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Russ Manning Magnus, Robot Fighter #1 Magnus First Appearance Issue Story Page 18 Original Art
Auction: 05/08/2026 - 5/10/2026
Lot: 92131
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1929 Van Nuys, California - 1981 California. Known for: Book and newspaper comic strip artist, penciller.
Russell George Manning (January 5, 1929[2] – December 1, 1981) was an American comic book artist who created the series Magnus, Robot Fighter and illustrated such newspaper comic strips as Tarzan and... Read full biography
Russell George Manning (January 5, 1929[2] – December 1, 1981) was an American comic book artist who created the series Magnus, Robot Fighter and illustrated such newspaper comic strips as Tarzan and Star Wars. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 2006. Manning studied at the... Read full biography
Russell George Manning (January 5, 1929[2] – December 1, 1981) was an American comic book artist who created the series Magnus, Robot Fighter and illustrated such newspaper comic strips as Tarzan and Star Wars. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 2006. Manning studied at the Los Angeles County Art Institute, and later, during his US Army service in Japan, drew cartoons for his military base newspaper. In 1953 he went to work for Western Publishing and illustrated stories... Read full biography
Russell George Manning (January 5, 1929[2] – December 1, 1981) was an American comic book artist who created the series Magnus, Robot Fighter and illustrated such newspaper comic strips as Tarzan and Star Wars. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 2006. Manning studied at the Los Angeles County Art Institute, and later, during his US Army service in Japan, drew cartoons for his military base newspaper. In 1953 he went to work for Western Publishing and illustrated stories for the wide variety of comics published by Western for Dell Comics, and later for Western's own Gold Key Comics line. His first notable work was on Brothers of the Spear, a backup feature, created by Gaylord Du Bois, in the Tarzan comic book. He... Read full biography
Russell George Manning (January 5, 1929[2] – December 1, 1981) was an American comic book artist who created the series Magnus, Robot Fighter and illustrated such newspaper comic strips as Tarzan and Star Wars. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 2006. Manning studied at the Los Angeles County Art Institute, and later, during his US Army service in Japan, drew cartoons for his military base newspaper. In 1953 he went to work for Western Publishing and illustrated stories for the wide variety of comics published by Western for Dell Comics, and later for Western's own Gold Key Comics line. His first notable work was on Brothers of the Spear, a backup feature, created by Gaylord Du Bois, in the Tarzan comic book. He also drew a few Tarzan stories. He created Gold Key's Magnus, Robot Fighter and The Aliens (which ran in... Read full biography
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeRuss Manning Star Wars Sunday #2 Comic Strip Original Art dated 3-18-79 (Los Angeles Times Syndicate, 1979)
Russ (Russell) George Manning Auction: 06/20/2024 - 6/23/2024Lot: 93092Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeMagnus, Robot Fighter #1 Magnus First Appearance Issue Story Page 18 Original Art (Gold Key/Western, 1963)
Russ (Russell) George Manning Auction: 06/26/2025 - 6/29/2025Lot: 94390Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeMagnus Robot Fighter #1 Story Page 7 Original Art (Gold Key, 1963)
Russ (Russell) George Manning Auction: 01/13/2022Lot: 98215Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeMagnus Robot Fighter #8 Story Page 22 Original Art (Western/Gold Key, 1964)
Russ (Russell) George Manning Auction: 09/08/2021 - 9/12/2021Lot: 97294Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeRuss Manning Star Wars Sunday Comic Strip Hand-Colored Original Art dated 3-25-79 (Los Angeles Times Syndicate, 1979)
Russ (Russell) George Manning Auction: 06/22/2023 - 6/23/2023Lot: 95334Subscribe or get free alerts
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