The first Tarkan stories appeared in 1967 in a daily strip in the popular Turkish newspaper Hürriyet.
By 1973, there was a weekly full colour comic published across Europe, including in the UK, where it cost 3p. The comic (presumably aimed at adults rather than kids, as it can get slightly racy) ran for at least 25 issues, and. God help me, I have the first 10.
Issue 3 (pictured) has Tarkan and his hairy mate Mario being crucified by the Romans for being better at fighting than them. Don't be concerned, though, Mario is known as 'The Birdman' and hundreds of his trained pigeons are about to swoop down and cause chaos. In the confusion, our heroes will be set free, and there will be more scrapping, presumably in a city square that is now now slick with bird shit.
