Who Is Ka-Zar? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Ka-Zar is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Kevin Reginald Plunder, with over 937 comic issue appearances. The son of an English nobleman, Ka-Zar grew up in the Savage Land alongside his loyal partner/surrogate parent Zabu after the death of his father.

Who is Ka-Zar?

Origin Lord Robert Plunder discovered the hidden jungle in the Antarctic continent that became known as the Savage Land . A tribe of barbaric Man-Apes killed Lord Plunder, but as they attacked his infant son, Kevin, they were driven off by Zabu , the last survivor of a species of saber-toothed tiger that the Man-Apes had hunted to near extinction. Immediately forming an empathic bond, Zabu took Kevin to the Land of Mists, a region where the Man-Apes refused to set foot. The encounter soon passed into the Man-Apes' legends, and young Kevin was given the name Ka-Zar, which means son of the tiger. Young Kevin had banished most of the memories of his childhood as a pampered son of nobility, and came to think and act like a "savage." Ka-Zar grew up in the Land of Mists alongside Zabu, who taught him how to survive in the Savage Land. Creation The first Ka-Zar, David Rand , was first published by Manvis in a pulp fiction magazine, Ka-Zar #1 (10/1936), making him one of the first Marvel Comics characters. The Golden Age Ka-Zar was created by Bob Byrd who wrote the Ka-Zar pulp fiction novels, clearly inspired by Tarzan . The first comic book appearance of Ka-Zar was in Marvel Comics #1 (10.

Key facts

Ka-Zar is of human origin and first appeared in "The Coming Of... Ka-Zar!". The character is published by Marvel. With 937 recorded issue appearances, Ka-Zar ranks among the most featured characters in comics.