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Zorro: The Complete Classic Adventures #1-2
Alex Toth's Zorro The Complete Dell Comics Adventures
Volume two of the classic adventures of Zorro by comic book legend Alex Toth.
Authorized edition adapted from the Walt Disney television series based on the famous character created by Johnston McCulley. Five complete full-length adventures plus the five page gem "Friend Indeed".
242 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1961
About the author
Alex Toth
353 books25 followersAlexander Toth was an American professional cartoonist active from the 1940s through the 1980s. Toth's work began in the American comic book industry, but he is also known for his animation designs for Hanna-Barbera throughout the 1960s and 1970s. His work included Super Friends, Space Ghost, The Herculoids, and Birdman. Toth's work has been resurrected in the late-night, adult-themed spinoffs on Cartoon Network: Space Ghost: Coast to Coast, Sealab 2021, and Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law.
He was inducted into the comic-book industry's Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1990
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He was inducted into the comic-book industry's Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1990
Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information.
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January 5, 2015
Just great, old fun! I enjoyed every story and laughed out loud many times.
And forget Zorro, Sergeant Garcia is the true star!
And forget Zorro, Sergeant Garcia is the true star!
September 17, 2021
Da ne bude zabune, zvezdice nisu za narativni sadržaj, već za dragulj od izdanja i ukupan kvalitet. Pravi, pravcati, raskošno bezbrižan, ‘staroholivudski’ strip.
Vizuelno impresivan. Avanture - očekivano šablonske. Obrti naivni. Iznenađenja nula. Čitalačko raspoloženje iznad proseka.
Radnja i dijalozi su direktno kopirani iz istoimene, u “prepotopsko doba”, planetarno popularne, Diznijeve, igrane tv serije. Lik Zorroa rađen po uzoru na Errola Flynna.
Idealno za kolekcionare, strip nostalgičare, poštovaoce crtačkog umeća Alexa Totha, a moguće i da se neko dete zatekne očarano prvim susretom sa estetikom koja je, u trenutnoj ponudi, sve ređa.
Vizuelno impresivan. Avanture - očekivano šablonske. Obrti naivni. Iznenađenja nula. Čitalačko raspoloženje iznad proseka.
Radnja i dijalozi su direktno kopirani iz istoimene, u “prepotopsko doba”, planetarno popularne, Diznijeve, igrane tv serije. Lik Zorroa rađen po uzoru na Errola Flynna.
Idealno za kolekcionare, strip nostalgičare, poštovaoce crtačkog umeća Alexa Totha, a moguće i da se neko dete zatekne očarano prvim susretom sa estetikom koja je, u trenutnoj ponudi, sve ređa.
September 12, 2022
Viejas y nueva aventuras del Zorro.
September 10, 2022
Edición argentina.
Incluye 15 historias del Zorro de Toth más una inédita de Chaykin y Risso, más introducción y bocetos extra.
Aparantemente, utiliza el mismo ISBN que la edición española.
Incluye 15 historias del Zorro de Toth más una inédita de Chaykin y Risso, más introducción y bocetos extra.
Aparantemente, utiliza el mismo ISBN que la edición española.
August 28, 2020
The art by Alex Toth: brilliant. Beautiful compositions and drawing style. I'm amazed this was done in 1957-61 (I think), the style is very much ahead of its time.
That said, the stories? at best pedestrian, at worst, utterly boring and lazy. To be fair, the stories target a young demographic, but still, I've read plenty of things geared for younger audience that were written with great skill and interesting cleverness. And I do think the stories could have benefitted from more "bite" but being a Disney property at the time the depiction of violence and zippo romance make sense. A few of the stories (longer ones) were a bit more interesting but overall meh.
Recommend for Alex Toth fans and fans of great design/figure drawing. And story-wise I do think it can still possibly be entertaining for younger readers.
That said, the stories? at best pedestrian, at worst, utterly boring and lazy. To be fair, the stories target a young demographic, but still, I've read plenty of things geared for younger audience that were written with great skill and interesting cleverness. And I do think the stories could have benefitted from more "bite" but being a Disney property at the time the depiction of violence and zippo romance make sense. A few of the stories (longer ones) were a bit more interesting but overall meh.
Recommend for Alex Toth fans and fans of great design/figure drawing. And story-wise I do think it can still possibly be entertaining for younger readers.
December 12, 2023
Los argumentos son regulares, pero las páginas de Toth son pura gloria. La historia de complemento con Chaykin y Risso mantiene bien el nivel.
September 9, 2022
La traducción podría ser menos acartonada, pero la edición en formato gigante y tapa dura está preciosa, sobre todo gracias a la historia extra dibujada por Risso.
December 1, 2023
Avoid the Hermes Press color reproduction, they really botched it up big time!
Find the Eclipse B/W print instead with grey tones laid in by the master himself.
Find the Eclipse B/W print instead with grey tones laid in by the master himself.
November 29, 2020
This was better than I went in expecting. I assumed the Alex Toth artwork would be good, but I've never been a huge fan of Zorro, but this volume may have changed my mind. The stories are light-hearted and clever, with plenty of action and humor.
I also never realized how much Batman and Zorro have in common. Both are rich and pretend to be useless fops, both have butlers that help them out, and both even have caves for hide outs.
This is a collection of what I think were the very first Zorro comics from the 1950s, and really, they hold up pretty well. If you're a fan of Zorro or Alex Toth you'll probably like this one.
I also never realized how much Batman and Zorro have in common. Both are rich and pretend to be useless fops, both have butlers that help them out, and both even have caves for hide outs.
This is a collection of what I think were the very first Zorro comics from the 1950s, and really, they hold up pretty well. If you're a fan of Zorro or Alex Toth you'll probably like this one.
March 6, 2024
Personally I think Alex Toth is a bit overrated, he can compose a scene well and does action in an interesting way but the actual detail and clarity of the art isn’t there.
This is an adaption of the Walt Disney TV series, usually prefer new material, but Zorro is a good character in like any form.
This is an adaption of the Walt Disney TV series, usually prefer new material, but Zorro is a good character in like any form.
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February 6, 2025El ZORRO de Alex Toth.
Tiene extras.
Tiene extras.
November 24, 2019
Un plaisir purement régressif qui n'égale pas la série mais rappelle de si bons souvenirs.
April 30, 2019
Toth's artwork is amazing, of course. It's thrilling and deceptively simple. The Complete Classic Adventures of Zorro is worth having just to flip through and marvel over the drawings.
The stories are good, too, but they're mostly adaptations of episodes from the Disney TV series in the '50s. That's not a problem for readers unfamiliar with the show, but fans of it may wish for something new. There are some short tales included that weren't adapted from TV and they ended up being my favorites.
The stories are good, too, but they're mostly adaptations of episodes from the Disney TV series in the '50s. That's not a problem for readers unfamiliar with the show, but fans of it may wish for something new. There are some short tales included that weren't adapted from TV and they ended up being my favorites.
May 27, 2020
Il fumetto riprende le avventure della serie tv Disney su Zorro. Che dire... è un capolavoro intramontabile
March 31, 2026
If you ever wanted to know where the roots of Batman and other pulp superheroes and antiheroes lie, look no further than here. Zorro basically established all these important tropes: dual identity, masked crimefighter, a manservant, etc., that would pervade the latter adventures.
As for this series itself, I have a rather mixed impression. A collection of mostly loosely connected adventures with the titular character. The stories themselves are mostly brief, but some are over 20 pages long. Not particularly engaging or even slightly credulous, and often close to boring. At least the first half feels somewhat superior, and only because it utilizes the antagonist Captain Monastario, whose witty confrontational tactics really give him a well deserved status of Zorro's arch-nemesis in the pantheon of the latter's rogue gallery. Some comic relief in the hapless, bumbling character of Sergeant Garcia.
However, the plotting is secondary; the true star here is Alex Toth himself. He may have been a jerk in real life, but his work earns him the status of a legend. His drawings never lost their freshness; his style was unique, loose, yet always clean, inventive, and stellar. I won't waste too many words on his doodling achievement, but I don't need to. Get this book, open it, and let the art speak for itself.
As for this series itself, I have a rather mixed impression. A collection of mostly loosely connected adventures with the titular character. The stories themselves are mostly brief, but some are over 20 pages long. Not particularly engaging or even slightly credulous, and often close to boring. At least the first half feels somewhat superior, and only because it utilizes the antagonist Captain Monastario, whose witty confrontational tactics really give him a well deserved status of Zorro's arch-nemesis in the pantheon of the latter's rogue gallery. Some comic relief in the hapless, bumbling character of Sergeant Garcia.
However, the plotting is secondary; the true star here is Alex Toth himself. He may have been a jerk in real life, but his work earns him the status of a legend. His drawings never lost their freshness; his style was unique, loose, yet always clean, inventive, and stellar. I won't waste too many words on his doodling achievement, but I don't need to. Get this book, open it, and let the art speak for itself.
January 12, 2026
Featuring strips loosely adapted from key episodes of Disney's television show, Alex Toth's Zorro (The Complete Dell Comics Adventures) is something the artist himself didn't consider his best work. That, after being reprimanded for omitting redundant narrative captions, he declared he wouldn't give the project his best effort. Perhaps just goes to show that even "phoning it in", Toth can't help but bring magic to the page. After reading that, I feared the collection would be a wordy slog, but it's really not too bad, and Toth's focus on shadows and cinematic choices wins the day - efficient line work that can render both dashing and comic expressions and poses beautifully (and don't get me started on his wonderfully dynamic horses - Hi-Yo, Tornado!). The nicest surprise is that there's a measure of serialization borrowed from the television show, where we might expect a comic book status quo. Events in one story affect the stories to come, at least, early on. By the time we do settle into a status quo, we're riding high. Toth was well ahead of his time considering these were originally published in the late 50s - he may not have thought highly of the scripts, but his knack for storytelling and slick shadowy art could easily fit the 1980s and beyond.
March 20, 2022
Zoro je još jedan od junaka koji običan narod brani od kandži korupcije, bandita, tiranske vlasti i drugih zlikovaca. Kreiran davne 1919. godine, Zoro je do današnjeg dana ekranizovan u više od 40 filmova i 10 tv serija. Njegov izgled momka u crnom kostimu sa ogrtačem, koji nosi masku i šešir je prepoznatljiv i danas.
Komiko izdanje je vrlo kvalitetno, pa je uživanje bilo čitati ga i uopšte ga držati u rukama. Strip je vizuelno odličan, sa sjajnim crno-belim crtežima. Ovo je kolekcija avantura Zoroa, na preko 200 stranica. Obrti su naivni i prosti, tako da je to bio minus tokom čitanja. Ipak, ovo je pravi dragulj za kolekcionare i ljubitelje ove vrste stripa. Budi nostalgiju.
Uprkos naivnosti kraja svakog dela, ne možete da ne zavolite sve u vezi sa ovim stripom. Nikada nisam bio preterani fan Zoroa, ali je ovaj strip to promenio. Uspeo je u tome, bolje nego ekranizacije koje sam do sada pogledao.
Zaista sam očaran sa lepotom ovog izdanja. Verujem da ću mu se uvek diviti na polici. Ocena za priču bila bi trojka, ali ukupan doživljaj koji mi je ovo izdanje pružilo morao sam oceniti većom ocenom.
Komiko izdanje je vrlo kvalitetno, pa je uživanje bilo čitati ga i uopšte ga držati u rukama. Strip je vizuelno odličan, sa sjajnim crno-belim crtežima. Ovo je kolekcija avantura Zoroa, na preko 200 stranica. Obrti su naivni i prosti, tako da je to bio minus tokom čitanja. Ipak, ovo je pravi dragulj za kolekcionare i ljubitelje ove vrste stripa. Budi nostalgiju.
Uprkos naivnosti kraja svakog dela, ne možete da ne zavolite sve u vezi sa ovim stripom. Nikada nisam bio preterani fan Zoroa, ali je ovaj strip to promenio. Uspeo je u tome, bolje nego ekranizacije koje sam do sada pogledao.
Zaista sam očaran sa lepotom ovog izdanja. Verujem da ću mu se uvek diviti na polici. Ocena za priču bila bi trojka, ali ukupan doživljaj koji mi je ovo izdanje pružilo morao sam oceniti većom ocenom.
July 31, 2023
The Zorro comics by Alex Toth have some great compositions and designs. Toth excels at silhouettes, so the portrayal of the swashbuckling Zorro is handled very well. The many stories collected in here are pretty entertaining, but also not very sophisticated or creative. Perhaps it was Toth's intention to play to a younger audience, but that doesn't necessarily mean they should lack novelty. This can be enjoyable for those who just want to enjoy Toth's layouts and linework, but the stories themselves are pretty forgettable.
March 21, 2023
Alex Toth is a true master, whom many great artists of the comic book medium have a lot to thank as inspiration. This collection of his Zorro stories is a perfect example of his way of drawing, but also telling a story. Everything is marvelously explained in the introduction, which I suggest very much to read. Simple but great stories, as told and drawn by a master.
June 17, 2025
Cet album est composé de plusieurs histoires courtes dédiées aux aventures de Zorro. On y retrouve les personnages de la vieille série TV. J'ai trouvé l'ensemble agréable à lire, les histoires sont d'époque, ça dépayse un peu. Les dessins de Toth sont particulièrement soignés et travaillés, l'ensemble est donc qualitatif.
July 1, 2024
Fun collection. The stories are pretty standard—adventure tales laced with humor and aimed at younger readers—but the art by the incomparable Alex Toth is majestic. His perspectives, compositions, shading…just brilliant.
October 13, 2020
These are the adventures of Zorro in the comics.
Want to Read
October 23, 2022Edición latinoamericana que aparentemente comparte ISBN y traducción (que no diálogos finales) con la española.
January 16, 2023
Clásico que envejeció mejor de lo que me temía con una historia extra muy apreciada. La traducción bastante tibia.
June 6, 2024
Libro de historietas con ISBN propio. Seguramente repite entre las ediciones argentina y española.
January 7, 2011
Done during the Disney TV show, these comic stories are very light weight, but very pretty to look at. Fun, pulp-swashbuckling reads, which work best when they stop talking and have Zorro running, jumping and fighting.
June 28, 2007
One of the best collection of comic book Zorro stories available. It is my only hope that Dynamite retains this realistic storytelling with their Zorro lineup this fall.
March 11, 2008
Mostly dull to mundane advneture stories, but the art is fantastic and the storytelling skills of Toth shine through as always. Recommended for study for cartoonists, or for (very) light reading.
July 16, 2012
Recopilación exhaustiva que hace justicia a un personaje y artista cuya influencia sigue sin dimensionarse. Un trabajo maravilloso que encantará al amante de las aventuras, sin importar la edad.
January 14, 2014
This was a wonderful trip down memory lane. I was excited to find the issue -- the exact frame -- that started my 40-year-journey of loving, learning, teaching Spanish.
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