
| 22.10 |
5 |
Het slavenhuis
POTRAGA ZA OTMICARIMA
CITY OF The SLAVES
|
05-65 / 05-72 |
Slavko Dragincic |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branko Plavsic |
| 22.11 |
6 |
De magie van het kwade
CARSTVO MOANI TAJ
MOANY THAI
|
04-49 / 04-64 |
Slavko Dragincic |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branko Plavsic |
| 22.12 |
7 |
De luipaardmoordenaar
UBICA LEOPARDA
The LEOPARD KILLER
|
02-17 / 02-32 |
Slavko Dragincic |
Sibin Slavkovic |
Branko Plavsic |
| 19.29 |
8 |
De wraaknemer
LOVAC
The HUNTER
|
09-129 / 09-144 |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branko Plavsic |
| 19.28 |
9 |
De geesten van Mangara
DUH MANGARE
The GHOST OF MANGARA
|
03-33 / 03-48 |
Slavko Dragincic |
Sibin Slavkovic |
Branko Plavsic |
|
10 |
DZU-DZU VAMPIR
JU-JU VAMPIRE |
10-145 / 10-160 |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branko Plavsic |
| 19.30 |
11 |
De schat van Zwarte Olssen
CRNI OLSEN
BLACK OLSEN
|
08-113 / 08-128 |
Slavko Dragincic |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branko Plavsic |
| 19.31 |
12 |
SAMANTIN HRAM
SAMANTHA'S TEMPLE |
07-97 / 07-112 |
Slavko Dragincic |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branko Plavsic |
| 19.33 |
13 |
KRSTASI
The CRUSADERS |
6-81 / 6-97 |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
14 |
LA, KRALJICA OPARA
LA, The QUEEN OF OPAR |
|
Petar Aladzic
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branko Plavsic |
| 19.41 |
15 |
PEMBOLTOVE ZIVOTINJE
PEMBOLT'S ANIMALS |
14-209 / 14-224 |
Slavko Dragincic |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
16 |
PAKAO U CELIJI
The HELL PRISON |
|
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Sibin Slavkovic |
Sibin Slavkovic |
| 19.41 |
17 |
POSLEDNJI FARAON
The LAST OF PHARAOS |
13-193 / 13-208 |
Slavko Dragincic |
Sibin Slavkovic |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
18 |
KRIJUMCARI SLONOVACE
IVORY SMUGGLERS |
|
Slavko Dragincic |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branko Plavsic |
| 19.41 |
19 |
IDOL ZINRA
IDOL OF ZINRA |
19-289 / 19-304 |
Petar Aladzic
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
20 |
VOJNICI SRECE
SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE |
|
Svetozar Obradovic |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
21 |
DVOSTRUKA IGRA
DOUBLECROSS GAME |
|
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
22 |
KOLEKCIONAR
The COLLECTOR |
|
Slavko Dragincic |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
23 |
AVETINJSKI GRAD 1
The GHOST CITY |
|
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
24 |
AVETINJSKI GRAD 2
The GHOST CITY |
|
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
25 |
PRINCEZA VAZ DONA
WAZ DON PRINCESS |
|
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
26 |
TAJNA CRNE MOCVARE
The secret of BLACK SWAMP |
|
Slavko Dragincic |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branko Plavsic |
| 19.42 |
27 |
LAZNI IDOL
The FALSE IDOL |
17-257 / 17-272 |
Svetozar Obradovic |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branko Plavsic |
| 19.42 |
28 |
TARZAN I VARVARI
The BARBARIANS pt.1 |
15-225 / 15-240 |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branko Plavsic |
| 19.42 |
29 |
MAC BOGOVA
The BARBARIANS pt.2 |
16-241 / 16-256 |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
30 |
ZVEZDA
The FALLEN STAR |
|
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
31 |
KULA SVETLOSTI
The TOWER OF LIGHT |
|
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
32 |
NEBESKI GRABLJIVAC
The BIRD OF PREY |
|
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
33 |
ZNAK SMRTI 1
The DEATH SIGN 1 |
|
Slavko Dragincic |
Sibin Slavkovic |
Sibin Slavkovic |
| |
34 |
ZNAK SMRTI 2
The DEATH SIGN 2 |
|
Slavko Dragincic |
Sibin Slavkovic |
Sibin Slavkovic |
| 26.03 |
35 |
TIGAR
The TIGER |
32-497 / 32-512 |
Svetozar Obradovic
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
| |
36 |
VELIKA TRKA
The GREAT RACE |
|
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branko Plavsic |
| 26.01 |
37 |
NINDZA 1
The NINJA 1 |
27-412 / 27-428 |
Svetozar Obradovic |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branko Plavsic |
| 26.01 |
38 |
NINDZA 2
The NINJA 2 |
28-429 / 27-448 |
Svetozar Obradovic |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
39 |
UCENJIVACI
The BLACKMAILERS |
|
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Sibin Slavkovic |
Sibin Slavkovic |
| |
40 |
LOV NA TIGRA
The TRAP |
|
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Sibin Slavkovic |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
41 |
KRALJICA ZLA
THE EVIL QUEEN |
|
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Sibin Slavkovic |
Sibin Slavkovic |
| |
42 |
BORBENA MASINA
The COMBAT MACHINE |
|
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branko Plavsic |
| 26.02 |
43 |
ZVEZDA KALONGE
CALLONGA STAR |
34-529 / 34-544 |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
| |
44 |
POVRATAK ODBACENOG
The WRONG STEP |
|
Svetozar Obradovic |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
45 |
PRLJAVA IGRA
The HIGH JACKERS |
|
Svetozar Obradovic |
Sibin Slavkovic |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
46 |
LAGUNA SMRTI
The UNDERWATER BEAST |
|
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
47 |
OAZA SNOVA
CALLONGA STAR 2 |
|
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
| |
48 |
WAZ DON MINDY
CALLONGA STAR 3 |
|
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
| |
49 |
OTPADNIK
The REBEL |
|
Slavko Dragincic |
Sibin Slavkovic |
Sibin Slavkovic |
| |
50 |
VIKINZI
The VIKINGS |
|
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Sibin Slavkovic |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
51 |
PECINA STRAVE
CALLONGA STAR 4 |
|
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
| |
52 |
RUSEVINE ATLANTIDE
CALLONGA STAR 5 |
|
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
| |
53 |
TAJMPORTER 1
The TIMEPORTER 1 |
|
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
54 |
TAJMPORTER 2
The TIMEPORTER 2 |
|
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
55 |
MIS FANI
MISS FANNY |
|
Dusan Vukojev |
Petar Meseldzija (Mesel) |
Petar Meseldzija (Mesel) |
| |
56 |
LOS DAN ZA ULJEZE
HARD time for INTRUDERS |
|
Dusan Vukojev |
Goran Djukic |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
57 |
PESCANA OLUJA
SANDSTORM |
|
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Sibin Slavkovic |
| |
58 |
LET ZA TOMOMBO
A FLIGHT TO TOMOMBO |
|
Dusan Vukojev |
Pavel Koza |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
59 |
HABAL
HABBAL |
|
Dusan Vukojev |
Goran Djukic |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
60 |
NEVESTA KRALJA BOHUNA
The BRIDE of The King Bohun |
|
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Petar Meseldzija (Mesel) |
Petar Meseldzija (Mesel) |
| |
61 |
NEBESKI JAHAC
The SKYRIDER |
|
Dusan Vukojev
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
62 |
GOSPODAR PELUSIDARA 1
Emperor OF PELLUCIDAR 1 |
|
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Sibin Slavkovic |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
63 |
GOSPODAR PELUSIDARA 2
Emperor OF PELLUCIDAR 2 |
|
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Sibin Slavkovic |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
64 |
OPKLADA
The KITE |
|
Dusan Vukojev |
Goran Djukic |
Goran Djukic |
| |
65 |
PEGAZ
PEGASUS |
|
Dusan Vukojev |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Sibin Slavkovic |
| |
66 |
MILARDOV IDENTITET
MILLARD'S IDENTITY |
|
Svetozar Obradovic |
Pavel Koza |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
| |
67 |
MARADIN ZAPIS
MARADA'S INSCRIPTION |
|
Dusan Vukojev
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac
Goran Djukic |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
68 |
DECAK SA ZVEZDA
The STARBOY |
|
Dusan Vukojev
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
| |
69 |
RELI U DZUNGLI
JUNGLE RALLY |
|
Svetozar Obradovic |
Marinko Lebovic |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
70 |
AFRIKA EKSPRES
AFRICA EXPRESS |
|
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Goran Djukic |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
71 |
MASKIRANI KONJANICI
RIDERS IN DISGUISE |
|
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
| |
72 |
BEZ SVEDOKA
NO WITNESS |
|
Dusan Vukojev |
Petar Meseldzija (Mesel) |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
73 |
Dan kad su ULOVILI BODORA BODOR |
|
Dusan Vukojev |
Marinko Lebovic |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
74 |
MAGMANT
MAGMANT |
|
Dusan Vukojev |
Pavel Koza |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
75 |
CRNA KLJOVA
BLACK IVORY |
|
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Sibin Slavkovic |
Sibin Slavkovic |
| |
76 |
NEUKROTIVA
UNTAMABLE |
|
Dusan Vukojev |
Marinko Lebovic |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
77 |
DEMON IZ JEZERA
WATER DEMON |
|
Dragana Stankovic |
Pavel Koza |
Pavel Koza |
| |
78 |
DRAGOCENI SKIPTAR
PRECIOUS SCEPTER |
|
Dragana Stankovic |
Goran Djukic |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
79 |
ROGON TUA
ROGON TUA |
|
Dusan Vukojev |
Marinko Lebovic |
Pavel Koza |
| |
80 |
LEGIJA POHLEPNIH
LEGION OF GREEDIES |
|
Dragana Stankovic |
Milan Ivanovic |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
81 |
BALON IZNENADJENJA
BALOON OF SURPRISE |
|
Dragana Stankovic |
Pavel Koza |
Pavel Koza |
| |
82 |
VELIKI CAROBNJAK
The WIZARD |
|
Dragana Stankovic |
Milan Miletic |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
83 |
TROFEJ
TROPHY |
|
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Sibin Slavkovic |
| |
84 |
OTMICA
RANSOM |
|
Dragana Stankovic |
Goran Djukic |
Goran Djukic |
| |
85 |
MALA PRINCEZA
LITTLE PRINCESS |
|
Dusan Vukojev |
Pavel Koza |
Pavel Koza |
| |
86 |
STUBOVI LEVISA
LEVIT'S GATES |
|
Dusan Vukojev |
Marinko Lebovic |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
| |
87 |
NARUCENO UBISTVO
ORDERED TO KILL |
|
Dragana Stankovic |
Milan Ivanovic |
Pavel Koza |
| |
88 |
OCI BEZ SJAJA
BRIGHTLESS EYES |
|
Dusan Vukojev |
Milan Miletic |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
89 |
DECAK IZ DZUNGLE
A BOY IN JUNGLE |
|
Rastislav Durman |
Goran Djukic |
Goran Djukic |
| |
90 |
GROBLJE SLONOVA
ELEPHANT CEMETERY |
|
Dusan Vukojev |
Marinko Lebovic |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
91 |
Svi putevi vode u KALONGU
All Roads Lead To Callonga |
|
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac
Pavel Koza |
Pavel Koza |
| |
92 |
PUT ZA TABARAN
ROAD TO THABARAN |
|
Dusan Vukojev |
Marinko Lebovic |
Goran Djukic |
| |
93 |
LEDI ZVANA AVANTURA 1
LADY CALLED ADVENTURE1 |
|
Dragana Stankovic
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac
Goran Djukic |
Goran Djukic |
| |
94 |
LEDI ZVANA AVANTURA 2
LADY CALLED ADVENTURE2 |
|
Dragana Stankovic
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac
Goran Djukic |
Goran Djukic |
| |
95 |
LEDI ZVANA AVANTURA 3
LADY CALLED ADVENTURE3 |
|
Dragana Stankovic
Branislav (Bane) Kerac |
Branislav (Bane) Kerac
Goran Djukic |
Goran Djukic |
| |
96 |
PUKOVNIKOVA OSVETA
COLONEL'C REVENGE |
|
Dusan Vukojev |
Milan Ivanovic |
Pavel Koza |
| |
97 |
SUSRET U DZUNGLI
JUNGLE TRIP |
|
Dragan Stokic |
Dragan Stokic |
Branko Plavsic |
| |
98 |
BELI PSI
WHITE DOGS |
|
Svetozar Obradovic |
Pavel Koza |
Pavel Koza |
| |
99 |
ROZMARI
ROSEMARY |
|
Dusan Vukojev |
Dragan Stokic |
Dragan Stokic |
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100 |
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