Ka-Zar

David Rand is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first character to bear the Ka-Zar name, he was created by writer Bob Byrd, and first appeared in the pulp magazine Ka-Zar #1 (October 1936). Publication history The first Ka-Zar, David Rand, was a typical "jungle lord" in the Tarzan vein, also known as Ka-Zar the Great, who first appeared in the pulp magazine Ka-Zar #1 (October 1936) from Manvis Publishing, one of many magazine companies owned by Martin Goodman. The story was continued in two further issues published in January and June 1937, and then the character was set aside.