(May 1953)

Dell, 1948 Series
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Volume:
1
Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
52
Indicia frequency:
monthly
Indicia Publisher:
Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
Brand:
Dell Comic
Editing:
Alice Cobb
Format:
standard US Golden Age size; saddle-stitched; color cover; color newsprint pages

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Tarzan / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
? (photo)
Inks:
? (photo)
Colors:
? (photo)
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Jungle
Characters:
Lex Barker (as Tarzan; Photo)

The Little Spearman (Table of Contents)

Tarzan / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils:
Jesse Marsh
Inks:
Jesse Marsh
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Jungle
Characters:
Tarzan; Argus (Tarzan's giant eagle); Coru; Muviro; Mulungu; Wendach; Agano; Boy; Kalomo
Synopsis:
Tarzan and Muviro help a race of small people battle giant vultures that are menacing them.

The Strange Balu (Table of Contents)

Tarzan / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils:
Jesse Marsh
Inks:
Jesse Marsh
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Jungle
Characters:
Tarzan; Tarchuk (ape); Kalahari (ape); Chief Mukawa; Al Jemel; Kulah; Barbara Wales; Jane; Billy Wales
Synopsis:
When the plane carrying Barbara Wales and her baby crashes in the jungle one of the apes adopts her baby and Tarzan must help return the child to it rightful mother.

Down the River (Table of Contents)

Mabu / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Genre:
Jungle

[Episode 20] (Table of Contents)

Brothers of the Spear / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils:
Russ Manning
Inks:
Russ Manning
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Jungle
Characters:
Dan-El; Mothibi; Natongo
Synopsis:
Dan-El and Natongo spoil a witch doctor's attempt to convince a city to join his army.

Argus and the Vulture of Pal-Ul-Don (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Jesse Marsh
Inks:
Jesse Marsh
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Jungle
Reprinted:
  • in Golden Comics Digest (Gold Key, 1969 series) #4 (August, 1969)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Characters:
Tarzan

Indexer Notes

Subscribe to Tarzan and receive a Lucky Penny Pocket Piece.

Inside back cover.


Phil Rizzuto Sparks Yankees (Table of Contents)

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
sports
Characters:
Phil Rizzuto

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Color ad in comic form for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring New York Yankees second baseman Phil Rizzuto.

Part of "What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!" series.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Little Spearman
    Tarzan
  2. 2. The Strange Balu
    Tarzan
  3. 3. Down the River
    Mabu
  4. 4. [Episode 20]
    Brothers of the Spear
  5. 5. Argus and the Vulture of Pal-Ul-Don
  6. 6. [no title indexed]
  7. 7. Phil Rizzuto Sparks Yankees
    Wheaties
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Gene Reed
  • Ted Watson
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Lou Mougin
  • Tony R. Rose