CREATOR

Name: Bastei Verlag (German comics corporation).
Personal dates: Founded in Germany in 1953 by Gustav Heinrich Lübbe (1918-1995). Ongoing.
Other creations: Too numerous to mention here. Please look under Bastei in the Creators section.
Successors: None.
Comments: The name Bastei is a German word for Bastion. The corporation's main line is the publishing of colourful novels.

 

 

MAIN STORY

The series premiered in 1975*. Stopped in 1978 after 95 issues*.

The main character is loosely based on the famous Italian adventurer (1254-1324), but his actions in the series have no comparison with his real history.

The first 20 issues of the series were published in a smaller format.

* The series has also been published sporatically by other publishers from 1963 to 1998.

 

 

MAIN CHARACTER


Marco Polo

 

 

GALLERY
(presenting the front covers from 6 random issues)

#1 - 1975
#27 - 1976
#48 - 1976

#60 - 1976
#76 - 1976
#95 - 1978

 

 

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