(July 1956)

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
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
?

Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Tarzan (photo of Gordon Scott)
Reprints

Free Lucky Penny (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Dell Publishing Co., Inc. / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Chasms of Opar (Table of Contents: 2)

Tarzan / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tarzan, feeding his giant eagles, Argus and Aguila, sights a tiny rider on a weary antelope…
Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Tarzan [John Clayton]; Argus; Alad; Ilonyi; La; white pygmies; crooked men; Dutchy
Synopsis
A team of looters attempt to raid the vaults of Opar.
Keywords
earthquakes; jewels; Opar; Rock of Opar; saddle antelopes; Temple of the Moon

Words of Tamai (Table of Contents: 3)

Mabu / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Along the trading post street and around the dancing compound lying beyond the native huts of the village…
Genre
jungle

The Nandi's Den (Table of Contents: 4)

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
I told Tarzan I would bring home a roasting pig for supper…and this ravine is where the wild pigs feed!
Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Tarzan [John Clayton]; Jane Porter Clayton; Boy [Jack Clayton]; M'Kubwa (ostrich); Maluku
Synopsis
Tarzan reunites a lost cub with his nandi bear mother.
Keywords
Cape buffalos; nandi bears; saddle elands; saddle ostriches

[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
Hurrying southward to Zululand and his ailing father, young Prince Natongo suddenly encounters an Arab caravan...
Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Natongo; Hatima (mule)
Synopsis
Natongo is pursued by Arab raiders.
Reprints
Keywords
hyenas; saddle mules; stereotyping of Arabs

Indexer Notes

Episode 58

Good Neighbors (Table of Contents: 6)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jesse Marsh
Inks
Jesse Marsh
Colors
?

Genre
animal; jungle
Synopsis
Group portrait of several African animals
Keywords
basilisks; bongos; dugongs; okapis; ostriches; pottos

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

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Gum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Tarzan
  2. 1. Free Lucky Penny
    Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
  3. 2. The Chasms of Opar
    Tarzan
  4. 3. Words of Tamai
    Mabu
  5. 4. The Nandi's Den
    Tarzan
  6. 5. ["Hurrying southward to Zululand and his ailing father, young Prince Natongo suddenly encounters an Arab caravan..."]
    Brothers of the Spear
  7. 6. Good Neighbors
  8. 7. ["Now! Own the Daisy Eagle..."]
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
  9. 8. ["Vacation time is all too short..."]
    Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Gum
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Chris Boyko
  • Steve Dasinger
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Douglas Sederberg