(October 1955)

Dell, 1948 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell
Editing
Alice Nielsen Cobb (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Tarzan / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Morris Gollub (painting)
Inks
Morris Gollub (painting)
Colors
Morris Gollub (painting)

Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Tarzan
Reprints

Indexer Notes

"This is definitely a Gollub Painting. Mark Kirkland discused this painting with Moe while he was still alive. Mark Kirkland is a former student of Gollub at Cal Art." (from Richard Richmond via the Error List, 2012-04-13)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Red Goose Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Tarzan and the Loot of Agib (Table of Contents: 2)

Tarzan / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

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

Job Number
5510
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ooh! Tarzan! Little N'kima is afraid!
Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Tarzan [John Clayton]; N'Kima; Mugambi; Agib; Kifu; Herafu; Pani
Synopsis
The dhow of the slaver Agib is forced, by a tsunami, back onto the island from which he had taken slaves. The slaves are freed and Agib attempts to escape the island but is stopped by Tarzan.
Keywords
dhows; flintlock pistols; hand grenades; pearls; sea monsters; slavers; treasure chests; tsunamis

Tarzan and the Roaring Gorge (Table of Contents: 3)

Tarzan / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The nuts that Tarzan brought us are good!
Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Tarzan [John Clayton]; Brant Torrey; Tom Lindon; M'bulu; Imothibi
Synopsis
Tarzan helps rescue a lost photographer and returns a baby baboon to its mother.
Keywords
baboons; the Roaring Gorge

An Evil Spirit? (Table of Contents: 4)

Mabu / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The camp of the hunters was practically deserted when Mabu returned from the hut of Chatanga the weaver.
Genre
jungle

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The elephant! He'll drown!
Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Dan-El; Natongo; Tavane; Molithi; M'tembos (African tribe); Inkosi (elephant)
Synopsis
Molithi takes Dan-El, Natongo, and Tavane to the city of the M'tembos.
Reprints
Keywords
elephants

Indexer Notes

Episode 49

Hearing Aids... (Table of Contents: 6)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
non-fiction; animal
Synopsis
Portrait of a fennec fox.
Keywords
fennec foxes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Schwinn Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Tarzan
  2. 1. ["Boys! Girls! Win our thrilling "treasurama"..."]
    Red Goose Shoes
  3. 2. Tarzan and the Loot of Agib
    Tarzan
  4. 3. Tarzan and the Roaring Gorge
    Tarzan
  5. 4. An Evil Spirit?
    Mabu
  6. 5. ["The elephant! He'll drown!"]
    Brothers of the Spear
  7. 6. Hearing Aids...
  8. 7. ["The New Schwinn American with Bendix multi-speed..."]
    Schwinn Bicycles
  9. 8. ["A kangaroo mother and son..."]
    Baby Ruth
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Chris Boyko
  • Steve Dasinger
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Douglas Sederberg
  • Jim Van Dore