This relatively short-lived sword and sorcery comic book about Tulgonian warrior Dagar was written by Donald F. Glut, who would go on to direct and write such films as THE EROTIC RITES OF COUNTESS DRACULA (2001), THE MUMMY’S KISS (2003) and COUNTESS DRACULA’S ORGY OF BLOOD (2004).

This Gold Key Comics series, which began publication in 1972, was drawn by Filipino artist Jesse Santos, who also co-created the comic TRAGG AND THE SKY GODS with Glut.

DAGAR THE INVINCIBLE’s main strength is the artwork. Jesse Santos produced some pulpy, colourful painted covers for the comic, as did other artists, and Santos alone supplied the interior illustrations, which boasted quite detailed ink lines and decent figure-work.

Here’s a whole bunch of covers to feast your eyes on…

Here’s some of Jesse Santos’ interior artwork for DAGAR…

Interestingly, top stop-motion animator Jim Danforth and Don F. Glut tried to get a movie version of Dagar made. Danforth produced this concept painting in an attempt to help promote the project, which unfortunately never went into production…

Okay, while we’re at it, let’s check out some of the lush and lurid covers Jesse Santos produced for the aliens-and-prehistory comic series TRAGG AND THE SKY GODS…

Donald F. Glut wrote all of the Tragg stories and Jesse Santos did all of the covers, but Santos only produced the interior art for the first few issues, before Dan Spiegle took over.
Anyway, here’s are a few examples of Santos’ interior illustrations for TRAGG AND THE SKY GODS…

Hey, let’s finish this feature with the glorious painting showing Dagar punching a giant gorilla right in the mouth…