{"product_id":"oktar-3-1981-turkish-comic-turkey-marco-polo-mon-journal","title":"Oktar #3 1981 Turkish Comic Turkey Marco Polo Mon Journal","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"43\"\u003eOktar – Issue #3 (1981) – Hasal Yayınları\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"262\" data-end=\"999\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(170, 26, 23);\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"278\" data-end=\"281\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"59\" data-end=\"517\"\u003eOktar Issue #3 is a Turkish black-and-white comic published in 1981 by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eHasal Yayınları\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, a publisher known for its brief but prolific output during the early 1980s. The Oktar series ran for a total of five issues and followed the same high–page count, mixed-content format seen across many Hasal publications of the period. With limited print runs and inexpensive paper quality, surviving copies are increasingly difficult to find today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"519\" data-end=\"971\"\u003eThis issue spans 96 pages and includes several different stories: Oktar – Yıldırım Bileziği, Azer Bey – Dişi Korsan, and Balyoz Çavuş ve Sinek. The lead feature, Oktar, is the Turkish edition of \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eMarco Polo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e originally published in Mon Journal. As with many Hasal titles, the original series title was changed for the Turkish market, and multiple unrelated comics were combined into a single volume to maximize content density.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"973\" data-end=\"1361\"\u003eThe presence of adventure, historical, and humor-oriented stories within one issue reflects the experimental and economically driven publishing practices of the era. For collectors, Oktar Issue #3 holds particular interest as part of a very short-lived series and as an example of how European source material was adapted and repackaged for Turkish readers in the early 1980s comic scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1001\" data-end=\"1020\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(170, 26, 23);\"\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1378\" data-end=\"1395\"\u003e• Series: Oktar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1397\" data-end=\"1416\"\u003e• Issue: Issue #3\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1418\" data-end=\"1448\"\u003e• Publisher: Hasal Yayınları\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1450\" data-end=\"1476\"\u003e• Publication Year: 1981\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1478\" data-end=\"1499\"\u003e• Language: Turkish\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1501\" data-end=\"1528\"\u003e• Printing: Black \u0026amp; White\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1530\" data-end=\"1554\"\u003e• Page Count: 96 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1556\" data-end=\"1650\"\u003e• Includes Stories: Oktar – Yıldırım Bileziği; Azer Bey – Dişi Korsan; Balyoz Çavuş ve Sinek\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1652\" data-end=\"1697\"\u003e• Original Source: Marco Polo (Mon Journal)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1699\" data-end=\"1733\"\u003e• Series Run: 5 issues published\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1735\" data-end=\"1794\"\u003e• Format Note: Retitled and mixed-content Turkish edition\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Turkrex Collectables","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47701764866186,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0716\/3687\/7450\/files\/1_95ee739a-ec88-4587-b11e-54b99d666e87.jpg?v=1771260592","url":"https:\/\/turkrexcollectables.com\/products\/oktar-3-1981-turkish-comic-turkey-marco-polo-mon-journal","provider":"Turkrex Collectables","version":"1.0","type":"link"}