Did you know that Tomb Raider’s first foray into comics wasn’t with the 1999 Top Cow serial, but launched before the first game even hit store shelves? In August 1996 Mean Machines SEGA ran an eight page comic across issues #47-50, making it one of the first pieces of published franchise fiction.

Longtime fan and collector Luke Earle owns the original strips, which were written by Vicky Arnold and illustrated by artist Paul Peart. Earle was happy to share the high-resolution scans with us to give everyone a look at Lara’s very first adventure.

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  6/22/2020