Yaroslav Horak
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| Horak | |
| Birth name | Yaroslav Horak |
| Born | June 12, 1927 Harbin, Manchuria |
| Nationality | Russian Australian |
| Area(s) | artist |
| Pseudonym(s) | Larry Horak |
| Notable works | James Bond |
Yaroslav Horak is a Russian born, Australian based illustrator and comics artist, best known for his work on the newspaper comic strip, James Bond.
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[edit] Biography
He was the second artist for the Daily Express strip James Bond from 1966 to 1977, then for the Sunday Express and the Daily Star from 1977 to 1979 and again from 1983 to 1984. In total Horak worked on 33 James Bond comic strips after taking over from John McLusky.
Horak also created the comic series Jet Fury and The Mask,[1][2] in addition to working on other comic strips such as Andrea, Mike Steele, and Captain Fortune, Cop Shop and Sergeant Pat of the Radio Patrol.
[edit] James Bond strips
| Title | Writer | Published date | Serial no. |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Man with the Golden Gun | Jim Lawrence | January 10, 1966 - September 9, 1966 | 1-209 |
| The Living Daylights | Jim Lawrence | September 12, 1966 - November 12, 1966 | 210-263 |
| Octopussy | Jim Lawrence | November 14, 1966 - May 27, 1967 | 264-428 |
| The Hildebrand Rarity | Jim Lawrence | May 29, 1967 - December 16, 1967 | 429-602 |
| The Spy Who Loved Me | Jim Lawrence | December 18, 1967 - October 3, 1968 | 603-815 |
| The Harpies | Jim Lawrence | October 10, 1968 - June 23, 1969 | 816-1037 |
| River Of Death | Jim Lawrence | June 24, 1969 - November 29, 1969 | 1038-1174 |
| Colonel Sun | Jim Lawrence | December 1, 1969 - August 28, 1970 | 1175-1393 |
| The Golden Ghost | Jim Lawrence | August 21, 1970 - January 16, 1971 | 1394-1519 |
| Fear Face | Jim Lawrence | January 18, 1971 - April 20, 1971 | 1520-1596 |
| Double Jeopardy | Jim Lawrence | April 21, 1971 - August 28, 1971 | 1597-1708 |
| Starfire | Jim Lawrence | August 30, 1971 - December 24, 1971 | 1709-1809 |
| Trouble Spot | Jim Lawrence | December 28, 1971 - June 10, 1972 | 1810-1951 |
| Isle Of Condors | Jim Lawrence | June 12, 1972 - October 21, 1972 | 1952-2065 |
| The League Of Vampires | Jim Lawrence | October 25, 1972 - February 28, 1973 | 2066-2172 |
| Die With My Boots On | Jim Lawrence | March 1, 1973 - June 18, 1973 | 2173-2256 |
| The Girl Machine | Jim Lawrence | June 19, 1973 - December 3, 1973 | 2257-2407 |
| Beware Of Butterflies | Jim Lawrence | December 4, 1973 - May 11, 1974 | 2408-2541 |
| The Nevsky Nude | Jim Lawrence | May 13, 1974 - September 21, 1974 | 2542-2655 |
| The Phoenix Project | Jim Lawrence | September 23, 1974 - February 18, 1975 | 2656-2780 |
| The Black Ruby Caper | Jim Lawrence | February 19, 1975 - July 15, 1975 | 2781-2897 |
| Till Death Do Us Apart | Jim Lawrence | July 7, 1975 - October 14, 1975 | 2989-2983 |
| The Torch-Time Affair | Jim Lawrence | October 15, 1975 - January 15, 1976 | 2984-3060 |
| Hot-Shot | Jim Lawrence | January 16, 1976 - June 1, 1976 | 3061-3178 |
| Nightbird | Jim Lawrence | June 2, 1976 - November 4, 1976 | 3179-3312 |
| Ape Of Diamonds | Jim Lawrence | November 5, 1976 - January 22, 1977 | 3313-3437 |
| When The Wizard Awakes | Jim Lawrence | January 30, 1977 - May 22, 1977 | 1-54 |
| Sea Dragon | Jim Lawrence |
|
55-192 |
| Death Wing | Jim Lawrence |
|
193-354 |
| The Xanadu Connection | Jim Lawrence |
|
355-468 |
| Shark Bait | Jim Lawrence |
|
469-636 |
| Snake Goddess | Jim Lawrence |
|
822-893 |
| Double Eagle | Jim Lawrence |
|
894-965 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ vixenmagazine.com The Mask - The Man of Many Faces
- ^ International Hero The Australian Mask
[edit] External links
- Horak biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia
